In the Field

Monarch on Butterfly Milkweed, August 10 I saw my first Monarch Butterfly of the year on July 30. It was sipping from some clover blooms...

What do you see when you're on the trails? The above tranquil photo of Upper White Hills Brook along Birchbank Trail in Shelton is a...

I'm a believer in conservation areas that are managed for the benefit of both wildlife and people. The open space behind Long Hill Schoo...

On May 14, I was downtown parked along the roadway, when I looked up and saw the bear out my window. The bear had slipped away from the poli...

Although there is more than one bear in Shelton, there is only one "Shelton Bear." Some called him Yogi, or Boo Boo, but most just...

Update March 18, 2015: The Split Rock Turkey was reported hit by a car some time in the past week. She had wandered south along Bridgepo...

Bushinsky Arboretum entrance on Shelton Road Here's a peaceful Land Trust property on the Shelton/Trumbull line you don't qui...