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2026 Environmental Leadership Awards Honors Roberta Barbieri, Anne W. Semmes
June 05, 2026 — The annual benefit honors honors local visionaries who have demonstrated exceptional leadership and commitment to protecting birds and the places they need.
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A single Saltmarsh Sparrow perches on a reed in a salt marsh.
Hammonasset Beach State Park "Salt Marsh Days" Return for 2026!
June 04, 2026 — Join us and Meigs Point Nature Center to celebrate the park's unique ecosystem and the plants and wildlife it supports at events throughout the summer.
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ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Awarded $460,917 to Design Coastal Resilience Strategy for East River Marsh in Guilford, Connecticut
May 19, 2026 — Breeding Saltmarsh Sparrow, Virginia Rail, and Marsh Wren could benefit from this restoration project, along with migratory birds.
CONNECTICUT Coastal Resilience
An American Woodcock crouches down on the ground, surrounded by fallen leaves and grass.
Conservation at the Greenwich ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Center: Welcoming American Woodcocks
March 25, 2026 — Creating the perfect conditions for a "peent party" with strategic land stewardship!
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American Oystercatcher Tracking Program Evolves With GPS
December 23, 2025 — From beaches to offshore islands, we followed the precise movements of five "pilot" birds.
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A group of teens and adults smiling in front of a restored area of Gimbel Sancrtuary,
Conservation at the Greenwich ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Center: Transforming Gimbel Sanctuary
December 16, 2025 — This year, the Greenwich ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Center partnered with local organizations and volunteers to make big changes for this 80-acre sanctuary and former orchard.
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One of Connecticut's Only Native Plant Nurseries Just Can't Stop Growing
December 12, 2025 — On an urban lot in New Haven, UrbanScapes nursery is managed by local youth who are potting, watering, and selling thousands of plants per season.
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18 Wood Thrush Indicate a Healthy Forest
November 18, 2025 — This ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ center is creating forest "demonstration" sites to show landowners how they can create great habitat for Wood Thrush and more.
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A Blue-winged Warbler perched in a leafy tree, beak open as it sings.
11-Year Old Blue-winged Warbler Is a Sign of Stewardship Success at the Bent of the River ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Center
September 30, 2025 — First banded in 2016, this impressive bird is a testament to the importance of habitat management—and the bird banding that informs it.
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