This will be our first organized invasives work party of the summer and we plan to cut and treat invasive barberry and rose along the violet trail. GLCT director Jim Ballentine and Westwoods Property Steward Nicolette Lee (and her family) plan to lead the work. If you’d like to help, bring thick gloves (leather is best for the thorns) and […]
The folks at the Cedar Island Marina are replacing an existing deck and the Trails Committee has been offered the salvaged material for use on the trails. With some care and creative cutting, we expect to get 5 or 6 sections that can be used to cross wet sections of trail, or perhaps as bridges. Today we’ll be joining the […]
Celebrating GLCT’s updated Nature Trail Guide! Originally published in 1985 and revised in 2000, this guide is available for purchase at Breakwater Books. Get an inside perspective on the renewal of this Guilford staple from contributors Kathleen White, Paul Prolux, Adam Scott, and Nicole Crane. Open to adults and families with children able to walk at least two miles and […]
Join Guilford native and renowned botanical author Lauren Brown and CT Agricultural Experiment Station Ecologist Scott Williams for a detailed exploration of unique botanical habitats on this new 33-acre GLCT property. Prepare for dense vegetation, occasional steep rocky terrain, and the possibility of ankle-deep wet spots. Meet at the trailhead across from Landon’s Way on Moose Hill Rd. No dogs. […]
This month's Westwoods Trails Committee meeting will be held Monday, September 15 at the Guilford Community Center (32 Church St) in the Whitfield Room (dining room) at 7:30 pm. We will have a Zoom set up so those who want to attend virtually can do so. The link to join is below. The agenda for this meeting and the May […]
Okay, so it really isn’t any work. But as a kick-off for the 2025-26 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 […]
The White Trail, as is passes by the little pond near Reene’s Way, is infested with a number of the area’s most aggressive foreign invasive plants, and this work party is being scheduled to try and clean the area that’s reported overgrown over the summer. We’re looking for as large a group as we can assemble to put a significant […]
Join GLCT President Janet Ainsworth on a 4-mile loop in Westwoods. This classic two-hour hike will begin on the White Circle, then proceed on the Blue Trail, and finally return on the Orange Circle Trail. There are a few rock scrambles along the way. Meet at the Sam Hill Road parking lot. Please arrive 10 minutes ahead of the start […]
Our work party on the 31st of May didn’t address all the Loop 6 issues, so we’re expecting to finish these off today. The four projects that need doing (numbering is from the original list): (11) Wet area - Move trail to west side add drainage into marsh. (12 & 13) Two wet areas - move trail to east. (14) […]
Part of a survey walk planned to critically review all aspects of trail condition and location throughout Westwoods, to capture other property information (like invasive plant sitings, graffiti, etc.) and unauthorized use of the property. To record this information in the field, we plan to use the Avenza Map app, which is available on both the Apple and Android handhelds […]
Join Nature Trail Guide contributor Nicole Crane and Westwoods Trail Committee Chair Paul Proulx at the Dunk Rock Road entrance for a 2-mile hike on the Nature Trail. Open to adults and children. Expect lots of history, natural science observations, varied terrain with numerous roots, some mud, and some ups and downs. Heavy rain cancels. Contact: 646.797.9637 Please arrive 10 […]
We expect our inspection of Loop 7 on the 11th will turn up a laundry list of trail issues, such as raising bridges or re-routing sections of trail. So we’ve set this day aside for beginning that work, and ask you to contact Paul if you’d like to hear what really needs doing. Alternatively, you could just show up with […]