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  • Westwoods Plankwalk Maintenance at Peddlers Road

    Peddlers Road (Westwoods) 620 Peddlers Road, Guilford, CT, United States

    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 the overgrowth of an invasive plant that’s been reported, and cut that back as best we can. Paul’s pretty sure we have the required materials already at the northern end […]

  • Family-Friendly Walk on the Westwoods Nature Trail

    Dunk Rock Road (Westwoods) 77PW+QC, Guilford, CT, United States

    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 will take you through the 2-mile trail, stopping at 40 observation points where we will share fascinating insights and observations. Meet at the Dunk Rock Rd. trailhead. Heavy rain cancels. […]

  • Eastwoods/Nutplains – Closing the Old Connecting Trail at Leatherman Road

    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 Eastwoods and Nutplains Wood properties. And in August, the Town’s Land Stewards cleared and blazed the new trail across the Balestracci property; providing a really pleasant cross trail between Eastwoods […]

  • Installing Plastic Trail Blazes at Westwoods Three Corners Road

    3 Corners Road (Westwoods) 497 3 Corners Road, Guilford, CT, United States

    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 Red Triangle trail. Today we’ll be starting on the eastern terminus of that trail and working north to the old power line crossing. If you’d like to help blaze, you […]

  • Bimbler’s Bluff 2024

    Guilford Lakes School 40 Maupas Road, Guilford, CT, United States

    The Bimblers Bluff 50k is an off road foot race that starts at Guilford Lakes School, 40 Maupas Rd, Guilford and passes through several inter-connected woodland preserves in southern Connecticut. Consisting entirely of rolling forest roads or single track that can be extremely rocky, the course will provide a true test of the runner’s fitness and mental stamina. The course […]

  • East River Preserve Guided Hike

    Sullivan Drive (East River Woodlands) 886G+V6, Guilford, CT, United States

    Join GLCT President Janet Ainsworth and Conservation Commission Chair Doug Clark for a hike on the New England National Scenic Trail in the ERP and GLCT’s Nut Plains Woods. This hike is considered moderate, with some ups and downs. Meet at the ERP Sullivan Dr. trailhead. Heavy rain cancels. Contact phone 203-530-7826

  • Hauling Lumber From Eastwoods to Westwoods – Eastwoods: Podunk Road Entrance

    Eastwoods Podunk Road 522–550 Podunk Rd, Guilford, CT, United States

    When the new Bog Bridge was built by CF&P during the summer the lumber from the original bridge was saved so it could be recycled into future projects. Unfortunately, it was left at a trail deep in Eastwoods, and we need to now pull it out and move it to its new location. To do this we’ll be meeting at […]

  • East River Preserve Trail Run

    Sullivan Drive (East River Woodlands) 886G+V6, Guilford, CT, United States

    Join GLCT Directors Bernadette Bober and Jodie Lang for a three-mile trail run through the East River Preserve. This will be a beginner-pace run, and we won’t leave anyone behind! If folks want to continue farther, we will do a second loop. Teens and adults only. Sneakers with treads are encouraged. Meet at the East River Preserve parking lot on […]

  • Blaze And Trail Maintenance – Hoadley Creek – Granite Road Entrance

    Granite Road Solstice 1-109 Old Road, Guilford, CT, United States

    Reports of confusing and ‘difficult to follow’ blazing along the Hoadley Creek trails, just south of Solstice, have us walking these trails to assess their condition and repair where necessary. If you’d like to help, you should bring along a small tool belt with places for nails, a hammer and a stockpile of blaze ... we’ll have both the blaze […]

  • Stewardship Workshop – Dudley Barrows Woods – Dudley Farms Entrance

    Dudley Barrows 2351 Durham Road, Guilford, CT, United States

    Not exactly a work party, we’re holding a field meeting for our Property Stewards to talk about property oversight, and the sort of things they should be on the look-out for when they walk their property. We’ll be focusing primarily on boundary monitoring, reviewing the marking the Land Trust uses to identify the land, as well as the sort of […]

  • Trail Rerouting – Westwoods: Lower Moose Hill Road Entrance

    Lower Moose Hill Road (Westwoods) 681 Moose Hill Road, Guilford, CT, United States

    With the removal of the Eversource distribution lines several years ago, the utility is no longer clearing their right-of-way, and some of the trails crossing the low areas have become very overgrown. The Yellow Square is a particularly good example of this, and we’re using this opportunity to move it to higher ground where it will be both easier to […]

  • Neck River North – Seeding A New Meadow – Nortontown Road Entrance

    Neck River North 755 Nortontown Road, Guilford, CT, United States

    Eversource clear-cut a large section of this small property last autumn, and our Property Steward has decided to assist nature by seeding this former forest floor with native grasses before foreign invasive plants advance into the area. The Land Trust has provided both seed and hand seed spreaders. and we’re looking for help in broadcasting the seed and lightly raking […]