CTMQ

Destroying the myth that there is nothing to do here

green mountain modern house
  • CTMQ’s Town Guides
    • Town Completion Celebrations
  • Museums
    • Museum Visits
  • Hikes, Bikes, & Paddles
    • CFPA Trails & Blue Trails Challenge
    • State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites
    • Land Trust Trails
    • Town Trails
    • Audubon, Nature Conservancy, RWA, and US Army Corps of Engineers Trails
    • Highpointing and Peakbagging
    • Cycling, Multi-Use, & Rails-to-Trails Paths
    • Water Trails
  • Food & Drink
    • Best, Historic, & Unique Restaurants & Foods
    • Classic Diners & True Taverns
    • Homemade Ice Cream, Cheese, & Chocolate Trails
    • Breweries, Brewpubs, & Cideries
    • Wineries & Meaderies
    • Distilleries
  • Everything Else
    • National Designations
    • Firsts, Onlies, Oldests, Largests, Longests, Mosts, Smallests, & Bests
    • Geography
    • Animals, Farms, Gardens, Plants, Trees, Rocks, Waterfalls, & Caves
    • Sports, Thrills, Cruises, Trains, Fairs, Parades, & Events
    • Houses, Communities, Urban Legends, Lighthouses, Libraries, Schools, Businesses, & Theaters
    • Towers, Bridges, Forts, Tunnels, Roads, Canals, Dams, Fishways, Airports, & Ferries
    • Religion, Remembrances, Statuary, & Outdoor Art
    • Cultural, Heritage, & Historic Trails
    • Books, Movies, People, & Stories
  • Non-CT
    • Travel & Vacations
    • World Soccer Stadium Tour
    • Highpointing and Peakbagging
    • Top 100 Novels Project
    • Oscar Movies Project
  • About
    • FAQ
    • Family
    • Smith-Magenis Syndrome
    • Press
CTMQ > audubon

Mortensen Sanctuary at Riverbound Farm

June 7, 2022 by Steve Leave a Comment

Horse Chestnutting Around Mortensen Sanctuary at Riverbound Farm, Cheshire September 2016 I'm writing up these trails six or so years after walking them with Damian. I'm starting it while listening in to his annual PPT meeting. (The Planning and Placement Team is the interdisciplinary team of parents and educators … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: audubon, Cheshire, cheshire land trust, Damian, New Haven County

Smith-Hubbell Wildlife Refuge and Bird Sanctuary

January 4, 2022 by Steve Leave a Comment

Purple Martins Majesty Smith-Hubbell Wildlife Refuge and Bird Sanctuary and Tower, Milford August 2021 As most readers know, every hike (and "hike") I feature on CTMQ isn't great. Sometimes my hiking partner is a drag, sometimes the weather is a bummer, and sometimes the hike itself isn't impressive. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audubon, Nature Conservancy, RWA, &US Army Corps of Engineers Trails, Everything Else, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Towers, Bridges, Forts, Tunnels, Roads, Canals, Dams, Fishways, Airports, & Ferries Tagged With: audubon, Audubon trails, Birds, Calvin, Hikes with my Boys, Milford, New Haven County, Observation Towers

Kalmia Sanctuary

May 7, 2018 by Steve Leave a Comment

Keep Kalmia and Carry On Kalmia Sanctuary, Harwinton May 6, 2018 I'm going to do a rare thing here in Harwinton. I hiked all seven currently trailed properties on one (rainy) morning, so I'm going to sort of serialize the write-ups. As anyone who knows me, or has read a lot of this website, I wake up early. I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audubon, Nature Conservancy, RWA, &US Army Corps of Engineers Trails, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post Tagged With: audubon, harwinton, Litchfield County, litchfield hills audubon society

