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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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. -
Rather than getting an early start on lawn care at the first hint of spring, experts say consider waiting until the weather gets consistently warmer before cleaning up leaves and cutting back last year's plants. -
“If you're seeing dead geese, if you're seeing dead ducks, if it's near open water, the odds are likely it probably is avian influenza,” DEEP Wildlife Division Director Jenny Dickson said. -
Connecticut's Royal Charter of 1662 recently underwent a six month conservation treatment and will be on display for one day on Feb. 4, 2025. -
Preliminary tests have detected bird flu in a backyard flock in New Haven County. The announcement follows another backyard flock in New London County that tested positive for the disease on Jan. 15. Here's what to know. -
Coyotes mate during the winter months. That increases the chances of dangerous run-ins with dogs and cats.
