Events

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Sharing on behalf of the Westerly Land Trust. Registration required.

Wear your favorite flannel shirt and join us for a roughly 2.5-mile hike amongst the colorful fall leaves in the beautiful Riverwood Preserve. Chase away the chill with a complimentary hot beverage and good company. NO COST for WLT members, $10 for not-yet-members. Become a member today by clicking HERE.

Event is full, but add your name to the waiting list here.

Sharing on behalf of the Westerly Land Trust. Sign Up Required: Sign up with listed hike leader so they know how many are coming. If no one signs up the leader may not show up. Thursday hike is FREE.

Let’s wander the varied trails of this former Girl Scout Camp, Homestead and Saw Mill. Trails are  well maintained with mostly gently ups and down. A trailside visit with a Rhode Island “noteable”  is promised. Parking will be available at Wahaneeta Preserve, 118 Moorehouse Road, Westerly. The  gate will be open; drive through the gate and park in the field. Meet at the cabin just up from the  from the parking area.

Email deirdreo@snet.net to sign up.

Sharing on behalf of Richmond Conservation Commission. Please sign up with your name and number of persons to attend by sending email to: fishandminerals@gmail.com, so we can set up our seating for the show!

Next Thursday, November 21: The Richmond Conservation Commission invites you to our next public outreach and educational event, to learn about using animal cams for discovering and learning about wildlife in our area. Elise Torello is an excellent speaker and well-known wildlife videographer from South County. Her presentation will cover: types of cameras and features for selecting a trail camera; other gear that you will need for recording wildlife; how to select the location for installing your camera; and pointers for setting up your camera. You will also have a great opportunity to watch some of Elise’s short video recordings of the amazing animals that live in South County.

Refreshments and a free raffle will be part of our November 21 evening event too! We hope you will join us. Please sign up with your name and number of persons to attend by sending email to: fishandminerals@gmail.com, so we can set up our seating for the show!

Sharing on behalf of Connecticut Forest & Park Association. Registration is required.

Join us for an easy 3-mile loop hike on the Pachaug Trail and forest roads. This hike will feature a newly constructed 48-foot bridge over Lowden Brook.

This hike is part of CFPA’s Fall Hike Series highlighting recent trail work from around the state and will be led by CFPA’s trail intern, Julia Sonen.

Sharing on behalf of Avalonia Land Conservancy. Register here.

Join us Sunday morning, November 24, from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm at Tefftweald at Birchenturn in North Stonington. This nearly 80-acre preserve, a former Girl Scout Camp, boasts forested uplands and wetlands, more than 2000 feet of frontage along Wyassup Brook, a woodland meadow, beaver pond, the historic Bell/York cemetery, and numerous foundations and other archaeological features. 

Whether you are new to Avalonia or a longtime volunteer, this will be a chance to get acquainted with (or reacquainted with) some of the basics of preserve stewardship in an informal and friendly setting.  We expect to perform trail maintenance, including refreshing some of the blazes, as well as the annual monitoring walk for the property.

Volunteers are asked to bring gloves, sturdy footwear, and drinking water. If you have loppers, clippers and or handsaws, feel free to bring them. While not required in order to participate, please consider registering here.  This will help us in the planning process. A confirmation email will contain additional event details including specifics regarding parking. 

Please contact the Director of Stewardship, Tobias Glaza at tglaza@avalonialc.org for more information.

Sharing on behalf of the Westerly Land Trust. Sign Up Required: Sign up with listed hike leader so they know how many are coming. If no one signs up the leader may not show up. Thursday hike is FREE.  

It’s the Friday after Thanksgiving and all of the food has been eaten – what is there to  do next? How about a walk at Grills Preserve? This walk on WLT's 500-acre preserve is  over primarily flat terrain often along the Pawcatuck River on clear, wide trails. We  should be able to see most of the popular attractions, including the Polly Coon Bridge,  the Larkin Foundation dating from the 1660s, and views from Big Hill after a short but  steep climb. Meet at the parking lot at the cul-de-sac at the end of Bowling Lane in  Bradford Village. 

Email sallyhanson242@gmail.com to sign up.