Learn about birds of prey at Ansonia Nature Center presentation

Oct. 4, 6:30 p.m.

Join A Place Called Hope, a rehabilitation and education center for birds of prey, for this eye-opening PowerPoint presentation with live bird guests. 

This program will focus on the hazards of choosing poisons to mismanage rodent nuisance issues. Learn why poisons don’t solve the problem, who benefits from their use, how to apply long-term strategies that solve the issue once and for all, the dangers these methods pose on our health, the health of our domestic pets, our predatory wildlife’s wellbeing, and how you can help others to THINK OUTSIDE THE BAIT BOX. 

This program is for mature audiences. Click here to register for this FREE program.

This is a press release from the Ansonia Nature Center, 10 Deerfield Lane.

Educational program on Birds of Prey slated at Ansonia Animal Shelter

 

Kellogg Environmental Center in Derby to present program on hawks

DERBY - Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection invites families to a presentation on hawks at 11 a.m. July 15 at Kellogg Environmental Center, 500 Hawthorne Ave. 

A Place Called Hope will present this special program focused on Connecticut’s daytime raptor, the hawk.  

Learn about their special adaptations and compare various species of hawks up close and personal.  

All ages will enjoy meeting two live hawks from the raptor center and examining the collection of mounts found at the Kellogg Environmental Center.  

Plan to bring a picnic to enjoy following the program and use the trails and field to spot some raptors in the area.

Rehabilitation facility

A Place Called Hope is a Rehabilitation and Education Center for Birds of Prey. Its goal is to heal injured, orphaned, or ill birds and return them to the wild where they belong. 

Federal permits allow them to house and work with the birds that cannot be returned to their natural world.  Their mission includes sharing the stories of these non-releasable birds with others so that we can better understand their needs and learn to co-exist with them.  

This program is offered free of charge but donations are welcome. 

For further information, directions, or to register, call 203-734-2513 or email donna.kingston@ct.gov.

This is a press release from Connecticut DEEP. 

Learn about birds of prey at Kellogg Environmental Center in Derby

DERBY - The Naugatuck Valley Audubon Society in cooperation with Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection announces a program for the entire family at the Kellogg Environmental Center 1 p.m. May 15.

Come join us to learn about A Place Called Hope, a Raptor Rehabilitation and Education Center for Birds of Prey. 

This nonprofit organization, located in Killingworth,  is run by volunteers who specialize in rescue, rehabilitation, re-nesting, and release of birds of prey within Connecticut. 

Their goal is always to reunite wildlife into the natural world. 

The program will include two live diurnal and two nocturnal birds of prey. You will see birds, rehabilitated from injuries too severe for release, which have become educational birds. You will learn about their habitat along with tips on how to lessen human conflicts.

After the presentation participants will take a walk through the Osborne Homestead Museum gardens and, if time allows, a bird walk across the street at Osbornedale State Park where NVAS maintains bluebird houses.

Kellogg Environmental Center is at 500 Hawthorne Ave. 

A donation of $5 for adults is requested; children under 12 admitted free. 

Light refreshments will be served after the meeting. 

For information, directions, or to register call 203-734-2513 or email donna.kingston@ct.gov.

This is a press release from DEEP.