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Trail Crew at Bernard Church Woods

Bernard Church Woods 385 Bujak Road, Chaplin, CT

Saturday, May 7, 10 am – 12 pm, Bernard Church Woods, 385 Bujak Road, Chaplin, coordinates 41.818996, -72.152960

Trail Crew at Rankin Preserve

Rankin Preserve Route 89, Ashford, CT

Saturday, May 14, 10 am – 12 pm, Rankin Preserve, Route 89, Ashford, no address, coordinates 41.870848, -72.160584

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.

Old Connecticut Path

Madeline Regan Preserve 1274 Tolland Stage Road, Tolland, CT

Tina Waller, local historian, will introduce us to the Old Connecticut Path which forms a part of the Madeline Regan Preserve, and explain the importance of it.    Register at Joshuastrust.org/regan-walk-3

Trail Crew at Hubbard Sanctuary and Agnes’s Pasture

Hubbard Sanctuary 513 Pheonixville Road, Chaplin, Connecticut

Saturday, May 21, 10 am – 12 pm, Hubbard Sanctuary and Agnes’s Pasture, 495 Phoenixville Road, Chaplin, park behind Chaplin Town Hall, coordinates 41.801517, -72.124721

Gurleyville Grist Mill Open

Gurleyville Grist Mill Stone Mill Road, Mansfield, CT

Come and explore the historic Gurleyville Grist Mill.

Trail Crew at Dorothy Goodwin Reserve

Dorothy Goodwin Reserve 447 Browns Road, Mansfield, CT

Saturday, May 28, Dorothy Goodwin Reserve, 447 Browns Road, Mansfield, coordinates 41.763500, -72.237617

Chaplin Bicentennial Walk

Hubbard Sanctuary 513 Pheonixville Road, Chaplin, Connecticut

Celebrate Chaplin’s 200th anniversary with a walk at Hubbard Preserve on Saturday, May 28th, 1 pm. with local residents Deb Field and Warren Church.  They’ll talk about the natural history and the colonial history of this parcel. Register at https://joshuastrust.org/bicentennial-walk/

Gurleyville Grist Mill Open

Gurleyville Grist Mill Stone Mill Road, Mansfield, CT

Come and explore the historic Gurleyville Grist Mill.