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Is your town or city ready for better lighting rules? In the webinar we will take a closer look at our new Model Outdoor Lighting Regulations for Connecticut, an easy-to-implement policy that helps Connecticut communities to safely reduce light pollution at little or no cost, while reducing unnecessary lighting. Based on the Five Principles for ... Read more
Ponds, rivers, streams, and marshes are our most biologically diverse environments. Though two streams or ponds may be only a mile apart, each could harbor a unique mix of species, particularly when separated by the hilly landscapes familiar across southern New England. That very diversity can also make life in ponds, rivers, and streams vulnerable: ... Read more
Join us for a special community program live from Dnipro, Ukraine, with Ukrainian birder Oleksandr Nastachenko. Because of the time difference between Ukraine and here, we’ve scheduled it for Saturday, October 12, at noon, 7:00 pm in Ukraine. Dnipro is a city in the eastern part of Ukraine, about 100 miles from Russian occupied areas. ... Read more
Celebrate World Migratory Bird Day by joining Menunkatuck and New Haven Parks' Ranger Harry Coyle for a leisurely canoe trip up the West River in New Haven We will start at the Barnard Nature Center and canoe upstream past the Westville Music Bowl and through Edgewood Park as far as the water level allows. Lingering ... Read more
The winter wildlife of Japan offers a number of spectacles unmatched in the wild! Tens of thousands of Cranes of at least 5 species can be seen feeding on snowy fields or flying into roost against the backdrop of glorious sunsets in Kagoshima. The famous dancing Red-crowned Cranes are in full performance in Kushiro. Snow ... Read more
The winter wildlife of Japan offers a number of spectacles unmatched in the wild! Tens of thousands of Cranes of at least 5 species can be seen feeding on snowy fields or flying into roost against the backdrop of glorious sunsets in Kagoshima. The famous dancing Red-crowned Cranes are in full performance in Kushiro. Snow ... Read more
We've all heard amazing facts about bird migration—the long distances that birds travel, the ways that they navigate, etc. But did you ever wonder how we figured all of this out? While working for the American Ornithological Society, Rebecca Heisman became fascinated with the varied and creative techniques that scientists have used to study bird ... Read more
