Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection

Emergency Burn Ban In Effect 10/26/24 - An emergency burn ban is now in effect for all Connecticut State Parks, Forests, and Wildlife Management areas, prohibiting the use of all outdoor grills, firepits, and campfires, and the kindling and use of flame outdoors. DEEP and local agencies are working to contain several active fires across the state. Please avoid all affected State Parks and Forests, as well as the blue-blazed Mattabesett Trail. The Enduro Trail in Voluntown and portions of North Stonington within the Pachaug State Forest are closed at this time. Rocky Neck State Park is also closed until further notice due to a brush fire. Please note that today's forest fire danger report remains at a 'very high' or 'extreme' level. More information about the current fire danger, burn ban and recommended safety measures can be found here

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Endangered Mammals

Least Shrew       (PDF)

Endangered Birds

American Bittern                   (PDF)
Common Moorhen               (PDF)
Grasshopper Sparrow         (PDF)
King Rail  (PDF)
Long-eared Owl                  (PDF)
Northern Harrier                  (PDF)
Pied-billed Grebe                (PDF)
Red-headed Woodpecker      (PDF)
Roseate Tern                      (PDF)
Sedge Wren                       (PDF)
Sharp-shinned Hawk         (PDF)
Upland Sandpiper             (PDF)
Vesper Sparrow                 (PDF)
Yellow-breasted Chat         (PDF)

Endangered Reptiles

Bog Turtle                                  (PDF)
Atlantic Ridley Sea Turtle          (PDF)
Leatherback Sea Turtle              (PDF)
Timber Rattlesnake                    (PDF)

Endangered Amphibians

Blue-spotted Salamander (diploid populations)      (PDF)
Eastern Spadefoot                                                  (PDF)

Endangered Invertebrates

Puritan Tiger Beetle        (PDF)

Threatened Birds

Bald Eagle                  (PDF)
Great Egret                (PDF)
Least Bittern               (PDF)
Least Tern                   (PDF)
Peregrine Falcon         (PDF)
Piping Plover               (PDF)
Short-eared Owl          (PDF)
Snowy Egret                (PDF)

Threatened Reptiles

Atlantic Green Sea Turtle            (PDF)
Five-lined Skink                            (PDF)
Loggerhead Sea Turtle                (PDF)

Threatened Amphibians

Northern Slimy Salamander            (PDF)
Northern Spring Salamander          (PDF)

Special Concern Birds

Purple Martin  (PDF)

Special Concern Reptiles

Common Ribbonsnake                     (PDF)
Eastern Box Turtle                            (PDF)
Eastern Hog-nosed Snake               (PDF)
Northern Diamondback Terrapin    (PDF)
Spotted Turtle                                   (PDF)
Wood Turtle                                      (PDF)

Special Concern Amphibians

Blue-spotted Salamander "complex"     (PDF)
Jefferson Salamander                               (PDF)
Mudpuppy                                                  (PDF)

 
Content last updated in January 2023.