Wildlife and Connecticut’s Changing Landscape, a Zoom webinar

The Essex Library is pleased to host a virtual talk by CT DEEP Master Wildlife Conservationist Paul Colburn on Tuesday, October 20 at 3 p.m. Colburn’s “Wildlife and Connecticut’s Changing Landscape” presentation provides a brief natural history of Connecticut, addresses the current state of wildlife in the state, including a discussion of major species, factors affecting their habitats, challenges we face in managing them, and provides suggestions for what people can do to make a difference.

Paul Colburn is a 2015 graduate of the Master Wildlife Conservationist Program (MWCP) and a certified Master Wildlife Conservationist (MWC).  The MWCP is a Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP) adult education program that trains volunteers in the fields of wildlife management, natural history and interpretation.  Mr. Colburn has provided over two hundred wildlife presentations across the state and participated in several wildlife research projects.  Mr. Colburn is an avid outdoorsman, a graduate of Wesleyan University and served honorably in the United States Army.

This virtual talk via Zoom is free and open to the public. Advance registration is required. For more information please call the Essex Library at 860-767-1560 or, to register, see the Adult Featured Events page on the Library’s website at https://www.youressexlibrary.org/