Southbury Animal Control is offering a program on coyotes in Connecticut, presented by Master Wildlife Conservationist Ginny Apple. The talk will be held on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. at Southbury Town Hall, 501 Main Street South.
The presentation will cover the natural history of coyotes, including their behavior, habitat, reproduction and the important role they play in the ecosystem.
Ginny Apple draws on her years of field experience in Peoples State Forest, where she closely observes and documents wildlife for DEEP biologists. She weaves science with folklore, exploring why coyotes are often called “tricksters” in Native American legend.
This interactive program includes practical tips for coexisting with coyotes, current management efforts and hands-on learning with coyote artifacts. It is ideal for anyone interested in wildlife, conservation or a better understanding of the creatures that share our backyards.
A native Texan, Ginny Apple was one of the first full-time women sportswriters in the country. She left the field mid-career to pursue communications and public relations, and through the years she has hiked, climbed, kayaked, skied and explored the outdoors, developing a passion for all things natural.
A move to the middle of the woods in Barkhamsted 20 years ago brought her into an environment filled with bears and other wildlife. Living in a house surrounded by Peoples State Forest, she observes a large population of black bears and supplies field notes and photographs on them to DEEP bear biologists. Her affinity for this magnificent creature led her out west to participate in a grizzly research mission in Montana and to become a Master Wildlife Conservationist with the State Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
Her focused expertise is on bears, bobcats, bald eagles, beavers, coyotes, fisher, moose, wild turkey, owls and Things That Go Bump in the Night and numerous other wildlife species that call Connecticut home. She also volunteers on numerous wildlife projects, assisting furbearer and other DEEP biologists and helping fight invasive species.
She has been a bald eagle interpreter for the Shepaug Dam Eagle Observation Area for 13 years and monitors bald eagle and osprey nests throughout the State.
Ginny Apple giving a presentation at Southbury Town Hall last year.