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Meet Your Greens with Joe Attwater of the Roger Tory Peterson Estuary Center
Joe Attwater is the Conservation & Education Coordinator for the Connecticut Audubon Society’s RTP Estuary Center in Old Lyme. He holds a B.S. in Wildlife and Conservation Biology from the University of Rhode Island, where he contributed to graduate research on migrating songbirds and seabirds. At the RTP Estuary Center, Joe leads bird-focused community programs and webinars and assists with K-12 and family education programs, sharing his passion for wildlife and conservation.
Shorebirds
Shorebirds are some of the champions of the bird world when it comes to migration. In this presentation, Joe will go over this incredible group of birds, which ones you can expect to see in Connecticut, as well as the Connecticut Audubon Society’s conservation efforts in protecting this important species.
RTP Estuary Center
The Roger Tory Peterson Estuary Center was established in 2014 and is a center of the Connecticut Audubon Society. We dedicate ourselves to future generations through experiential education and conservation of our land, water and the species that inhabit them. We are named for the internationally and locally renowned artist, scientific illustrator, environmental educator and conservation advocate Roger Tory Peterson.
The Connecticut Audubon Society was founded in 1898 and currently manages 22 sanctuaries totaling over 3400 acres throughout Connecticut. The Connecticut Audubon Society protects Connecticut’s birds, other wildlife, and their habitats through conservation, education and advocacy.
Located on 5.25 acres on the banks of the Lieutenant River, the RTP Estuary Center has open lawns, wooded edges and inland wetland and a nearby salt marsh, the combination of which attracts a wide diversity of bird species.
Light snacks and refreshments will be provided at the event.
The limit for this event is 30 people. Please register for the event by clicking the registration button below.
Date: September 19, 5:30 – 7:30 PM
Location: Roger Tory Peterson Estuary Center, 100 Lyme Street, Old Lyme, CT
For those of you not familiar with Meet Your Greens: Middletown Green Drinks, this monthly event provides networking opportunities for anyone who is interested in making connections and exchanging news about emerging environmental issues to help keep Lower Connecticut River Valley communities green and growing. An official location of Green Drinks International, this informal monthly gathering of people drawn from the community, nonprofit groups and the business world offers time to brainstorm ideas and plant seeds for collaboration. All are welcome and there is no admission fee, unless otherwise noted.
