Telling the Weather By the Birds

Birds (and wildlife) are nature’s weatherpersons: they follow trends, seek particular climates, and hone in on changes that bring optimal food supplies for their needs. Following birdlife can be like tracking a weather chart for a particular region. Now that the snows...

Gardening for Conservation Education

Tuesday Trail Team plant shrubs in the Discovery Garden, May 2022. Photo: Greg Stone Westport Woods, the former St. Vincent de Paul Camp, has undergone massive transformations since it was purchased by the Westport Land Conservation Trust nearly 7 years ago. As WLCT...

March is For Mowing Meadows

March mowing: West meadow, Westport Woods Conservation Park What is it about March? In Southern New England, there are a variety of reasons March presents the ideal window to mow and cut back our meadows, including considerations for breeding mammals and amphibians,...

Whoo’s In Your Neighborhood?

Barred Owl, Blair Dudek for Macaulay Library Cornell Lab Has a deep “hoot” emanating from the woods ever stopped you in your tracks? Or perhaps you’ve heard, long after dinner time, the repeated query, “Who cooks for you?” In our South Coast region...