The Ash Creek Conservation Association hired two environmental experts, a wetlands scientist, Dr. Steve Danzer, and an ecological landscape designer, Bryan Quinn to review the plantings by the City and provide suggestions for habitat improvements going forward. We’ve shared copies of the report with both…
This morning the City planted 300 containers of American Beach Grass, 50 Beach Plum shrubs, 50 Sand Cherry shrubs, and 50 Staghorn Sumac bushes at the sand spit. They didn’t prepare the soil and don’t plan to water the plantings (please click on Read More at bottom). The forecast doesn’t call…
The City of Bridgeport will begin plantings tomorrow along the area facing the Sound, where the beach grass plantings had been scraped off earlier this summer. The City met with the Ash Creek Conservation Association, the Black Rock NRZ, and…
ASSESSMENT OF STORM DAMAGE TO ST. MARY’S SAND SPIT, ASH CREEK The Ash Creek Conservation Association asked Steven Danzer, Ph.D., who has his doctorate in Natural Resources and is also a Soil Scientist (listed by the Society of Soil Scientists…
Please join the Ash Creek Conservation Association in a coastal cleanup of the Ash Creek tidal estuary from 8:30 AM to noon on Saturday, September 17, 2011. This cleanup event is part of the International Coastal Cleanup, which is coordinated in Connecticut by Save the…
The Ash Creek Tidal Estuary is one of the few remaining relatively undeveloped tidal estuaries in the State of Connecticut. Its shellfish beds of clams and oysters are protected by the Bureau of Aquaculture. Connecticut Audubon states that is one…
Approximately 55 residents attended the Parks Master Plan Forum at the Cesar Battalia School on August 10, 2011. ACCA members and supporters comprised about 12% of the attendees and emphasized that natural areas had been left out of the online…
A Letter to the Editor, by retired Bridgeport public nurse, Edie Cassidy, was published on August 11, 2011 in the Connecticut Post. LETTER TO THE EDITOR Creek presents real danger In reference to Gail Robinson’s letter last week about the…
PLEASE ATTEND PARKS MASTER PLAN FORUM The City is planning a discussion forum on the 2008 Parks Master Plan on August 10 from 5:30-7:30pm at the Cesar Batalla School, 606 Howard Ave, Bridgeport . We hope you can attend as this will be an…
One of our Board members, Kraig Steffen, who also serves on the NRZ, was included in a meeting with Mayor Finch regarding NRZ Open Space Conservation issues. He learned that the Mayor’s goals for conservation appear to be closely aligned with our goals. The 2008 Parks…