Ash Creek has become a designated water trail in the Connecticut Water Trails program.  For more information visit their website at www.connecticutwatertrails.com

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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. 

Did you receive an invitation to attend our fall educational event on Wednesday, November 18?  If not, please register for Ash Creek e-mail updates by clicking on the Register icon in the upper right sidebar.  You will be given a choice of three types of e-mail updates, select Ash Creek as one of them, if you would like to receive invitations in the future.   

 ahh .. thank you and everyone for keeping ASH CREEK pristine.. this weekend Blue-Winged Teal.. and many Pin Tail Ducks.. seems that our Black Ducks are welcoming their friends .. gathering around these migrators... and a Great Blue Heron still watching over all .. a few Egrets and two Great Whites also.. .. all clearly seen at this  northern end at Pleasant Bay Condos.. .. a real treat.. .. Jean Layton, member, Ash Creek Conservation Association

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

Members of the Ash Creek Conservation Association gathered at Harborview Market on July 18, 2009 to celebrate their latest victory in protecting the Ash Creek tidal estuary. Gail Robinson, President of the Ash Creek Conservation Association delivered the following words of thanks to those who contributed to this latest accomplishment:

You may have been reading the Connecticut Post's series called "Breaking the Sound Barrier".  Ash Creek was mentioned in one article in the series in the Friday, June 26 edition of the Connecticut Post.  The article said that the creek has seen a resurgence of wildlife in recent years.  The Ash Creek Conservation Association was formed six years ago to preserve and protect the Ash Creek tidal estuary.  It has been involved in education and advocacy from grassroots level through the highest levels of state government, resulting most recently in a ruling by the DEP that has given

The Ash Creek Conservation Association won a major victory with regards to the Toner dock application.  The Proposed Final Decision issued on June 23 not only impacts Toner’s dock, in denying the dock application, but future dock applications, (if any) in tidal wetlands throughout Connecticut with powerboat use are unlikely to be approved.