Stamford, Connecticut
A small island sanctuary on the Connecticut shoreline.
Cared for by a long-established community of volunteers, one season at a time.
Discover CoveAt Cove Now — Summer
Long days on the Sound
Summer brings Cove’s longest days and its busiest wings — pollinators moving through the meadow, birds working the tide line, and volunteers tending the gardens that make it all possible.
Featured Animal
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris
Featured Animal
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
Featured Animal
Monarch Butterfly
Danaus plexippus
Featured Plant
Butterfly Weed
Asclepias tuberosa
Discover Cove
A small space, closely cared for
Cove Island Wildlife Sanctuary is a small, ecologically sensitive space on the Connecticut shoreline, sustained by a long-established community of volunteers. This site exists to help that same sense of care reach a new generation of supporters.
Explore the sanctuaryWildlife & Nature
What calls Cove home
Explore the birds, pollinators, and plants that move through the sanctuary across the seasons, and the habitats that connect them.
Get Involved
Cove is sustained by people who show up
As volunteers, members, and stewards of a place worth protecting — there’s a place here for you.