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A Community Science Opportunity

Steep Rock Association (SRA) seeks community scientists to participate as member of its “Ode Corps” – a group dedicated to collecting dragonflies and damselflies inhabiting SRA’s nature preserves as part of a multiyear, comprehensive inventory effort.

Join us for a May training session led by Connecticut Odonata Expert Valinn Ranelli and SRA’s Conservation Science Manager Rory Larson. Project protocol, sampling techniques, equipment use, species behavior, and data collection will be covered in the habitats of Macricostas Preserve. Following the training, individuals will be supplied with equipment and asked to conduct surveys on an ongoing basis throughout the field season (May-October).

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Sunday, May 28th from 9:00 AM-11:00 AM

Bird Safari at Macricostas Preserve! A family-friendly adventure with expert ornithologist Olaf Soltau. Newcomers are encouraged.

Washington is a bird-lover’s paradise, and the diversity of species that can be found at Macricostas Preserve is truly unique in our area. We will look for Eastern Bluebirds, Baltimore Orioles, Bobolinks, Indigo Buntings, and many other fine feathered creatures.

Olaf’s passion for birds began right here in Connecticut after he bought a weekend home and decided to learn the names of all the birds in his new yard. The new hobby eventually morphed into a healthy obsession that has led him around the world on the quest for some of the rarest bird species. Still, Olaf is always happy to return to Macricostas, his “patch” in birder speak. He is a proud member of The Explorers Club, although he respectfully questions their decision to let him in.