World Wetlands Day 2024 arrived a year ago with more cause for concern than celebration. It was the first such event since the Supreme Court’s ruling in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency the previous May, which redefined the Waters of the United States and left wetlands vulnerable. It was a decision that, in the words […]
Amphibians are the metamorphic marvels of the liminal spaces between land and water. Most frogs, toads, salamanders, and newts begin their lives as tadpoles with gills, gradually morphing into four-legged adults equipped with lungs. Some skip the lung-creating step and breathe through their permeable skin. These unusual adaptive feats allow amphibians to survive the demands […]
A series on the natural resources within the 1,000-acre forest and the creatures that call them home. 2014 has been declared the Year of the Salamander!
A series on the natural resources within the 1,000-acre forest and the creatures that call them home The Preserve, the last large unprotected coastal forest between New York City and Boston, is nestled within the northern highlands of Old Saybrook, Essex, and Westbrook.
