A new osprey nesting platform has been erected on Burr Creek in Black Rock.  The Arthur Street Neighbors Committee received city permission to build and install a wooden nesting platform for ospreys on an unused utility pole on a small city green space directly on Burr Creek.  The platform was put into place on November 21, 2009. 

Please come join Save the Sound and the Ash Creek Conservation Association in our Fall Clean Up.  As always, we will have refreshments and a good time. 

Date and Time: Saturday September 19 at 9:00am

Where: 19 Eames Blvd. (also known as 19 Grovers Avenue)  Meet at 9 AM for coffee, donuts and juice!

Hosts: Roger, Susan, & Tucker Ludwig

An important ruling in environmental law has just come out of the Ash Creek Conservation Association's most recent litigation against the State of Connecticut in its continuing effort to protect the Ash Creek tidal estuary.  As you know, the Ash Creek tidal estuary is a fragile and important ecosystem because it is one of the few remaining stopover and feeding areas for migratory shorebirds as well serving as a natural shellfish bed for oysters.  Allowing docks in this shallow tidal estuary has never made sense because it encourages powerboat traffic whic

The Fairfield Inland Wetlands Commission approved the Long Term Conservation Area Management Plan proposed by Blackrock Realty, the developer of the Fairfield Metro Center project, at a May 15 meeting, in a 4-0 vote with one abstention.

 Let's keep a running log of bird sightings at Ash Creek.  This will be helpful in showing the DEP the variety of wildlife at Ash Creek and will be educational for residents as well.

ASH CREEK BIRD SIGHTING LIST 2006 & 2007 (provided by Jean Layton, Beachview Avenue)

Waterfowl

The Supreme Court ruled that EPA has authority under the Clean
Air Act to regulate global warming pollution. It's a major development for
global warming advocacy at the state and federal level.

11 states, including Connecticut, and environmental groups sued the Bush
administration over its failure to regulate tailpipe emissions of global
warming pollution.

Please join us on Thursday, April 26 for the Bridgeport Master Plan workshop on Open Space at 5:30 PM at the Burroughs Community Center.  This is your opportunity to have input into the new Master Plan and let those in power know that we want open space, a Conservation Commission, an Inland Wetlands Commission, and have an interest in preservi

Thank you to Andre Ruellan, Janet & Bert Krauss, and Mary & Alpar Erkan for attending the meeting. Milan Bull, proposed an immediate moratorium on docks in tidal waters for the Town of Fairfield in consultation with the First Selectman and the town’s attorneys.