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 […]

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 […]

CANCELLED DUE TO RAIN!! Join us at Iron Mine Valley Preserve in Ashford, CT. This beautiful trail begins at a pollinator garden then quickly descends into an oak-rich forest and eventually down into a shaded hemlock grove adjacent to the Mt Hope River. Depending on trail conditions we may be able to get to the […]

Join us in a challenge this fall to explore some of Joshua’s Trust trails and learn about their diversity of plants and animals! The Challenge will run from September 1 to December 1, 2023. Explore eight different trails and complete entries for each – try to identify at least one member for each of two […]

Join us at Bradley-Buchanan Woods in Mansfield, CT. For this wonderful woodland walk we'll start on the yellow, JT trail and head over the bridge towards Echo Woods which is now part of Mansfield Hollow State Park. We'll take the white loop and return to our own blue-blazed trail to take a look at some […]

**Please be advised that this walk has been CANCELLED due to a high chance of thunderstorms.** ________________________________________________________________ Join us at Utley Hill Preserve in Columbia, CT for a multi-habitat adventure and a little history, too.  The loop in Utley Hill Preserve is  approximately 2.50 miles long and will take us roughly 1 and 1/2 hours […]