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  • Kemp\'s on Block

    Posted on Tuesday November 24th, 2009 at 11:13 in kemp's ridleys

    Good account here from Chris Littlefield, head of the local Nature Conservancy chapter, of finding a stranded Kemp's ridley sea turtle on the beach at Old Harbor, Block Island....

  • Tell the Norwalk Aquarium About Your Big Catch

    Posted on Wednesday November 18th, 2009 at 09:59

    Long Island Sound fishermen, the Norwalk Maritime Aquarium wants to hear your fishing stories and see your fishing pictures, for a new exhibit."As part of the new exhibit, we plan to include an area where we'll post stories, photographs and videos fr...

  • A Demerit for Merritt Tree-Cutting

    Posted on Tuesday November 17th, 2009 at 08:52

    Anybody else bummed by all the DOT tree cutting along the Merritt Parkway? The Merritt Parkway Conservancy is. Here's the quote of the day: "We're not deforesting the area. We're removing undesirable trees ..."From Connecticut Environmental Headlines...

  • Good for the Seal

    Posted on Monday November 16th, 2009 at 09:03

    A big, opportunistic seal -- a gray seal, maybe -- has been taking fish from fishing lines east of New Haven....

  • The Noise of Leaf Blowers Infringes On My Freedom

    Posted on Saturday October 31st, 2009 at 13:18 in leaf blowers

    Honestly, it's the noise of leaf blowers that bothers me more than their use fossil fuels. Now, at 2 p.m. on a warm and cloudy Saturday afternoon, one of only two days a week I don't spend in the office, a lawn crew with several leaf blowers is blowi...

  • A New Report of Water Quality Trends in Long Island Sound Show Things Getting Worse

    Posted on Wednesday October 21st, 2009 at 10:26 in hypoxia

    The Connecticut DEP just released an excellent summary of water quality conditions in Long Island Sound in 2009 and of trends since 1991. It clearly shows that in many ways water quality in the Sound is getting worse.I can’t say I know why it’s g...

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