Join us for Spring Outdoors — March 19 to June 20 2024!

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Spring Outdoors Events

1 a. TLGV’s Letterboxing Trail All Spring Outdoors Sunrise - Sunset
4 b. UConn Art & Sculpture Hunt All Spring Outdoors, Dawn to Dusk The William Benton Museum of Art, UCONN, 245 Glenbrook Rd., Storrs, CT 06269
3 c. Spring Time Days with Rescue Horses All Spring Outdoors, 10:30 - 11 am & 3 - 4:30 pm The Gift Horse @ Hidden Springs Farm LLC, 78 Lewis Rd, Hampton, CT, USA

Week of: 3/18/2024

4 TLGV Adventure: Vernal Equinox Hike to Opacum Woods 3/19/2024 10:00 am Opacum Woods, Old Brook Circle, Sturbridge, MA
5 Musical Performance with Sally Rogers & Howie Bursen 3/19/2024 4:00 pm 25 Westcott Road Killingly, CT 06239
6 Party with the Irish 3/19/2024 6:00 pm Willimantic Brewing Company, 967 Main St, Willimantic, CT 06226
7 Wednesday Walk at Utley Hill Preserve 3/20/2024 9:00 am Utley Hill Preserve 60 Hennequin Rd Columbia, CT
8 Mansfield Hollow Lake Dam Tour 3/22/2024 12:00 pm 141 Mansfield Hollow Rd. Mansfield Hollow, CT 06250
9 Friday Walks at Trail Wood 3/22/2024 1:00 pm Trail Wood, 93 Kenyon Rd., Hampton CT 06247
10 Pancake Brealfast 3/23/2024 8:00 am Finnish American Heritage Society , 76 N. Canterbury Road Route 169, Canterbury, CT 06331
11 CT Boatin/PWC Safety Course 3/23/2024 8:30 am Pachaug Outdoor Club 178 Banjo Sullivan Road, Griswold, CT
13 Greet the Easter Bunny 3/23/2024 10:00 am 200 School Street, Putnam, CT 06260
12 Long-Distance Hike at Bradley-Buchanan Woods 3/23/2024 10:00 am 54 Warrenville Rd, Mansfield Center, CT 06250
14 Who’s Been Here? Trail Cameras for Data & Detecting 3/23/2024 10:00 am New Storrs Cemetery, UConn Storrs
15 Woodcock Watch 3/23/2024 7:00 pm 218 Day Road, Pomfret Center, CT 06259
16 Natchaug Epic: The Quiet Hell 3/24/2024 9:00 am Thompson Speedway, 205 East Thompson Rd., Thompson, CT 06277

Week of: 3/25/2024

17 NHS Annual Meeting & 18th Century Chocolate Making Demonstration 3/25/2024 6:30 pm The Spa at Norwich Inn 607 W Thames St Norwich, CT 06360
18 Volunteer Naturalist Training 3/26/2024 8:00 am Bafflin Sanctuary, 218 Day Rd. Pomfret Center, CT 06259
19 Grow Native for Pollinators Campaign Forum 3/27/2024 6:00 pm Oxford Middle School Cafeteria 497 Main Street Oxford, MA 01540
15 Woodcock Watch 3/27/2024 7:00 pm 218 Day Road, Pomfret Center, CT 06259
9 Friday Walks at Trail Wood 3/29/2024 1:00 pm Trail Wood, 93 Kenyon Rd., Hampton CT 06247
20 The Incredible Killingly Egg Hunt 3/30/2024 10:00 am Davis Park, Main St. Killingly, CT

Week of: 4/01/2024

21 Early Morning Bird Walks 4/02/2024 8:00 am 218 Day Road, Pomfret Center, CT 06259
22 Wednesday Walk at Preston Nature Sanctuary 4/03/2024 9:00 am Preston Nature Sanctuary 843 CT-97 Hampton, CT
23 Trail Wood Troubadours 4/03/2024 6:00 pm Trail Wood, 93 Kenyon Rd., Hampton CT 06247
24 A Tale of Two Digs: Recent Archaeology at the Prudence Crandall Museum 4/03/2024 7:00 pm Otis Library Atrium, 261 Main St., Norwich, CT 06360
25 Meet & Greet ( Friends of Southbridge Trails) 4/04/2024 6:00 pm Jacob Edwards Library, 236 Main St., Southbridge, MA
9 Friday Walks at Trail Wood 4/05/2024 1:00 pm Trail Wood, 93 Kenyon Rd., Hampton CT 06247
26 Painting Party 4/05/2024 6:30 pm Eastern CT Veterans Community Center, 47 Crescent St, Willimantic, CT 06226
27 Spring Mysteries of Bradley-Buchanan Woods 4/06/2024 9:00 am 54 Warrenville Road, Mansfield Center, CT 06250
28 History of Little Plain Tour 4/06/2024 10:00 am 115 Union St, Norwich, CT 06360

