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Open Garden
Open Garden
Now's your chance to come on in and get a closer look at the unique garden at 333 Pleasant Street, Willimantic. Everyone's welcome -- friends, neighbors, family, and the public, as well as Garden Club members. Creator of the garden, Pam Wright, will lead tours at 5:15 and 6:15, covering the three distinct areas of…
Open Garden
Open Garden
Open Garden, July 10, 5 - 7 pm, at the home of Pam Wright, 333 Pleasant Street, Willimantic, CT 06226. Pam Wright says, “I began my garden when Jim and I bought our "forever" home in 1974, 50 years ago. It has never been the same two years in a row, but it still brings me daily pleasure.”…
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Roseland Cottage Polinator Planting
Roseland Cottage Polinator Planting
Roseland Cottage volunteers, Southbridge Garden Club and others will be planting native plants to continue a pollinator garden at Roseland Cottage on Thursday, July 11th beginning a 9 am. Join them as they create another beautiful garden.
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Seed Swap
Seed Swap
Join us at the James L. Goodwin Conservation Center for a swap of seeds! Bring your unused seeds and trade seeds for both indoor and outdoor plants. No live plants will be exchanged. No need to sign up, just join us! All are welcome. Email deep.goodwin@ct.gov if you have any questions.
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QUIET CORNER GARDEN CLUB GARDEN TOUR
QUIET CORNER GARDEN CLUB GARDEN TOUR
Quiet Corner Gardens, a self-guided tour of eight gardens in Pomfret, Putnam and Woodstock on July 13, from 9am to 4pm, is the Quiet Corner Garden Club’s latest offering to the community. Come, be inspired. Start at the Woodstock Town Green (Route 169, across from Roseland Cottage) where you can purchase tickets or pick up…
Summer Tree ID Class
Summer Tree ID Class
Join Master Naturalist and fellow-tree-observer Lynn Kochiss for a Tree Identification program. The changes of summer offer a perfect time for one to learn more about trees. Lynn will go over how to use clues like bark, twigs, buds and leaves, and you will feel like a more of a tree expert. All are welcome—Adults,…
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Pine Acres Pond Loop
Pine Acres Pond Loop
Join Naturalist Adam Drouin for a hike looping around Pine Acres Pond. This scenic walk will be at least 5.5 miles in length, pass by Pine Acres Pond, Governor’s Island and other unique sections of the Goodwin State Forest. Be sure to bring water, a snack, and appropriate hiking footwear. There will be roots, rocks,…
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Fairy Houses
Fairy Houses
Calling all families to the James L. Goodwin Conservation Center-the fairies need help building homes! Stop by for the fairy-house building workshop and help house our local fairy population, or your own at home. Materials will be provided(found nature items) if one has special additions for a fairy house at home, feel free to bring…
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Lasagna Gardening
Lasagna Gardening
Lasagna Gardening - also referred to as sheet composting —is an age-old technique of using a no-dig, no-till organic gardening method that results in rich, fluffy soil with very little work from the gardener. Lasagna gardens can be started at any time of year, though Fall is optimum. The name Lasagna Garden refers to the…
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Dixie Cats Free Outdoor Concert
Dixie Cats Free Outdoor Concert
Sunday, July 21 5:30pm The Dixie Cats Free Outdoor Concert Join us for some toe-tapping music with Jim Nardine’s Dixieland band as they perform on the museum’s patio. The concert is free but don’t forget to bring your chairs! Snacks and lemonade will be sold. Grounds open at 5pm. Held at the Lebanon Historical Society…
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Governor’s Island Hike
Governor’s Island Hike
Visit the James L. Goodwin Conservation Center, where a guided hike will depart for Governor’s Island, a unique part of the Goodwin State Forest. The hike will be over 3 miles at a relaxed pace. it is also common to see deer on the trails leading to Governor’s Island, and the outlook there provides a…
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CT Rocks
CT Rocks
Want to learn about what amazing rocks we have around us in CT? Join historian and autodidactic geologist Chelsey Knyff at the Goodwin Conservation Center to learn about the rocks all around us. All ages welcome. We will have examples of common rocks, where to find rocks, and some cool science of the difference between…
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Music at the Amp — –Free!
Music at the Amp — –Free!
John Sorowiecki will perform piano and vocals Saturday, July 13, at 7 pm. Rusty Macha has rescheduled for Saturday, July 27, 7 pm. The Amp is located at the Garden on the Bridge, just past the RR trestles.
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Night Hike
Night Hike
The Goodwin Conservation Center is offering a guided night-hike on what is potentially one of the most active nights of the Alpha Capricornids meteor shower. The hike will depart from the Goodwin Conservation Center shortly after 9, and will be about 3 miles in length or shorter. All are welcome on this hike, it is…