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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

Shepaug Forest Block Recognized as an Important Bird Area
News

Shepaug Forest Block Recognized as an Important Bird Area

September 10, 2016—Audubon Connecticut announces a new landscape-level IBA located in northwest Connecticut in the Shepaug River Valley

Cuts Too DEEP
Advocacy

Cuts Too DEEP

Connecticut state parks, wildlife habitats, open space, and clean air and water are at risk. This is a statewide issue that impacts all of us.

Revitalizing 30 Acres of Coastal Habitat at Stratford Point
Conservation

Revitalizing Coastal Habitat at Stratford Point

Discover how Audubon is working to make this special habitat location one of the best birding spots in the state

Meet Mike Dudek
About Us

Meet Mike Dudek

Land Manager, Sharon Audubon Center

A Global Program Protecting Birds in Our Backyard
News

A Global Program Protecting Birds in Our Backyard

Listen to Important Bird Area Program Coordinator, Corrie Folsom-O'Keefe, on NPR's Where We Live

Audubon and DEEP Work to Protect Imperiled Bird Species
Important Bird Areas

Audubon and DEEP Work to Protect Imperiled Bird Species

Thanks to statewide efforts, the establishment of these five Important Bird Areas on state-owned and privately held lands will help safeguard critical habitat and jeopardized birds

Behind the Scenes at Connecticut’s Biggest Baby Bird Nursery
Sharon Audubon Center

Behind the Scenes at Connecticut’s Biggest Baby Bird Nursery

It’s feeding time, all the time, at Sharon Audubon’s animal-rehab hospital.

Life as a Castaway on an Island Owned by Seabirds
Coasts

Life as a Castaway on an Island Owned by Seabirds

Now in its 43rd year, Project Puffin rages on with the help of some very dedicated volunteers and interns.

Beach Bodies Gone Wrong
Coasts

Beach Bodies Gone Wrong

Last week brought a string of Piping Plover deaths in Connecticut. Here's how to keep that from happening again.

8 Ways to Help Piping Plovers
Conservation

8 Ways to Help Piping Plovers

The protection of this threatened species starts with you

How you can help, right now