In 2010 Colchester was officially recognized as the first community in Connecticut, and just the 36th in the country, to be certified as a Community Wildlife Habitat through the National Wildlife Federation.
For more information about Community Wildlife Habitats, please see the following:
http://www.nwf.org/Get-Outside/Outdoor-Activities/Garden-for-Wildlife/Community-Habitats.aspx
See (and join) our Flickr group at:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/colchesterwildlife/