Roger Tory Peterson Estuary Center

March 29, 2018 by Steve 1 Comment

Take a Flyer Old Lyme, (Google Maps location) March 2018 CT Audubon will hopefully be opening a true education center in the former Bee & Thistle Inn. I feel like I shouldn't be writing about the Roger Tory Peterson Estuary Center based upon an opening day visit. After all, the "center" is quite unlike all of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: audubon, Birds, Calvin, Damian, Free Museums, Natural History, Nature Centers, New London County, Old Lyme, Tiny Museums

Wigwam Brook Wildlife Sanctuary

December 19, 2017 by Steve 1 Comment

Wiggin’ Out Wigwam Brook Wildlife Sanctuary, Litchfield Novembers 2017 & 2020 The town of Litchfield has always been interesting to me. Everyone is familiar with its fancy dan “downtown” area; with its restaurants and high-end shopping. But outside of that strip through the center of town, Litchfield gets a little … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audubon, Nature Conservancy, RWA, &US Army Corps of Engineers Trails, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post Tagged With: audubon, Damian, Hikes with my Boys, Litchfield, Litchfield County, litchfield hills audubon society

226. Sharon Audubon Center

November 13, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

Sharon and Sharon Not Alike Sharon (Google Maps location) February 25, 2012 There are a lot of Audubon Centers in Connecticut. Certainly not as many as there are in other states, but we have more than you realize. And, as is always the case with most everything I write about, it's more confusing than you realize … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: audubon, Birds, Calvin, Damian, Hoang, Litchfield County, Nature Centers, Sharon

HAS: Lewis Farm

October 23, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

Suffield HAS It! Lewis Farm, Suffield October 2017 Once in a while, I'll realize that certain things I've done for CTMQ are things that not many others have done. Though I'm sure many people have walked all three of the Hartford Audubon properties. So I'm not really sure why I'm writing this introduction … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audubon, Nature Conservancy, RWA, &US Army Corps of Engineers Trails, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post Tagged With: audubon, Hartford Audubon Society, Hartford County, Suffield

HAS: Station 43

October 18, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

Ice Station 43 Station 43, South Windsor January 29, 2014 & A year later I wasn't expecting much from this particular wildlife sanctuary along the Connecticut River in South Windsor, so I didn't really allot all that much time for exploring. Turns out, I was sort of right - at least in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audubon, Nature Conservancy, RWA, &US Army Corps of Engineers Trails, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post Tagged With: audubon, Hartford Audubon Society, Hartford County, South Windsor

163. Audubon Greenwich

May 26, 2010 by Steve 1 Comment

Where Goldfinches are Made of Real Gold Greenwich (Google Maps location) May 8, 2010 [2018 Note: I will likely do a rare revisit of this place. I still have to hike its trails, and will likely have Calvin with me, and he'd enjoy it. It's so nice that I think you'll agree - better pictures are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Animals, audubon, Birds, Fairfield County, Firsts Onlies and Oldests, Greenwich, Natural History, Nature Centers

113. Audubon Society Center at Fairfield

January 28, 2010 by Steve Leave a Comment

Are You Peregrinning at Me? Fairfield (Google Maps Location) June 13, 2009 “Happy Holidays! Merry Open House Day!” Why does everybody look at me funny when I shout that out on the second Saturday of June every year? After all, Connecticut Open House Day is one of the greatest days of the entire year. What is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Animals, audubon, Birds, Fairfield, Fairfield County, Free Museums, Natural History, Nature Centers

  • 1
  • 2
  • Next Page »

Become a CTMQ Patron!

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • RSS
  • Twitter
  • Vimeo

Press & Media Inquiries

Latest Museum Visits

The heart of CTMQ

Totally Random Post!

  • Completed Towns & CelebrationsCompleted Towns & Celebrations

Sponsored Links

Recent Comments

  • john perelli on New England Jukebox and Collectibles (Closed)
  • Steve (not that Steve) on Worthington Pond Farm Covered Bridge
  • Albert M. Passy on Windsor’s Nuclear Reactor
  • Cumulus on Nipmuck Trail: Section 4
  • Steve on Tunxis Mainline Trail: Section 1
Disclaimer
Mission Statement
Copyright © 2022 - CTMQ