Coastal Adventure
The other week I had the opportunity to adventure out to Connecticut and Rhode Island for a week of learning. As you all know, we have a number of projects running in coastal Connecticut monitoring shorebirds and educating the public about the many federally and state listed species that reside there, and we have some wonderful RTPI staff stationed there as well. On my trip I was able to spend some time with Scott Kruitbosch, our Conservation and Outreach Coordinator, looking at several of the sites where projects for shorebirds, migrating raptors and coastal remediation are taking place. It...
Read MoreRTPI & Audubon Alliance for Coastal Waterbirds
RTPI is proud to be a new partner in the Audubon Alliance for Coastal Waterbirds’ (AAfCW) third season, an active conservation, education and outreach project that provides stewardship and survey efforts by volunteers and staff working to help federal and state officials in an innovative joint initiative on Connecticut’s beaches, islands, and other coastal areas to monitor waterbirds like the Piping Plover, American Oystercatcher, Least Tern and many more. RTPI’s President & Executive Director Twan Leenders and I (Conservation & Outreach Coordinator Scott...
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