Week of: 4/08/2024

21 Early Morning Bird Walks 4/09/2024 8:00 am 218 Day Road, Pomfret Center, CT 06259
29 LiberTea: Bundling, Brides & Babies of Early New England 4/11/2024 5:30 pm Eastern CT Veterans Community Center, 47 Crescent St, Willimantic, CT 06226
9 Friday Walks at Trail Wood 4/12/2024 1:00 pm Trail Wood, 93 Kenyon Rd., Hampton CT 06247
30 Bull Hill Hike 4/13/2024 10:00 am In Woodstock, take Senexet Road to Bull Hill Road and go East to the end of the gravel road at the Thompson town line.
32 CSMNH Family Day: What Makes a Treehopper? 4/13/2024 1:00 pm Gant Science Complex Light Court, North Eagleville Rd, UConn Storrs
31 Nature Sketchbook Journaling 4/13/2024 1:00 pm Trail Wood, 93 Kenyon Rd., Hampton CT 06247
33 Meet the Tanheath Hounds 4/14/2024 12:00 pm Tyrone Farms Equestrian Area Tyrone Road, Pomfret, CT

Week of: 4/15/2024

21 Early Morning Bird Walks 4/16/2024 8:00 am 218 Day Road, Pomfret Center, CT 06259
34 The “Mind Reading” Show 4/16/2024 5:30 pm 25 Westcott Road Killingly, CT 06239
35 Wednesday Walk at Pigeon Swamp Preserve 4/17/2024 9:00 am End of Pigeon Swamp Road Lebanon, CT
9 Friday Walks at Trail Wood 4/19/2024 1:00 pm Trail Wood, 93 Kenyon Rd., Hampton CT 06247
36 Silent Movies with Richard Hughes 4/19/2024 5:30 pm 31 Ray Street Webster, MA 01570
38 Children’s Fishing Derby 4/20/2024 8:00 am Trail 1 Pachaug State Forest
37 Windham-Tolland 4-H Camp, Camper Scamper 5k/1 Mile 4/20/2024 8:00 am 326 Taft Pond Rd Pomfret CT 06259
39 Trail Wood Earth Day Cleanup 4/20/2024 9:00 am Trail Wood, 93 Kenyon Rd., Hampton CT 06247
41 Heritage Trail walk 4/20/2024 10:00 am 156 West St Southbridge, MA 01550
42 Go Fly a Kite 4/20/2024 10:30 am 499 Wolf Den Road Brooklyn, CT 06234
43 Beautify Hay Burr Inn 4/20/2024 1:00 pm 169 Black Hill Rd, Plainfield, CT 06374
44 International Day in Putnam 4/20/2024 1:00 pm Downtown Putnam, CT
46 Bats: Winged Wonders 4/20/2024 2:00 pm 218 Day Road, Pomfret Center, CT 06259
45 Earth Day Walk at Trail Wood 4/20/2024 2:00 pm Trail Wood, 93 Kenyon Rd., Hampton CT 06247
47 Water in Earthly Processes at the Gurleyville Grist Mill 4/21/2024 1:00 pm Gurleyville Grist Mill Stone Mill Road Mansfield, CT

