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Wednesday Walk at Friedman Memorial Forest

Friedman Forest Bebbington Road, Ashford, CT

Joins us for a beautiful, 2-mile hike through one of our premier preserves. The trees and shrubs are starting to wake up and there's a lot of beauty along the trails here including moss covered rocks, a heron rookery, and gorgeous Christmas ferns. We'll start at the trail head on Bebbington Rd and follow the […]

Wednesday Walk at Knowlton Hill Preserve (POSTPONED DUE TO ICY CONDITIONS)

Knowlton Hill Preserve 81 Knowlton Hill Road, Storrs, CT, United States

PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THIS WALK HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO ICY PARKING AND HIKING CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED FOR A NEW DATE) Join us at Knowlton Hill Preserve in Mansfield. Trails on both sides of Knowlton Hill Road wind through 127 acres of woods and fields past Knowlton Pond and then to the crest of […]

Wednesday Walk at Tower Hill Preserve

Tower Hill Between 96 & 154 Tower Hill Road, Chaplin, CT

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 […]

A Walk Along the Old Connecticut Path at Madeline Regan Preserve in Tolland.

Madeline Regan Preserve 1274 Tolland Stage Road, Tolland, CT

Joshua’s Trust blogger, George Jacobi, will discuss the history of the Old Connecticut Path, a section of which we walk on in the Madeline Regan Preserve. The approximately one mile walk will also include an esker and views of a kettle hole. Michelle Poudrette, JT's Development and Communications Manager and native plant enthusiast, will also […]

Wednesday Walk at Utley Hill Preserve

Utley Hill Preserve 60 Hennequin Rd, Columbia, CT, United States

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 to complete. We will  meet at the Columbia Recreation Park at 60 Hennequin Rd. After you pull […]

(CANCELLED) Long Distance Hike at Bradley-Buchanan Woods

Bradley Buchanan 54 Warrenville Road, Mansfield Center, CT

(PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO RAIN AND POOR TRAIL CONDITIONS.)   Join us at Bradley-Buchanan Woods in Mansfield, CT for a 4.7 mile hike that will take us into Mansfield Hollow State Park and Back For this wonderful woodland walk, led by volunteer Dawn Heasley, we’ll start on the […]

30 TRAILS in 30 DAYS CHALLENGE

Join Joshua's Trust as we celebrate Spring and the great outdoors by getting out onto the trails. (EDIT: We've had such great feedback from this Challenge that we'd like to extend the opportunity. If you haven't started yet, now is a great time. Just pick a 30-day span in May and go for it! Email […]

(CANCELLED) Wednesday Walk at H.E. Preston Nature Sanctuary

H.E. Preston 843 CT-97, Hampton, CT

PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THIS EVENT HAS BEEN  CANCELLED DUE TO A HIGH LIKELIHOOD OF RAIN. Join us at the H.E. Preston Nature Sanctuary in Hampton, CT for a slow saunter through field and forest. This one mile loop will take us through a large field, into the woods and down into the valley towards […]

Spring Mysteries in Bradley-Buchanan Woods

Bradley Buchanan 54 Warrenville Road, Mansfield Center, CT

Join Master Naturalist, Deb Field for a guided walk through JT's Bradley-Buchanan Woods in Mansfield in search of early spring blooms and vernal pool surprises. Visit our website at the link HERE for more information about the property. *We will meet at the Mansfield Public Library and take the yellow trail from this point. The walk begins […]

Joshua’s Trust 58th Annual Meeting

Knowlton Hall 25 Pompey Hollow Rd, Ashford, CT, United States

Join Joshua's Trust staff, Board of Trustees, and friends to celebrate another great year of accomplishments in conservation. Our featured speaker will be Landis Hudson, the Executive Director of Maine Rivers in Yarmouth, Maine.  She’ll be talking about the amazing work their group has done to return fish passages from the sea into the interior […]