/news/nature-outdoors Outdoors en-US Copyright Tue, 08 Apr 2025 10:00:00 GMT /show/where-we-live/2025-04-08/gardening-for-community-connection-and-wellness This hour on Where We Live is our annual spring gardening hour with horticulturist and gardener Charlie Nardozzi. Gather New Haven and Chicks Ahoy Farm also join us. Tue, 08 Apr 2025 10:00:00 GMT /show/where-we-live/2025-04-08/gardening-for-community-connection-and-wellness Tess Terrible, Catherine Shen /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2025-03-27/a-tribute-to-the-proud-and-peaceful-pigeon This hour, everything you ever wanted to know about pigeons but were afraid to ask. Thu, 27 Mar 2025 17:00:35 GMT /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2025-03-27/a-tribute-to-the-proud-and-peaceful-pigeon Betsy Kaplan /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2025-03-20/live-from-a-forest-discussing-hiking-archaeology-invasives-and-connecticuts-trails This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, we learn about ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø's trails from out in the woods. Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:00:00 GMT /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2025-03-20/live-from-a-forest-discussing-hiking-archaeology-invasives-and-connecticuts-trails Patrick Skahill /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2025-02-12/an-appreciation-of-squirrels This hour, an appreciation of fluffy-tailed, seed- and nut-hoarding, sometimes nuisancey, sometimes shockingly industrious … squirrels. Wed, 12 Feb 2025 18:00:43 GMT /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2025-02-12/an-appreciation-of-squirrels Jonathan McNicol /show/where-we-live/2024-12-03/are-brushfires-in-connecticut-the-new-climate-norm Wildfires are fairly uncommon in the Northeast, but that could be changing. On the next WWL, author John Vaillant joins us for the hour. He’s the author of Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World. Tue, 03 Dec 2024 12:00:00 GMT /show/where-we-live/2024-12-03/are-brushfires-in-connecticut-the-new-climate-norm Tess Terrible, Catherine Shen /show/where-we-live/2024-11-12/author-sy-montgomery-takes-on-a-common-yet-extraordinary-creature-chickens According to author Sy Montgomery, there are four chickens for every human on the planet. Sy joins us to discuss her new book, "What the Chicken Knows," and the uncommon knowledge about these most common birds. Tue, 12 Nov 2024 12:00:00 GMT /show/where-we-live/2024-11-12/author-sy-montgomery-takes-on-a-common-yet-extraordinary-creature-chickens Tess Terrible, Catherine Shen /show/connecticut-garden-journal/2024-10-31/connecticut-garden-journal-prepping-for-winter-and-a-series-wrap With the changing season, it’s time to close the garden down. After a 10-year-run, this series is also ending, but keep nurturing your backyard and container gardens! Thu, 31 Oct 2024 13:00:00 GMT /show/connecticut-garden-journal/2024-10-31/connecticut-garden-journal-prepping-for-winter-and-a-series-wrap Charlie Nardozzi /show/connecticut-garden-journal/2024-10-24/connecticut-garden-journal-get-a-jump-on-spring-by-planting-bulbs-in-containers If you want to enjoy your spring flowering tulips, daffodils, crocus and other bulbs a little earlier in spring or if you don’t have a garden, consider forcing them in containers. Thu, 24 Oct 2024 13:00:00 GMT /show/connecticut-garden-journal/2024-10-24/connecticut-garden-journal-get-a-jump-on-spring-by-planting-bulbs-in-containers Charlie Nardozzi /news/2024-10-11/sleeping-giant-state-park-hamden-100-years-old-anniversary A large part of the landmark mountain was nearly destroyed in the early 20th century. A local group banded together to save it. Fri, 11 Oct 2024 21:36:45 GMT /news/2024-10-11/sleeping-giant-state-park-hamden-100-years-old-anniversary Matt Dwyer /show/connecticut-garden-journal/2024-10-10/connecticut-garden-journal-for-fall-cleanup-remove-diseased-plants-leave-the-rest While the look of a cleaned garden might be appealing, it's not the best for the ecology around your yard. Thu, 10 Oct 2024 13:00:00 GMT /show/connecticut-garden-journal/2024-10-10/connecticut-garden-journal-for-fall-cleanup-remove-diseased-plants-leave-the-rest Charlie Nardozzi /show/where-we-live/2024-10-10/what-does-being-bear-aware-mean-for-connecticut Have you seen a bear where you live? This hour, DEEP's wildlife biologist joins us to talk about the bear population in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø and what it means to be bear-aware. Thu, 10 Oct 2024 10:00:00 GMT /show/where-we-live/2024-10-10/what-does-being-bear-aware-mean-for-connecticut Tess Terrible, Catherine Shen /show/connecticut-garden-journal/2024-10-03/connecticut-garden-journal-alliums-are-a-trouble-free-bulb-to-plant-right-now While tulips, daffodils, and crocus bulbs are commonly planted each October, don't forget about alliums. Alliums, aka flowering onions, come back each year and deer, rabbit and mice don't seem to bother with them. Thu, 03 Oct 2024 13:00:00 GMT /show/connecticut-garden-journal/2024-10-03/connecticut-garden-journal-alliums-are-a-trouble-free-bulb-to-plant-right-now Charlie Nardozzi