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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Horseshoe crab populations in Long Island Sound are falling -
Hundreds of thousands of tree swallows put on a sunset show along The Connecticut River. -
Connecticut Humane Society is opening a new animal shelter and veterinary clinic in Fairfield County. -
Anyone in Connecticut wanting to purchase second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides will need a state license starting in 2026. -
Neonicotinoid insecticides will soon be banned from being used on Connecticut lawns and golf courses. -
Block Island's seal population has climbed to over 1,000 and entanglements with marine debris are surging as a result. -
Environmental stressors in 2023 like flooding and air pollution have negatively impacted this year's strawberry crop in Connecticut. -
Dr. Megan Ranney, the dean of Yale's School of Public Health, says healthy people who are pregnant should still get routine COVID-19 vaccinations. -
A tiny wasp that kills lawn grubs benefits from the peony plant. -
Wildlife officials ask Connecticut residents to remove bird feeders and secure garbage to reduce chances of black bear encounters.
