We pretty much finished the trail reconstruction work on Loop 9 at the 11th of April workparty, but now need to haul in a few wooden platforms to complete the job. Paul Sanders will be bringing these to the trailhead, but we need help to haul them into the Green Rectangle trail. If you’d like to help, good gloves, boots […]
Join GLCT Directors Bernadette Bober and Jodie Lang for a 5-mile trail run through Westwoods. Social pace. Road runners are encouraged to give trail running a try! Meet at the Dunk Rock Rd. trailhead. Heavy rain cancels. No dogs please. Please text questions to 203.508.2064.
The Extraordinary Caterpillar is a 60-minute documentary that uncovers the vital role caterpillars play in sustaining the natural world. Through stunning visuals and engaging storytelling, the film reveals how these small but mighty creatures support birds, pollinators, and the entire food web – while depending on native plants for their survival. Featuring Doug Tallamy (Homegrown National Park) and Sam Jaffe […]
We walked this Loop at the end of March and found connecting trails that need blazing (Yellow/Yellow Cross and Yellow Diamond) and an unauthorized trail needs to be permanently closed, There’s a large (about 20ft) and several smaller muddy section of the Yellow Square that needs corduroy. And a short reroute of the Yellow Circle to eliminate a very steep […]
Join local Native Plants Landscape Architect, Crystal Gaudio, and GLCT Board member and Westwoods Nature Trail Guide contributor, Kathleen White, for a walk on the Nature Trail to view spring ephemerals and other flora and fungi before the trees fully leaf out. Meet at the Dunk Rock Rd. kiosk. Heavy rain cancels. Suitable for families. No rain date. Text 203.214.5136 […]
We walked this Loop last month and found a couple of bridges that need elevation, graffiti in the Colonial Caves that needs overpainting, muddy sections of several trails that need corduroy, and several unauthorized trails that need to be permanently closed. We also plan to reroute a long section of the Green Rectangle Trail away from the edge of the […]
This is a continuation of Loop work started last week, and concentrating on portions of the Loop on the Orange Circle trail, which is closer to Dunk Rock Road. See the May 9th work party description for details and meet us at the Lower Dunk Rock Road entrance at 10AM, just across from the Bishop’s Raspberry field parking lot. Heavy […]
After a year of reconstruction, the seawall is complete, the lawn is lush (or getting there), and our lovely favorite “pocket park” on West River is officially back. Join us at Olmsted Outlook for a picnic and live music. Stay tuned! Pack your favorite food, spread a blanket on our grass, and help celebrate the reopening of this local gem. […]
Join WWTC Chairman Paul Proulx and volunteer Christelle Ripault for a walk on the Paul Trail. The trail is an easy 1.5-mile walk overlooking rocky outcrops, a small island, and Guilford’s 150-acre Great Harbor Marsh with views of Long Island Sound. Meet at the entrance on Sachem’s Head Road, across from Community Nursery School. Park up on the curb, alongside […]
Join Janet Ainsworth for an exploration of GLCT’s Nut Plains Woods on this National Trails Day. Meet at the Sullivan Dr. entrance to the East River Preserve, 55 Sullivan Dr. Some portions of the planned route are steep, so hiking shoes/boots and poles are recommended. Heavy rain cancels. Not suitable for young children. No rain date. Text 203.530.7826 with questions.
Join us at the Bishop’s Orchards Little Red Barn Area on June 7th at 4:00 for our annual gathering featuring Guilford resident, Scott C. Williams, Ph.D., Chief Scientist, Environmental Science and Forestry Department, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station. After a short meeting led by the GLCT Board of Directors, Dr. Williams will discuss forested residential communities and explain why increased habitat […]
Join iNaturalist Ambassador and nature photographer Abby Sesselberg and GLCT Director Steve Mayo in a search for night insects. We’ll be demonstrating the iNaturalist app for identification. Bring a headlamp or flashlight. Meet at the end of Mulberry Farms Road. Rain or strong winds cancel. Text 203.772.9842 with questions.