Posts by Lois
Ross Cliffs Ramble at Old Furnace 6/12
Join Chief Ranger Bill Reid for a 2 mile loop hike at Old Furnace State Park in Killingly. From the main parking lot we’ll hike the yellow trail and the…
Read MoreEnjoy a Flat-Water Griswold Paddle 5/16
Enjoy a Spring Outdoors flat-water paddle on Hopeville Pond, an impoundment of the Pachaug River. Hopeville Pond Paddle May 16, 1 pm Hopeville Pond State Park, Griswold, CT A brief…
Read MoreHike to a Special Spot in Franklin 5/15
Enjoy a moderate hike to an overlook, followed by a walk to Bailey’s Brook and the waterfall at the base of the ravine. This 2-mile hike has some brief steep…
Read MoreMay Acorn Adventure – Wigglies & Squigglies 5/23
What lives under the water in a stream? Explore Mashamoquet Brook with a professional biologist looking for the critters who live there. Acorn Adventure – Wigglies & Squigglies May 23,…
Read MoreMore Spring Outdoors and Vernal Pools along the Nehantic Trail
Here we are 7 weeks after the Vernal Equinox, and it finally seems like spring has arrived. The daffodils that bloom in our front yard didn’t appreciate 2 inches of…
Read MoreTLGV 2021 Annual Meeting at Camp Laurel
Please join us June 3 at Camp Laurel, where sprawling fields, meandering trails and quintessential camp buildings offer the perfect setting for TLGV’s Annual Meeting. Thursday, June 3, 2021 Camp…
Read MoreFinding Beauty in a May Day
“Nature is shy and noncommittal in a crowd. To learn her secrets visit her alone or with a single friend, at most. Everything evades you, everything hides, even your thoughts…
Read MoreInstalling a Bat House in Your Yard
This week I begin my spring and summer volunteer work for the CT DEEP Wildlife Division to help monitor bats. This will be the fourth year I’m doing this work,…
Read MoreEastern White Oak: Connecticut State Tree and So Much More
“If the oak is the king of trees, as tradition has it, then the Eastern White Oak, throughout its range, is the king of kings.” — Donald Culross Peattie from…
Read MoreOur Shared Heritage: The Lebanon Historical Society
“History, I like to think, is a larger way of looking at life. It is a source of strength, of inspiration. It is about who we are and what we…
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