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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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We will meet in the parking area along the north side of Tower Hill Rd. This walk will showcase one of our newest and largest parcels, focusing on the beautiful stone walls that run through. (I can’t be more specific that this b/c we are still sorting out trails & dead tree issues) Register […]
Walk to 8 acre Two Sisters Tract in Chaplin, CT with Naturalist & Trust member Deb Field. The one mile loop trail takes us up a recently logged hillside; we will discuss the importance of this kind of forest cut to forest succession. Parking is along the Route 6 eastbound shoulder between Passport Inn and […]
Join us for an early autumn walk through the woods and learn more about this special Joshua Trust property in Mansfield! Register here.
Start the New Year off in nature! Join Laurie Gypson for a winter walk around Pigeon Swamp Preserve in Lebanon. This event is weather dependent. Register at: https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/2Cdj-DUDKTyaKLL_8M1dpA
Guided walk of interesting features on the Knowlton Hill Preserve trails. Register at: https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/PK2OVL6BlgAylETUcLYbdw?t=1674587655
Join Robert M. Thorson for his third annual Joshua's Trust Earth Day Walk-and-Read. This year we will hike the new Tower Hill Preserve in Chaplin, carefully examine its stone walls for clues to Earth history, and share one-minute passages of nature writing on the significance of rock and stone in our lives, figuratively and symbolically. […]
Join us at Hubbard Sanctuary for a leisurely walk through multiple habitats. Hubbard Sanctuary is a fairly flat, 1.4 mile loop that takes approximately 40 minutes to complete. We will begin behind the Chaplin Town Hall where the yellow-blazed trail runs along a large, protected grassland habitat. From there we will continue until we reach […]
Join us at Tinkerville Brook in Ashford for a gorgeous walk through mountain laurel thickets and down into a mixed wetland habitat. The loop through Tinkerville Brook is just over a mile long and will take around one hour to complete. The terrain is varied here with some small rocks and roots to navigate. Narrow in […]
Join us at Tinkerville Brook in Ashford for a gorgeous walk through mountain laurel thickets and down into a mixed wetland habitat. The loop through Tinkerville Brook is just over a mile long and will take around one hour to complete. The terrain is varied here with some small rocks and roots to navigate. Narrow in […]
Join us at Hubbard Sanctuary for a leisurely walk through multiple habitats. EDIT: We're going to offer the opportunity to visit Agnes' Pasture which adds a short but steep hill and an additional 1/4 miles through beautiful white pines and open meadow. We'll have multiple walk leaders on hand if you'd rather stick to the […]