Last month we successfully installed stepping stones on a water crossing, and with what we’ve learned we plan to do similar work on ‘problem’ areas of the White Circle and Green Circle trails. We may again use stones for this, but will be prepared to use available slabs of wood if that can be made to work. We will have […]
Join Guilford Landscape Architect Crystal Gaudio and GLCT Education Committee member Karen Klugman on a guided walk to identify native species and learn about their growing requirements. Along the way, we'll also discuss invasive species and their impact on the local ecosystem. Meet at the Dunk Rock Road trailhead to embark on this educational and insightful journey into our natural […]
We didn’t get a big turn-out for last month’s plank walk workparty, so we’re hoping more people come out today so we can complete the repairs on two ‘soft’ sections of this venerable walkway. We expect to use the materials we’ve stockpiled on the northern end of the walk for this work, so there won’t be anything (except tools) to […]
Hear James Powers, author of Shadows Over Dawnland, talk about the impact on the Quinnipiac peoples of the arrival of European settlers.
Okay, so it really isn’t any work. But as a kick-off for the 2024-25 trail season, the parade is an annual event for The Land Trust and WestWoods Trails Committee to meet and greet the community and remind Guilford citizens that there are people behind the organization. You're invited to join us this Saturday as we participate in this uniquely […]
Our primary goal today is to add a couple of big stepping stones to an existing river crossing. This will connect our Neck River North trail to the Blinnshed Ridge and Neck River Trails managed by the Madison Land Trust. As a secondary effort, we need to cut up some deadfalls on the trails. So we need a chainsaw or […]
At the September WWTC meeting Paul noted a broken plank on the walk, so we’ll attend to that today. And while we’re in the area, we’ll take a look at the overgrowth of an invasive plant that’s been reported, and cut that back as best we can. Paul’s pretty sure we have the required materials already at the northern end […]
Explore the beauty of the Westwoods Nature Trail with GLCT member and co-author of the updated Westwoods Nature Trail Guide, Nicole Crane, and GLCT Director Adam Scott. This engaging walk will take you through the 2-mile trail, stopping at 40 observation points where we will share fascinating insights and observations. Meet at the Dunk Rock Rd. trailhead. Heavy rain cancels. […]
Over the summer the caretakers of the National Scenic Trail, CT Forest & Parks, built a 250 foot elevated plank walk across a wide wetland on the boundary between GLCT’s Eastwoods and Nutplains Wood properties. And in August, the Town’s Land Stewards cleared and blazed the new trail across the Balestracci property; providing a really pleasant cross trail between Eastwoods […]
With Cooper Woods finishing up his Eagle Project on the west side of the Red Triangle Trail this past spring, we’re finally getting around to posting blazes along the entire Red Triangle trail. Today we’ll be starting on the eastern terminus of that trail and working north to the old power line crossing. If you’d like to help blaze, you […]
The Bimblers Bluff 50k is an off road foot race that starts at Guilford Lakes School, 40 Maupas Rd, Guilford and passes through several inter-connected woodland preserves in southern Connecticut. Consisting entirely of rolling forest roads or single track that can be extremely rocky, the course will provide a true test of the runner’s fitness and mental stamina. The course […]
Join GLCT President Janet Ainsworth and Conservation Commission Chair Doug Clark for a hike on the New England National Scenic Trail in the ERP and GLCT’s Nut Plains Woods. This hike is considered moderate, with some ups and downs. Meet at the ERP Sullivan Dr. trailhead. Heavy rain cancels. Contact phone 203-530-7826