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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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Join amateur nature photographer, Michelle Poudrette, in an informal, collaborative cellphone photography workshop. She'll share some tips and tricks that she's learned over the years using her Android device then participants will explore the property and practice as we share ideas from other phone photographers. No skill or expertise required. If you have special equipment […]
UConn’s Professor Thorson will guide us up to a viewpoint ledge and back for a moderate round-trip hike of about 2 miles. Enroute, he will link the local tangible landscape in real time to the global causes in deep time. At several points, he will read brief literary excerpts, one being by James Hutton's Theory […]
Join us for refreshments and meet our new Executive Director, then learn about “Partnering with Beavers for Ecological Restoration and Climate Resilience” from speaker Michael Soares. Please note that the venue for this event has changed from the Congregational Church in Willimantic to Knowlton Memorial Hall in Ashford. Registration for this event is not required […]
Come welcome spring while we dance around the May Pole accompanied by the Mansfield Middle School String Players. We will post on Instagram and Facebook as well as this page if we decide to cancel the walk due to weather or other, unforeseeable circumstances. If you have any questions or concerns, please call Michelle Poudrette, […]
Join JT board member, Debra Pallatto, for a guided walk, stopping for contemplative reflections along the way. Registration is not required. Appropriate hiking gear and tick repellant are recommended. Please do not hesitate to call us at 860-429-9023 or email Michelle at michelle.poudrette@joshuastrust.org if you have any questions or concerns about this event. We look forward […]
Join Master Naturalist Deb Field for a quiet exploration of Joshua’s Trust’s Rankin Preserve in Ashford. This 1.5 mile trail winds through hardwood forest, wetlands, and swamps and provides a glimpse into how Nature reclaims lands formerly farmed and mined for gravel. This trail does have some elevation changes. Bring sunscreen, insect repellent, and water. […]
Nestled in the historic Mansfield village of Gurleyville, on the banks of the Fenton River, the Joshua’s Trust Gurleyville Grist Mill stands much as it was in 1830. The 15-acre campus of field and forest also includes the Miller’s Cottage, birthplace of Gov. Wilbur Cross, whose grandfather and father were millers here. Guides will be […]
*Please be advised that due to a time conflict, this event has been moved from March 31 to June 1. Join us for a visit to the site of a recent Joshua’s Trust forest management project. Emery Gluck will explain the benefits and challenges of reestablishing a healthy ecosystem in a preserve stressed by disease […]
Join Master Naturalist & Joshua’s Trust member Deb Field for an exploration of the forest and views in the Proposal Rock/Coney Rock Preserve in Mansfield. Hike is approximately 3 miles, with some hills. Appropriate hiking gear, water and insect repellant are recommended. We'll meet at the Proposal Rock trailhead at the south end of Woodland […]
Enjoy a trip into the past with a self-guided tour of the historic farm buildings Atwood Farm. Learn about life on a small farm in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. A guide to the outbuildings and trees on the Atwood Farmstead as well as strategically-placed QR Codes will be available to help with your self-guided […]