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 the Green Trail. Paul will have the blazing materials and nails. You can bring a good […]
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 […]