Norwalk, CT
Lifestyle
Tortoise Hatches At Maritime Aquarium In Norwalk Tortoise Hatches At Maritime Aquarium In Norwalk
Tortoise Hatches At Maritime Aquarium In Norwalk Norwalk’s Maritime Aquarium has officially announced the arrival of a newly hatched reptile barely the size of a quarter: a leopard tortoise. The hatching, which occurred Sunday, Jan. 6, marks the first of its kind to occur at the aquarium. Six leopard tortoises were added in a new display last summer, and the egg was the result of a pairing from this exhibit. “We are extremely proud of our biologists for broadening their range of animal-husbandry expertise,” said Barrett L. Christie, director of Animal Husbandry, in a press release. “Our herpetofauna team, led by Senior Aquarist Sara…

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by Valerie Musson
Ossining, NY
News
Teatown Reservation Gets 245 Acres In Ossining After Property Transfer Teatown Reservation Gets 245 Acres In Ossining After Property Transfer
Teatown Reservation Gets 245 Acres In Ossining After Property Transfer Brooklyn Botanic Garden transferred ownership of 245 acres in Ossining to Teatown Lake Reservation, the  nonprofit nature reserve in northern Westchester County on Friday, May 18. Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s president, Scot Medbury, and Teatown’s executive director, Kevin Carter, signed the title transfer, which also ensures that the property will be protected from development in perpetuity by a conservation easement.  “From the very beginning, Teatown and BBG have been closely linked,” Carter said. “In fact, without BBG, there would be no Teatown." “Brooklyn Botanic Garden is thrilled …

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by Jon Craig
Somers, NY
Business
Westchester Land Trust Completes Easement to Protect Stuart’s Fruit Farm Westchester Land Trust Completes Easement to Protect Stuart’s Fruit Farm
Westchester Land Trust Completes Easement to Protect Stuart’s Fruit Farm Westchester Land Trust (WLT) closed a conservation easement on Monday, April 16 to protect Stuart’s Fruit Farm in Somers.  The project -- which took a decade to complete -- is valued at almost $3 million. WLT’s partners included New York state, Westchester County, Scenic Hudson Land Trust, the Town of Somers and Somers Land Trust.  The conservation easement blocks development rights on the farm’s 172 acres thereby ensuring the land remains available for agricultural use in perpetuity. In the absence of this conservation easement, the farmland could have been sold for residential developmen…

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by Jon Craig
Newburgh, NY
News
Orange County To Offer Youth Hunter Safety Course Orange County To Offer Youth Hunter Safety Course
Orange County To Offer Youth Hunter Safety Course Teens or youth interested in learning all about hunter safety are encouraged to attend an upcoming hunter safety program sponsored by the Orange County District Attorney’s Office Community Outreach Program. The ten-hour course will take place on April 16 and April 17, at the Senior Center in the Town of Deerpark. The course will run from 5 to 9 p.m. on both dates. The purpose of the course is to encourage interaction between law enforcement and the youth of Orange County, and to stress the importance of gun safety, said District Attorney David Hoovler. The course will be taught by Detectiv…

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by Kathy Reakes
Bridgeport, CT
Lifestyle
Amur Tiger Twins Meet The Press At Bridgeport's Beardsley Zoo Amur Tiger Twins Meet The Press At Bridgeport's Beardsley Zoo
Amur Tiger Twins Meet The Press At Bridgeport's Beardsley Zoo BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — The twin tiger cubs staffers at the Beardsley Zoo have been hand rearing since November made their media debut Thursday. The nearly seven-week-old girls — Zeya and Reka — mewed and sat together, curiously peering out at a gaggle of newspaper and TV reporters and cameras. “This is their first time out with people,” said Zoo Director Gregg Dancho. “We’re expecting them not to be enthralled by that.” The zoo’s 10-year-old Amur tiger Changbai gave birth to four cubs on Nov. 25, all of whom arrived underweight. Sadly, two died and Changbai showed no interest in the remainin…

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by Meredith Guinness