Over the years, DEEP has closed certain areas to waterfowl hunting or imposed additional restrictions at some sites. These actions are taken when DEEP finds that the physical setting of a particular locality presents an unreasonable risk that hunters may violate the…
An historical ecological analysis of the Ash Creek tidal estuary was sponsored by the Ash Creek Conservation Association and undertaken by One Nature, LLC. The historical perspective ranged from prehistoric times to the present day and recommendations for protecting the…
Dredging of the channel to the South Benson Marina will begin the first or second week of March. There Town of Fairfield has hired Julian Construction as their contractor. The project will finish by the end of March. Most of…
ECOHISTORY OF ASH CREEK PRESENTATION ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20th The Ecohistory of Ash Creek will be held on Wednesday, March 20 at the Fayerweather Yacht Club at 6:30 PM. It will also include the social and cultural aspects of the important role Ash Creek has played in the lives…
The first meeting of a Stakeholder Information Session on the Ash Creek Pedestrian Bridge Feasibility Study was held on February 5, 2013. The Ash Creek Street pedestrian bridge would be an exciting development as it would create a more direct…
DID YOU KNOW THE ST. MARY’S SAND SPIT IS PARTLY IN FAIRFIELD? One unexpected finding from the ecological study of Ash Creek, was that the St. Mary’s sand spit may actually not be located entirely within Bridgeport. In order to…
Attached is the the grant-funded study for Phase I of the Ash Creek Ecological Plan. The plan is designed to generate discussion and does not reflect action plans of the Ash Creek Conservation Association. We would like to find out…
Gail Bell, a local landscape painter, is doing a series of paintings on Ash Creek. She donated half the proceeds from the sale of the painting of Ash Creek shown above at our December 5th event. We held a Silent…
Ash Creek/Rooster River Watershed from Ash Creek Conservation Assoc ACCA has been asked to joint the Steering Committee of the Rooster River Watershed Action Plan. Ash Creek is the tidal portion of the Rooster River Watershed. (See our PowerPoint presentation above for…
Before and after photos of St. Mary’s barrier spit. The top row of photos shows the barrier spit prior to Hurricane Sandy and the bottom row shows the barrier spit after Hurricane Sandy. The tide rushed over the entire length…