This month's Westwoods Trails Committee meeting will be October 16th at the Guilford Community Center (32 Church St) in the Alexander Lounge. We will have a Zoom set up so those who want to attend virtually can do so. The Zoom connection will be hosted by John Goldin. The link to join is below. The agenda for this meeting and […]
The Bimblers Bluff 50k will take place on October 22nd 2023. Online registration will open on May 1, 2023 and remain open until an entry limit of 150 has been reached, after which a waitlist may be offered. The Bimblers Bluff 50k is an off road foot race that starts at Guilford Lakes School, 40 Maupas Rd, Guilford and passes […]
** Postponed: New date 10/22 @ 9 AM ** Join GLCT Director John DellaVentura (203-871-9896) and GLCT board member Bernadette Bober for an adventurous all-ages hike through the Jared Eliot Preserve. This hike is relatively flat but not suitable for strollers. Turn onto Mulberry Point Rd., off 146, and make the first left onto Mulberry Farms Rd. Parking along the […]
Nut Plains property steward Doug Clark has reported three trees that need to be removed from the trails. One is reported to be a beech, so we’re curious if this is the beginning of a huge collection of this tree species succumbing to Beech Leaf disease. Please join us if you have the afternoon free. We’ll have a saw and […]
As part of our effort to make the Spencer’s Creek Trails more accessible, we’re changing the trail entrance to just north of the field. The tree canopy in this area will help keep the entrance clear, and not overgrown with poison ivy. As part of this shift, we’re moving the kiosk to this area, and making the new location more […]
We were washed out of both of our September work parties, so this and next week's work is a replay of trying to finish up the Red Rectangle and Square Trails. If you’d like to help blaze, a small tool belt with places for nails, a hammer and a stockpile of blazes is recommended. Plan to meet at the Dunk […]
We’ll be finishing up any part of the Red Rectangle and Square Trails we didn’t complete last week and moving on to finish the Green Circle Trail. If you’d like to help blaze, a small tool belt with places for nails, a hammer and a stockpile of blazes is recommended. Plan to meet at the Dunk Rock Road entrance, parking […]
Join Kathy Connolly as she shares ways to reclaim backyards, neighborhoods, and parks from the harmful effects of nonnative invasive plants. This talk emphasizes prevention, identification, and low-impact removal techniques. We also discuss the role of municipalities in invasive plant prevention and management. An extensive handout is included. The talk will be held at the Guilford Free Library, please register […]
A new cross trail and re-routing of two sections of the Red Rectangle Trail are on the work list today. Our property steward Gina Keifer will have flagged the new locations in advance, so all we’ll need to do is post blazing and trim a few branches, as necessary. If time and energy permit, we may remove the decaying bench […]
Please join GLCT president Spencer Meyer and CT DEEP state forester Alex Amendola for a late-season tour of some of the less common ecological features in Westwoods. We'll look at pitch pine, scrub oak, and other imperiled/rare plant communities, as well as winter plant and tree identification and other ecology. Expect 3-4 miles of hiking, and perhaps a little off-trail […]
This work party is delayed until the afternoon so people can first attend the Forest Ecology Tour, which starts at 9AM (See below). But once done, we’ll be heading over to the Red Rectangle Trail just south of the Eversource right-of-way to explore alternative routes to the extremely steep section of trail just after the wetland crossing. We plan to […]
With the expectation of new blaze materials having arrived, we’re planning on changing the blaze colors of the cross-trail north of the Greenwood Lane entrance, as well as blaze color to the road. If you’d like to help, a small tool belt with places for nails, a hammer and a stockpile of blazes is recommended. Plan to meet at the […]