In today’s Connecticut Post (7/2/08), the headlines blared, “State housing market plunges: Fairfield County single-family home sales decline 44% over the past year as prices drop 10%.”  Our situation in Black Rock is not as dire as the headlines would suggest.  As in the rest of Fairfield County, the number of homes sold in Black Rock has declined, however, the good news is that our median sales figures are higher than last year.  The median pric

The Ash Creek Conservation Association telephoned Bruce Nelson (the Building Dept Inspector who has been assigned to inspect Ganim's Dock) this morning but he has not yet been able to visit the site. "Projects that already have permits are the priority". He does not see any opportunity to go there until next week.  Construction was continuing as of 6.00 pm last evening but we believe he was just finishing up the stair from the high level to the lower dock.

Thank you, Lynn Norris, for sending us this terrific photo of the osprey sitting on their platform on Ash Creek.  Sadly, we think 6/21st should have produced chicks so just may not be viable eggs.  They certainly have had rough weather to contend with !!!  This evening 6 pm "she" was again on nest and "he" was on drift wood  keeping watch. Lynn's neighbor, Con Filardi, said the male keeps beinging more sticks!!  I guess he is positive about hatchlings... soo am I ...

The Connecticut Post featured the Ash Creek Conservation Association's volunteer work in the Project Limulus study on the front page of the Sunday paper on June 15, 2008 with full color photographs.  The article was called, "In Search of the Horseshoe Crab: Study Tracks Smaller Numbers" by Genevieve Reilly, Staff Writer, with a subtitle of "Volunteers help find sea creature, prevent demise". 

To see complete article go to www.connpost.com

Volunteers needed for Project Limulus spawning surveys at Ash Creek  

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