Working Lands

Increasing habitat quality for birds, other wildlife, and people

Bent of the River's Junior Forest Technicians split wood. Photo: Robin Ladouceur/Audubon

Through policy, education, and on-the-ground conservation and science, Audubon Connecticut is dedicated to protecting precious working land habitats.

With a focus on Connecticut forestland and grassland, we are providing legislators, agencies, municipalities, partners, and private landowners with the knowledge and tools they need to make habitat management decisions that support struggling populations of priority bird species in Connecticut and the Atlantic Flyway.

Our Programs and Projects

Habitat Assessment Program and Resources
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Habitat Assessment Program and Resources

When available, opportunities will be listed here.

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Bird-Friendly Maple
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Bird-Friendly Maple

A collaborative conservation project that aims to sweeten sugarbush habitat for songbirds.

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Lyme Forest Block Conservation Project
Important Bird Areas

Lyme Forest Block Conservation Project

Making a difference, together, for the Lyme Forest Block and Eightmile River Watershed.

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Resources for Landowners and Professionals

Winter tips to best manage your land for birds
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Winter tips to best manage your land for birds

Expert habitat managers from our Connecticut bird sanctuaries offer their advice to landowners.

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Connecticut Birder's Dozen Pocket Guide
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Connecticut Birder's Dozen Pocket Guide

Identification tips and ecological information for 12 focal bird species of Connecticut’s forests.

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8 Ways to Improve Your Woodland Habitats
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8 Ways to Improve Your Woodland Habitats

Employ these simple practices to enhance the forest health on your property for the benefit of birds, other wildlife, and people

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Plants for Birds
Bird-Friendly Communities

Discover Plants for Birds

This helpful and fun-to-use resource helps you find bird-friendly native plants—which also save you water, time, and money. Just enter your zip code to discover which plants are best for birds in your area.

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News and Updates About Healthy Forests

Endorsed Forester Eric Hansen On His Many "Aha!" Bird Moments
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Endorsed Forester Eric Hansen On His Many "Aha!" Bird Moments

An ornithology class in college got Hansen “hooked” on birds after spotting his first-ever Pine Warbler. “Ever since, I’ve wanted to find ways to incorporate birds into what I do,” he says.

Who's Making Bird-Friendly Maple Products in Connecticut?
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Who's Making Bird-Friendly Maple Products in Connecticut?

List of producers managing their forests to benefit birds. Note that some are smaller/family operations, so contact them before visiting!

Great Mountain Forest First-Ever Officially Recognized Bird-Friendly Maple Syrup Producer in Connecticut
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Great Mountain Forest First-Ever Officially Recognized Bird-Friendly Maple Syrup Producer in Connecticut

Just in time for production season, this 6,000 acre forest in Litchfield County is being recognized for managing its sugarbush in ways that help declining forest birds.

Top Tips to Manage Your Sugarbush in Ways That Help Birds
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Top Tips to Manage Your Sugarbush in Ways That Help Birds

These guidelines will help forest owners and managers ensure birds have places to eat, nest and raise chicks.

Bird-Friendly Maple
Working Lands

Bird-Friendly Maple

A collaborative conservation project that aims to sweeten sugarbush habitat for songbirds.

Winter tips to best manage your land for birds
Working Lands

Winter tips to best manage your land for birds

Expert habitat managers from our Connecticut bird sanctuaries offer their advice to landowners.

Nearly $1M Awarded to Audubon Conservation Projects in Connecticut and New York
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Nearly $1M Awarded to Audubon Conservation Projects in Connecticut and New York

Funding from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation will allow Audubon Connecticut and New York to continue and start new conservation projects.

Junior Forest Technicians Carve a Path for Their Futures in the Woods
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Junior Forest Technicians Carve a Path for Their Futures in the Woods

Forestry experiences at Bent of the River Audubon Center show students they can make a difference.

How you can help, right now