Landscape architect Crystal Gaudio will identify a variety of native trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants common to Westwoods and available for purchase locally. She will discuss their identifying characteristics, ecological […]
Come hike a 3+ mile loop trail past beautiful streams, vernal pools and through mature woods in celebration of National Trails Day. GLCT board member and Appalachian Mountain Club hike […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]