This is a continuation of our efforts in the autumn (and last month), where we cleared trees and woody plants from the former Eversource right-of-way: an effort to protect several plants ‘of special concern’ now that the utility is no longer maintaining the clearing from reverting to forest. This work party will prune these back as the power company formerly […]
The WTC meeting is this Monday (3/21) at 7:30pm. The meeting will be a Zoom meeting hosted by John Goldin. The link to join is below. If you have any problems connecting, Paul can be reached at 203.687.7756. The URL is: https://yale.zoom.us/j/96823783599
Join James Powers, retired Guilford High School history teacher, historian, archeologist, and author, on a hike in the Braemore Preserve. Participants will be able to see a natural human profile that was important to the spirituality of the Quinnipiac Tribe. Powers, also a founding member of the Dudley Farm Museum and the Quinnipiac Dawnland Museum, will explain the importance of […]
This past weekend, we received a report that the 18ft bridge that crosses Hoadley Creek has been damaged and needs to be reset on it’s piers … with a center support needing to be reset in the creek bed. It’s a very heavy bridge, and we’ll need plenty of help in shifting the bridge and restoring the foundations. We’ll have […]
Our six ‘walk ’n work party’, and another chance to mix hiking and caring for our trials. This month we’ll be crossing the 660ft plank walk across the Great Swamp to both trim branches and vines from the walk way and examine the planks for winter damage. Anything that’s found will be recorded so it can be repaired later, and […]
The Bimblers Bash 10k is schedule to take place on April 3, 2022, registration will open as soon as permits have been confirmed. Starting at A. W. Cox School, 143 3 Mile Course, Guilford, CT, the race course is an entirely off-road loop within Westwoods, Guilford made up from a series of interconnecting single track hiking trails. For more information, […]
Join GLCT board member Janet Ainsworth (203-530-7826), GLCT board member Claudia Bartlett, and Appalachian Mountain Club hike leader Mary Anne Hardy for this very interesting segment of the New England National Scenic Trail (NET). It runs between the East River Preserve at the Sullivan Drive trailhead and a parking pullout on Clapboard Hill Road. The route is mostly flat and […]
This is a replay of last month’s work party which was cancelled due to heavy rain. Nut Plains property steward Doug Clark recently walked the white, blue, green, and red trails in Nut Plains Woods and reported a number of blazing problems throughout the trail network. We hope to correct these problems on this work party, especially those found on […]
For many years, unauthorized trails have become established throughout Westwoods. There are many different reasons why this happens, but it’s confusing for hikers and bikers, against Land Trust Policy, and also bad for the environment. This will be the first of many work parties that will begin to address this problem by (1) better marking the trails we want to […]
We’ll be joining up with the Northwoods Spring Walk, scheduled to begin the same time and place, and then breaking off to inspect and repair blazing on the Yellow Cross Trail. Paul will bring all the blazing materials we’ll be needing. You can bring a good hammer and a set of work gloves. A small tool belt with places for […]
NEW 120+ ACRE ACQUISITION! Explore GLCT's recent acquisitions, the 120+ acre Bartlett Land Preserve and a smaller inholding with GLCT Director Bill Bloss (203-623-3434). This will be a long walk of about five miles, and the trail goes up and down the mountain twice, not technically difficult but, for Guilford, this is a long walk. We will see deep ravines […]
Our seventh ‘walk ’n work party’, and another chance to mix of hiking and caring for our trials. This month we’ll take a walk around Kampmeyer South, crossing the old Trolley bed and Swamp Board-walk, and looping around high-lands to the west. We expect to be cutting vines and overhanging branches, and getting the trails into good shape for the […]