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Read to your Kid, It’s Children’s Book Week!

The late Martha McKeen Welch is the author and photographer of this wonderful book “Close Looks in a Spring Woods”, published by Dodd, Mead & Company. Martha McKeen Welch, through deft text and close-up photographs, shows young readers not only what comes to life in a springs woods, but also where this budding life comes from. Each season contains the start of the next. Continue reading

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Blackburnian Warbler, A Survivor!

Is one of the most beautiful birds in the Neotropical Wood Warbler family. Take a journey with us and discover how this little bird overcomes the obstacles to survive. Continue reading

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“Gifts of the Crow”

John Marzluff author of “Gifts of the Crow,” does a Illustrated presentation to a packed house at the Mid-Manhattan New York Public Library, New York, NY on April 2, 2013. Dr. Marzluff discusses the amazing and intelligent corvid family, with a focus on crows. Mardi Dickinson also Includes a book review and the link to her radio interview with both authors. Continue reading

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CT NOFA 31st Annual Winter Conference 2013

Connecticut Chapter of the Northeast Organic Farming Association (CTNOFA) held their 31st Annual Winter Conference 2013, on Saturday, March 2, 2013, at the Wilton High School in Wilton, CT. Over 800 participants came this year, including 64 vendors and 55 workshops. Continue reading

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Rabbit Rabbit!

Today is the first day of March, and the phrase Rabbit! Rabbit! were the first words spoken to another person in our  house. This is a British tradition that we continue today. When I was growing up, on the morning … Continue reading

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Farm to Family

Farm to Family explores the links to past connections and the real honest sustainable agriculture that has been around for centuries and now are imprints in the form of Farmers Markets. Continue reading

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Honoring Fallen Soldiers on Memorial Day 2012!

Honoring our Fallen United States Soldiers today on Memorial Day, May 28, 2012. Thank You to all the Men and Women who have served our country and continue to do so. Continue reading

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Canon EOS 5D Mark III

The highly anticipated EOS 5D Mark III. With supercharged EOS performance and stunning full frame, high-resolution image capture, the EOS 5D Mark III is designed to perform. Special optical technologies like the 61-Point High Density Reticular AF and an extended ISO range of 100-25600 (expandable to 50 (L), 51200 (H1) and 102400 (H2) make the EOS 5D Mark III ideal for shooting in the studio or out in the field, and great for still photography. Continue reading

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Bird Food for people™ Bodega Taco Bar

Talk about a wonderful place for hispanic/spanish/latin food. This IS the place. The word Bodega came from the actual spanish word “grocery store” – La Bodega.  This is one of those places you will definitely want to come and hangout … Continue reading

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Westport CT CBC 2011

Westport, CT CBC Christmas Bird Count Sunday December 18th 2011. This year is the 65th Annual Westport CT Christmas Bird Count, and the 112th anniversary of the National Audubon CBC concept. The intent of the count is to locate, identify, and count all birds found within a 15-mile diameter count circle, centered at Westport’s twin Bridges on Route 57. Continue reading

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Painted Bunting Cove Island Wildlife Sanctuary Day Two

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Painted Bunting visits Cove Island Wildlife Sanctuary

What a nice Thanksgiving gift, a Painted Bunting came to visit Cove Island Wildlife Sanctuary, Cove Island Park, Stamford CT, today! Cove Island is the lovely Sanctuary that was host to The Fork-tailed Flycatcher last year on November 17, 2010 and that … Continue reading

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Commissioner Daniel Esty, CT DEEP, Talks at Sherwood Island S.P.

Daniel C. Esty, Commissioner of the Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP), spoke on July 28, 2011 at the Sherwood Island State Park Nature Center. The event was co-sponsored  by The Friends of Sherwood Island State Park and Green … Continue reading

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Keynote Speaker, CFE 2011 Annual Meeting

Connecticut Fund for the Environment/Save the Sound, 2011 Annual Meeting took place on Sunday, October 2, 2011 from 1-4pm. The breathtaking backdrop at the Stamford Yacht Club was packed with over 300 environmentalist who attended this important 2011 annual meeting. Connecticut … Continue reading

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Bird food for people™

Since 1992, Super Duper Weenie has been satisfying loyal customers in Fairfield, CT with snappy hot dogs and freshly made condiments. All food is grown and made locally. Continue reading

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Mt. Kisco Elementary School Community Garden, Grand Opening!

Mount Kisco Elementary School Community Garden Grand Opening was offically inaugurated on June 14, 2011. MKES transforms a old tennis court into a sustainable Community Garden. This is a garden built to share with the community but also created to encourage active involvement among students, parents, and the greater Mount Kisco. Continue reading

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Reactions to The Crossley ID Guide!

The first real-life approach to bird identification. Whether you are a beginner, expert, or anywhere in between, The Crossley ID Guide (published by Princeton University Press) will vastly improve your ability to identify birds. A must have book for putting in your library to read over and over again! Continue reading

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Celebrating Spring Wood Warblers

Townsend Dickinson shares, from an ongoing migrant songbird project, some closeup, colorful plumaged, recent photos of 24 species of Spring Wood Warblers durning spring migration in Ohio along Lake Erie and Connecticut. All photos ©Townsend Dickinson, All Rights Reserved. Continue reading

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Earthplace Green Fair

Earthplace Nature Center in Westport CT, celebrated their 11th year. Every year they have a theme. This year, it’s “Do It Yourself, Green at Home,” which is about things you can do at home to have a positive effect on the environment. Mardi Welch Dickinson from the Kymry Group/Photographic & Marketing Solutions was the events Official Green Photographer.. one of Mardi’s specialties. Continue reading

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Indian Point Forum

Indian Point Forum: A Panel Discussion and Community Dialogue took place on April 26, 2011, at Fox Lane High School. The event was Co-Sponored by Bedford 2020 Coalition and Bedford Central School District. Fox lane High School, Bedford, New york. Continue reading

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