2016-03-19 18:53
East Windsor, CT--As discoveries of dinosaur bones go few are more distinguished. Yet, if not for folks like the local residents who gathered here at the Library at Warehouse Point on Sunda… Read More
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There may be no place better than Connecticut to discover nature. This blog tells of discoveries about geology, paleontology, ecology and fisheries made in the state over the past two centuries and connects them with events occurring around the globe today.
2016-03-19 18:53
We've just released a new video documentary that provides a view of Connecticut's frogs and salamanders that has never been available before! Clips and information are available at cttrips.c… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
CT EarthNet has been nominated for a NetSquared Innovation Award and your vote can help provide a powerful network resource to community environmental groups around our state.CT EarthNet is… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
Stamford, CT--Ask Dr. David Skelly how Connecticut’s frogs are doing and he’ll tell you there are more questions than answers.Horrific deformities have become increasingly common… Read More
2006-10-05 21:54
To find a bright spot in the otherwise gloomy outlook for the environment Professor Roger Gottlieb of Worcester Polytechnic Institute argues that advocates need to look at an historic and un… Read More
2006-09-29 15:30
Connecticut is home to a variety of snakes that are striking in appearance, such as the Eastern Milk Snake, Northern Ringneck, Worm Snake, Northern Redbelly, and the Smooth Green Snake. For… Read More
2006-09-22 18:37
Hot and humid weather is good for at least one thing: mushrooms. In the age of air conditioning some might lose touch with goings on during the dog days of summer, but for those of us who r… Read More
2006-09-08 16:07
Chaplin, CT--Rusty Lanzit is in his element here beside the Natchaug River where it runs past his Christmas tree farm. "There's something about living along the water that all of us can appr… Read More
2006-08-22 09:58
Brooklyn, CT—As a forester and conservationist, Steve Broderick knows better than anyone that it will be private owners who decide the future of much of Connecticut’s remaining u… Read More
2006-08-21 21:04
"Heat bugs" may never show up on Google's list of top keyword searches, but in the last week we've had more hits on a post about cicadas we put up last summer (Heat bugs: the sound of money)… Read More
2006-07-18 15:23
Newport, Oregon—Beach sands come and go. Along the central Oregon coast recently, unusually low tides scoured beaches down to their lowest sand levels in years, perhaps centuries. So… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Traveling around Connecticut one hears similar discussions in towns from Greenwich to Thompson, Stonington to Salisbury. More and more people are expressing concerns about the pace of… Read More
2006-06-04 11:39
Looking for the post about Connecticut's new wildlife conservation strategy that Peter Applebome wrote about in his column in Sunday's NY Times? You can scroll down to it (second post belo… Read More
2006-06-03 17:17
It was amazing to witness. Connecticut's leading experts on all things wild taking turns to report on the status of the state's wildlife--and what could be our last chance to preserve nature… Read More
2006-06-02 20:46
The boys and I had a chance to hunt for fossils in what 400 million years ago were mud flats beneath a shallow Devonian sea that have since become known as the Catskill Delta, courtesy of Fa… Read More
2006-04-25 23:48
Early spring is a time when salamanders and amphibians wake from winter slumbers and migrate to upland wetlands where they lay their eggs. Once overnight temps get above 38-degrees and soaki… Read More
2006-04-16 13:24
Drive into Granby east along Rt. 20 and you can't help but notice a couple of hand painted signs spiked onto two trees beside Salmon Brook (below). Their messages, "Cherish Granby--Resist De… Read More
2006-04-14 23:50
It seems odd to talk about "One Planet Living" given that we have only one earth--and that no other celestial body in the universe is known to support life. Of course, when there is informa… Read More
2006-04-06 20:57
Fresh from crucial victories, leaders in the fight to "Save the 1,000 acre forest" in Old Saybrook came to Bent of the River Audubon Center in Southbury today to share what they learned abou… Read More
2006-04-06 20:48
Looking for the black dog posts that Randy Beach wrote about in the New Haven Register and Peter Applebome wrote about in the NY Times? There are two. The first (Jan. 6) tells the tale of… Read More
2006-03-23 15:47
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service granted approval to Connecticut's new Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy in January 2006."The intent is to provide guidance and vision for wildli… Read More
2006-02-19 04:38
Connecticut may seem tame, but it's actually a place where amazing discoveries about geology, dinosaurs, and nature have been made for centuries. Here anyone can explore sites that reveal w… Read More
2006-02-12 18:21
Yesterday was one of those days when you didn't need a forecaster's warning to know there was a snow coming; you could just feel it. We decided to make the most of the quiet before the storm… Read More
2006-02-11 02:02
Bouldering at the Ledyard Glacial Park is always a blast, and surreal when you go on a too warm winter's day, as so many have been over the past few months.In a ravine here is an extraoardin… Read More
2006-01-29 16:16
Global environmentalism entered the digital age when the 2006 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) was released at a meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland last week. Dev… Read More
2006-01-29 01:52
A Fairfield County publication, Wilton Magazine, recently "asked people at random for their thoughts on global warming and what government and citizens should do to address it." 9 of 12 res… Read More
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