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Let's kick off our series of Wednesday Walks with a leisurely stroll on one of our shortest trails. Lof Woodlands is a very flat, 0.6 mile loop that takes approximately 20 minutes to complete (including stopping to take a few nature photos). The option to complete the loop twice will be provided for anyone interested […]
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 Allanach-Wolf Woodlands for a relaxed ramble around Lake Marie and into the woods (and back). If you take a look at the photo below, you'll see the trail route, length and time it took me to complete the hike (according to my phone's Google Fit app). If you take into consideration that I […]
Join us at Tobiassen Memorial Forest in Tolland for a wonderful woodland walk. The loop in Tobiassen Memorial Forest is approximately 1.42 miles long and will take us between 45 minutes and one hour to complete. The hills here are subtle but noticeable and we will stop as needed for everyone to catch their breath […]
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS. UConn Ecology and Evolutionary Biology PhD candidate, Michael Lascaleia, will help us learn to identify common New England trees and discuss their importance to our native ecosystems as we hike the trail through Iron Mine Valley Preserve. The trail includes a mix of […]
Join us at Utley Hill Preserve in Columbia, CT for a multi-habitat adventure! The loop in Utley Hill Preserve is approximately 2.50 miles long and will take us roughly 1 and 1/2 hours to complete. **Change of plans to what was originally posted for this event: We will now meet at the Columbia Recreation Park […]
Join us at the Dorothy Goodwin Reserve in Mansfield, CT for a short but beautiful woodland walk. The 0.6-mile trail runs in a narrow loop to the rear of the property where it crosses a small brook. The eastern side of the reserve contains a hemlock grove and a a magnificent knoll with exposed ledge. […]
Join us at the Josias Byles Sanctuary in Ashford, CT for a lovely loop through the forest and near wetlands. More trail information to come. Click HERE for a trail map and directions to the preserve. Parking is very limited. Carpooling is highly recommended. The walk begins at 8:00 a.m. and will be cancelled in the event […]
Join us at the Chenes Roches Preserve in Willington, CT The heavily-forested Preserve has trails through a varied terrain of hardwood forests, stands of pines and along a hemlock-shaded stream in a steep-sided valley. A round trip of 1.8 miles will take you across several small spring-fed streams and an altitude change of about 250 […]