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First Day Hike at Pigeon Swamp Preserve

Pigeon Swamp Pigeon Swamp Road, Lebanon, Connecticut

Let's celebrate the new year with a First Day hike at Pigeon Swamp Preserve! *PLEASE NOTE: We will be meeting at the trail head at the end of Pigeon Swamp Rd. Please also note that due to recent rains, the trail is quite wet and muddy in spots.  Join us for a 2.25 mile hike […]

(CANCELLED) Wednesday Walk at Tower Hill Preserve – Chaplin

Tower Hill Between 96 & 154 Tower Hill Road, Chaplin, CT

PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THIS WALK HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS. Join us at Tower Hill Preserve in Chaplin, CT. The yellow loop through the Tower Hill Preserve is approximately 1.3-miles long. We will be walking on long-abandoned farm roads through an oak forest that provides important habitat for nesting birds and mammals.  […]

(POSTPONED) Five Mile Hike at Bradley-Buchanan Woods & Mansfield Hollow State Park

Bradley Buchanan 54 Warrenville Road, Mansfield Center, CT

PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THIS WALK HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO FLOODING. WE WILL PROVIDE A NEW DATE AS SOON AS WE CAN. Join us at Bradley-Buchanan Woods in Mansfield, CT for a 4.7 mile hike that will take us into Mansfield Hollow State Park and Back For this wonderful woodland walk, led by volunteer […]

Wednesday Walk at Knowlton Hill Preserve (POSTPONED DUE TO ICY CONDITIONS)

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

PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THIS WALK HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO ICY PARKING AND HIKING CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED FOR A NEW DATE) Join us at Knowlton Hill Preserve in Mansfield. Trails on both sides of Knowlton Hill Road wind through 127 acres of woods and fields past Knowlton Pond and then to the crest of […]

A Walk Along the Old Connecticut Path at Madeline Regan Preserve in Tolland.

Madeline Regan Preserve 1274 Tolland Stage Road, Tolland, CT

Joshua’s Trust blogger, George Jacobi, will discuss the history of the Old Connecticut Path, a section of which we walk on in the Madeline Regan Preserve. The approximately one mile walk will also include an esker and views of a kettle hole. Michelle Poudrette, JT's Development and Communications Manager and native plant enthusiast, will also […]

Spring Mysteries in Bradley-Buchanan Woods

Bradley Buchanan 54 Warrenville Road, Mansfield Center, CT

Join Master Naturalist, Deb Field for a guided walk through JT's Bradley-Buchanan Woods in Mansfield in search of early spring blooms and vernal pool surprises. Visit our website at the link HERE for more information about the property. *We will meet at the Mansfield Public Library and take the yellow trail from this point. The walk begins […]

Water in Earthly Processes at the Gurleyville Grist Mill

Gurleyville Grist Mill Stone Mill Road, Mansfield, CT

For this Fourth Annual Earth Day Walk, Robert Thorson (https://robertthorson.clas.uconn.edu/) will combine a stream-side view of the Gurleyville Gristmill with a northerly hike along the crest of a glacial esker to help bring the power of flowing water in your head and heart. Stepping back in time: the river gurgles, the millstone turns, the ice […]

Wednesday Walk at Whetten Woods

Whetten Woods 80 Hanks Hill Road, Mansfield, CT

*Please note: We will be meeting at the Downtown Storrs Parking Garage at 33 Royce Circle. The GPS coordinates are 41.804425, -72.241757.  Parking is free for 2 hours. We'll have signs up to help you find us. Join us for our first Wednesday Walk at Whetten Woods in Storrs Mansfield. Whetten Woods is a thirty-seven […]

Wednesday Walk at Tower Hill Preserve

Tower Hill Between 96 & 154 Tower Hill Road, Chaplin, CT

Join us at Tower Hill Preserve in Chaplin, CT. The yellow loop through the Tower Hill Preserve is approximately 1.3-miles long. We will be walking on long-abandoned farm roads through an oak forest that provides important habitat for nesting birds and mammals.   We will take the short red spur trail to Stonehouse Brook where you […]

Ramble in the Woods – Thoreau Style (Walktober #72)

Harvey Preserve 41°48'N, 72°9'16" W (Federal Rd, Chaplin. Midway between Tower Hill Rd and Davis Rd on west side of road), Chaplin

Please register for this event at the following link: https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/6JAoz7Id0QNtIHgw88m9HQ Join naturalist Deb Field for a ramble through the Harvey Preserve. The approximately 1 mile trail meanders through wooded swamp, upland forest, and along unique geological features and is reminiscent of Brister’s Hill, one of Henry David Thoreau’s regular rambles between Walden Pond and Concord. […]