The Environmental Leadership Dinner

Audubon‘s Environmental Leadership Award Dinner Honored Jayni Chase & Kathryn D. Wriston on April 26, 2012

Creating Healthy Habitats From Forest to Shore

The dinner took place at the Round Hill Club in Greenwich, to raise funds for Audubon Connecticut’s conservation programs.

In tribute to the work of our two honorees, proceeds from the 2012 Dinner will be applied to the following Audubon conservation priorities for the year ahead:

Lauren Hampton

Eastern Screech Owl

• Coastal Habitat - Our coastal stewardship, policy, and educational initiatives will reach thousands of Connecticut families and landowners and protect the 11 most endangered species along Connecticut’s coast. For some of these species, Connecticut hosts more than 30% of their entire North American or global nesting population.
• Audubon At Home - Continuing the expansion of our Audubon At Home Habitat Recognition Program, we will assess and build plans for more than 2,000 acres of suburban land, including over 75 residences, schools, and parks.
• Northwestern Connecticut Forests - We are working with 51 individual landowners on protection for 60,000 acres of the most strategic un-fragmented forests in the state, habitat that hosts the highest number of declining species, such as the cerulean & Canada warbler, wood thrush, and ruffed grouse.

Thank you to all in attendance and those who donated in support of our fantastic programs and efforts to expand their reach within Connecticut.

For all inquiries please contact:
John Hannan, Director of Development
Audubon Connecticut
613 Riversville Road
Greenwich, CT 06831
203-869-5272 ext. 234
Cell: 917-293-8302