Our May work party didn’t get this job completed so we’re continuing that effort, now concentrating on the southern end of the plank walk. Identified are several sections where piling are sinking, so we expect to be lifting planks and adding support to the pilings. if we have enough people, we also hope to start pulling invasive rose plants from […]
Property Steward Kathy Azuara and her family are spearheading this effort to reclaim the small field at Tanner Marsh Brook. They’ve spent significant time over this summer to gain a beachhead into overgrowth and are now ready for a big push to clear as large an area as possible. We'll need volunteers to handle chainsaws and loppers, as well as […]
Property Steward Kathy Azuara and her family are spearheading this effort to reclaim the small field at Tanner Marsh Brook. They’ve spent significant time over this summer to gain a beachhead into overgrowth and are now ready for a big push to clear as large an area as possible. We'll need volunteers to handle chainsaws and loppers, as well as […]
Doug Tallamy, renowned naturalist and author of Bringing Nature Home, The Living Landscape, and Nature's Best Hop, Professor of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware, will speak at Guilford High School Performing Arts Center Sept. 12, 7:00 p.m. Learn more and register here.
The meeting will be a Zoom meeting hosted by John Goldin. The link to join is below. Meeting minutes and agenda are attached. If you have any problems connecting, Paul can be reached at 203.687.7756. The URL is: https://yale.zoom.us/j/96823783599
Reports of fallen trees and new graffiti inspired this first work party of the 2022-3 trail year. This will be a mix of chainsaw work and the artful application of camouflage paint to painted rocks, so extra help and advice is very welcomed. For our sawyers, heavy gloves and a set of loppers will come in handy for those without […]
Our first ‘walk ’n work party’, and another nice walk with a little light maintenance to help keep up our beautiful properties. On this outing we’ll be putting up our new (and quite beautiful) pink plastic blazes over the worn paint on ‘The Good Sister’s’ Trail. It’s a great opportunity for young kids to help us find all these ancient […]
Please join GLCT board members Claudia Bartlett (203-415-4195) and AMC hike leader Janet Ainsworth for a morning hike in Westwoods. We will take the White Circle Trail leading to the beautiful Lost Lake Vista and will return on the Orange and White Circle Trails. There are some rocky areas both up and down. No dogs please. Meet at Sam Hill […]
Last spring our Little West Pond property stewards discovered hundreds of feet of black pvc tubing had been dumped in the woods of our Little West Pond property. Although not an environmental hazard, dumping of anything on GLCT property is not allowed, and we plan to pull this out and transport it to the town transfer station. It’s light work, […]
Have you been wanting to get your child out in the woods? Join GLCT board member Robin Campot (203-721-0679) and her 4yr-old daughter for a walk through the Kampmeyer preserve to admire the leaves with their changing colors in the afternoon sunlight. GLCT board member Melissa Robinson will co-lead. Meet at the end of Laurel Hollow Rd. off of West […]
Our plank walk maintenance last spring identified a significant infestation of invasive multiflora rose along the walk, but we didn’t have the time to completely remove these plants. On this work party we plan to continue that effort, hoping to push the infestation further north and away from the heart of Westwoods. If you’d like to help, please wear thick […]
Join GLCT board member and AMC hike leader Janet Ainsworth (203-530-7826) with co-leader Mary Anne Hardy, on a 3-plus mile moderate hike through Guilford’s Northwoods and a bit of Madison. Meet at the Braemore trailhead, 500 Durham Rd. Please meet 10 minutes ahead of hike start times. Leashed dogs may attend hikes, unless otherwise stated in descriptions above. Heavy rain […]