Almost all Trust programs are free of charge; however, we welcome your donation so we can continue bringing you great outdoor and conservation activities and events.

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Earth Day Nature Readings

Knowlton Hill Preserve 81 Knowlton Hill Road, Storrs, CT, United States

Bring a short (1-2 minutes) reading – poem, essay – that inspires your affection for nature. Robert Thorson, co-coordinator of the Joshua's Trust Book Critters, will lead a short walk through the Knowlton Hill Preserve. At two stops, the overlook of Knowlton Pond and the crest of the drumlin, attendees will be invited to share […]

Dance around the Maypole

Atwood Farm 624 Wormwood Hill Road, Mansfield Center, CT

Dance around the Maypole with us on Sunday, May 1, 2-4 p.m.  The Mansfield Fiddlers will lead us as we twirl our ribbons around the pole at the Atwood Farm.  We’ll make May baskets and windsocks to keep or give away.  Please note that this is weather-dependent

Nature Writer’s Workshop

Gurleyville Grist Mill Stone Mill Road, Mansfield, CT

Join George Jacobi on May 14, 1-3 PM at the Gurleyville Grist Mill: Come out this spring and give nature and a notebook your attention for a while. You won’t really be learning to “write” (you may already write) but reminding yourself how to be in the world, engaging purposefully with the living mystery hidden […]

Gurleyville Grist Mill Open

Gurleyville Grist Mill Stone Mill Road, Mansfield, CT

Come and explore the historic Gurleyville Grist Mill.

Gurleyville Grist Mill Open

Gurleyville Grist Mill Stone Mill Road, Mansfield, CT

Come and explore the historic Gurleyville Grist Mill.

Gurleyville Grist Mill Open

Gurleyville Grist Mill Stone Mill Road, Mansfield, CT

Come and explore the historic Gurleyville Grist Mill.

Gurleyville Grist Mill Open

Gurleyville Grist Mill Stone Mill Road, Mansfield, CT

Come and explore the historic Gurleyville Grist Mill.

Ice Cream Social

Atwood Farm 624 Wormwood Hill Road, Mansfield Center, CT

Come to the Trust’s inaugural Ice Cream Social (from the Dairy Bar)! on Saturday June 11, from 12- 4pm. at the Atwood Farm.  (There will be a small charge for the ice cream.) We will join with other Connecticut museums on Open House Day – including our Gurleyville Grist Mill – to showcase the two […]

Gurleyville Grist Mill Open House

Gurleyville Grist Mill Stone Mill Road, Mansfield, CT

Join Connecticut Open House Day and explore the Grist Mill.

Gurleyville Grist Mill Open

Gurleyville Grist Mill Stone Mill Road, Mansfield, CT

Come and explore the historic Gurleyville Grist Mill.