Protecting Land and Preserving Heritage. Forever.
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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Utley Hill post-Thanksgiving hike next Friday, November 25, at 10am, from the parking lot at the Columbia Rec park, off Hennequin Rd (NOT the entrance on Lake Rd...no room to park there). Weather dependent. Register at joshuastrust.org/thanksgiving
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
Want to take better cellphone photos in the out of doors to share with family and friends, or just for yourself? Join UConn Fine Arts graduate student, Noah Thompson, as he explains and demonstrates various techniques and settings and then guides participants as they go out and practice around the property. Register at: https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/YyT-gygdEsWCroT4km7bNw?t=1678128578
Discover the magic and versatility of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV; drones) for aerial photography and videography. Enjoy the nature you love from a new perspective on this guided walk by photographer Milton Levin. Also a skilled and certified (FAA part 107) drone pilot, Levin will give you an introduction to small camera drones, basic Federal […]
Want to take better cellphone photos in the out of doors to share with family and friends, or just for yourself? Join UConn Fine Arts graduate student, Noah Thompson, as he explains and demonstrates various techniques and settings and then guides participants as they go out and practice around the property. Register for this […]
Come meet with your fellow members to socialize, celebrate accomplishments, elect new Trustees* and enjoy a talk, by forester, Emery Gluck, entitled, “Effects of Natural Disturbances and New Englanders on our Oak Forests and Bird Habitat." *All are welcome to attend but only members may vote for new Trustees. Emery Gluck of Lebanon retired in […]
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. […]
Mosses, lichens, and... what is that on that tree? Take a walk with UConn professor, Bernard Goffinet, and explore what else grows in the forest beyond plants. Register at: https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/6lZI7Fa1_itc9LsT3E_fUw?t=1678213221
Please join us to meet author Deborah Boerner Ein, biographer of Mary Treat, who novelist Barbara Kingsolver cast as a main character in her 2018 bestseller Unsheltered. Since then, many have sought to learn more about the 19th century naturalist whose studies coincided with those of Charles Darwin. With access to the Treat files at […]