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Jennifer Ahrens
Producer, Morning EditionJennifer Ahrens is a producer for Morning Edition. She spent 20+ years producing TV shows for CNN and ESPN. She joined Connecticut Public Media because it lets her report on her two passions, nature and animals.
She’s a S.I. Newhouse alum and cannot imagine living anywhere but the Northeast. After living in Atlanta for several years, she realized a year without four seasons is a bore.
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The planthopping pest is a known threat to crops, especially grapes. But in Connecticut so far, the damage appears to be minimal, state officials said.
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New England hydrangeas benefited from a warm winter followed by a wet spring.
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A tiny green beetle that has been wreaking havoc on ash trees may have met its match: Asian wasps.
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Wendy Bartlett, Trinity College squash coach, is retiring after 40 years and four national championships.
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A Connecticut city is considering numerous options to reduce the number of Canada geese in city park. They include lethal and non-lethal plans.
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What to do when encountering a baby animal depends on the species of animal and the circumstances in which it was found, wildlife rehabilitators said.
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Ospreys have returned to Connecticut to breed and raise their young and everyone can watch it live on nest cameras around the state.
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Stratford-based Sikorsky is making the cuts after the U.S. Army canceled plans for a new helicopter called the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft.
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I-95 in Greenwich and Stamford will be repaved with an more durable form of asphalt developed in Europe.
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Experts say Connecticut homeowners should get rid of bird feeders and secure garbage now that bears are waking up from their winter sleep.