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Cooper's Hawk. Photo: Adam Stunkel/Audubon Photography Awards

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70 coastal and island nesting sites covered by new funding
News

70 coastal and island nesting sites covered by new funding

A $677,700 grant will help reduce threats to vulnerable birds across Long Island Sound

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Environmental Leadership Awards Benefit
Environmental Leadership Awards Benefit

Environmental Leadership Awards

Our 2025 honoree, Eunice Burnett, drives local action with boundless energy. Eunice has devoted her life to making an impact on issues relating to children and the environment.

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Saltmarsh Sparrow research expands at Great Meadows Marsh
Coasts

Saltmarsh Sparrow research expands at Great Meadows Marsh

Scientists completed nest surveys, banding, and attached radio transmitters to birds to gather data that will guide future restoration

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Visit a Center Near You

Bent of the River Audubon Center
Centers

Bent of the River Audubon Center

Conserving open space and working lands through programming at our 700-acre nature sanctuary and education center in Southbury.

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Greenwich Audubon Center
Centers

Greenwich Audubon Center

Building a brighter future through engagement and education at our nature education center and seven sanctuaries in southwest Connecticut.

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Sharon Audubon Center
Centers

Sharon Audubon Center

Rehabilitating injured wildlife and protecting more than 2,100 acres of woodland habitat that they call home through stewardship and education in the Northwest Corner.

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Key Conservation Work

News & Information

Audubon at School
Centers, Sanctuaries, & Chapters

Audubon at School

Learn how Audubon Connecticut and our Centers are working to advance science education and conservation through hands-on learning

White House Plans to Vastly Expand Drilling near America’s Beaches and Coasts
Advocacy

White House Plans to Vastly Expand Drilling near America’s Beaches and Coasts

The proposed five-year plan exposes critical shorebird habitat and coastal communities to dangerous and unnecessary oil drilling.

Get Ready for the Year of the Bird
Bird-Friendly Communities

Get Ready for the Year of the Bird

A broad and timely alliance between Audubon, National Geographic, BirdLife, and Cornell steps up to protect birds and the places they need.

2017 Annual Conservation Achievement Report
News

2017 Annual Conservation Achievement Report

Take a moment to view the great work you helped to accomplish

State Budget Legislative Update
Advocacy

State Budget Legislative Update

An overview on how Audubon Connecticut's priority issues fared in the fall 2017 state budget agreement

Audubon Connecticut Awarded Program-Sustaining Grants
Coasts

Audubon Connecticut Awarded Program-Sustaining Grants

Thanks to these funds, the WildLife Guards and Schoolyard Habitat Programs will continue to flourish in the coming year

Edith Leopold Wildlife Audubon Sanctuary
Centers, Sanctuaries, & Chapters

Edith Leopold Wildlife Audubon Sanctuary

The lifelong dream of Edith Leopold lives on at this Audubon wildlife sanctuary in Hartland, Connecticut

Saving Shorebirds…One Nest at a Time
Coasts

Saving Shorebirds…One Nest at a Time

With the help of the next generation of stewards, summer 2017 was a great step forward for shorebird conservation and community enrichment

Growing by Leaps and Bounds
News

Growing by Leaps and Bounds

The Schoolyard Habitat program is reaching more students through enhanced outreach and a new online resource

Meet Alfred Green
Coasts

Meet Alfred Green

WildLife Guard Crew Leader and Alumni

How you can help, right now