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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Milford Point saw a record number of piping plovers fledge in the summer of 2024. The shore bird is a federally threatened species. -
An annual acorn count helps scientists paint a picture of how Connecticut trees are responding to stresses from defoliation and disease. -
A Connecticut scientist has been releasing tiny Japanese beetles for nearly 30 years to combat the hemlock woolly adelgid. -
Two places in Connecticut, Hartford and New Haven, beat New York City in U.S News and World Report’s ranking of the 25 most expensive places to live. -
Two plant experts provide tips for homeowners looking to get rid of invasive plants. -
Some areas saw between 6 and 10 inches of rain, with 1 to 2 inches of precipitation falling each hour, the National Weather Service said. -
Gone with the wind: Beech leaf disease spreads in New England, but these CT scientists could halt itConnecticut scientists are studying a microscopic roundworm that infests American beech trees, threatening their survival. -
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. -
New England hydrangeas benefited from a warm winter followed by a wet spring. -
A tiny green beetle that has been wreaking havoc on ash trees may have met its match: Asian wasps.