Week of: 4/22/2024

48 Earth Day Exploration at West Thompson Dam 4/22/2024 1:00 pm 400 Campground Drive N. Grosvenordale 06255
21 Early Morning Bird Walks 4/23/2024 8:00 am 218 Day Road, Pomfret Center, CT 06259
49 Norwich Freedom Trail 4/25/2024 12:00 pm 100 Broadway Norwich, CT 06360
9 Friday Walks at Trail Wood 4/26/2024 1:00 pm Trail Wood, 93 Kenyon Rd., Hampton CT 06247
54 Long Gone Green (a plant-based event) 4/27/2024 5:31 am 7 Sutton Road Webster, MA 01570
50 Earth Day with Friends of Pachaug Forest 4/27/2024 7:00 am Hopeville State Park Pavilion 929 Hopeville Rd, Griswold, CT 06351
51 Long Pond Bird Walk 4/27/2024 8:00 am 218 Day Road, Pomfret Center, CT 06259
52 Gathering of the New England Chapter of American Bell Association 4/27/2024 9:00 am Grace Episcopal Church, 4 Chapel Hill Rd., Yantic CT06389
53 Mosses and Lichens at Tobiassen Forest 4/27/2024 10:00 am Tobiassen Forest, 198 Noah Lane, Tolland, CT
55 Fairy Tale Scavenger Hunt – Open House 4/27/2024 1:00 pm 169 Black Hill Rd., Plainfield, CT 06374
56 TLGV Night Sky Adventure: Astrophotography 101 with Nathan Hale Homestead 4/27/2024 6:00 pm Nathan Hale Homestead, 2299 South St., Coventry, CT
57 QC NEMBA Old Furnace Fun Ride 4/28/2024 9:00 am 101 Ross Rd, Danielson, CT
58 TLGV Acorn Adventure: Slithery & Slimy: Amphibians and Reptiles 4/28/2024 2:00 pm Garrison Park, 495 Phoenixville Rd., Chaplin, CT

Week of: 4/29/2024

21 Early Morning Bird Walks 4/30/2024 8:00 am 218 Day Road, Pomfret Center, CT 06259
59 Wednesday Walk at Allanach-Wolf Woodlands 5/01/2024 9:00 am 164 Back Road, Windham, CT
23 Trail Wood Troubadours 5/01/2024 6:00 pm Trail Wood, 93 Kenyon Rd., Hampton CT 06247
9 Friday Walks at Trail Wood 5/03/2024 1:00 pm Trail Wood, 93 Kenyon Rd., Hampton CT 06247
60 Virginia Rail Bird Walk 5/03/2024 6:00 pm 218 Day Road, Pomfret Center, CT 06259
26 Painting Party 5/03/2024 6:30 pm Eastern CT Veterans Community Center, 47 Crescent St, Willimantic, CT 06226
66 Maypole Celebration at Atwood Farm 5/04/2024 2:00 am Atwood farm 624 Wormwood Hill Road Mansfield Center, CT
61 Beginners Bird Walk 5/04/2024 8:00 am 218 Day Road, Pomfret Center, CT 06259
63 Norwich Millionaires’ Triangle 5/04/2024 10:00 am Chelsea Parade South, Norwich, CT
62 Time by Sun; Plant by Moon 5/04/2024 10:00 am Blue Slope Country Museum 138 Blue Hill Road Franklin, CT 06254
64 Colonial Days: Living History Event on the Norwichtown Green 5/04/2024 11:00 am 69 East Town Street Norwich, CT 06360
65 Quiet Corner Pride Festival 5/04/2024 11:00 am Rotary Park, Kennedy Dr, Putnam, CT

Week of: 5/06/2024

21 Early Morning Bird Walks 5/07/2024 8:00 am 218 Day Road, Pomfret Center, CT 06259
67 Arboretum stroll 5/08/2024 10:00 am Palmer Arboretum Route 169 , Woodstock Ct
68 Trail Wood Bird Walks 5/09/2024 8:00 am 93 Kenyon Rd., Hampton, CT 06247
69 LiberTea: “I Never Knew My Father” Memorial to Military Parents 5/09/2024 5:30 pm Eastern CT Veterans Community Center, 47 Crescent St, Willimantic, CT 06226
70 Friedman Forest Bird Walk 5/10/2024 8:00 am 218 Day Road, Pomfret Center, CT 06259
9 Friday Walks at Trail Wood 5/10/2024 1:00 pm Trail Wood, 93 Kenyon Rd., Hampton CT 06247
71 Gellert Preserve Bird Walk 5/11/2024 8:00 am 218 Day Road, Pomfret Center, CT 06259
72 Guided Trail Walk with Friends of Sturbridge Trails 5/11/2024 9:00 am Meet at Trek Sturbridge Trailhead, 52 Stallion Hill Road.
73 iPhone Insta Imaging 5/11/2024 9:00 am Trail Wood, 93 Kenyon Rd., Hampton CT 06247
76 Farm History Tour 5/11/2024 10:00 am 499 Wolf Den Road Brooklyn, CT 06234
78 Forest in Bloom: Identifying, Collecting, and Pressing Flowers from Trees 5/11/2024 10:00 am Hillside Environmental Education Park, UConn Storrs
75 Horizon Wings Open House 5/11/2024 10:00 am 9 Sand Hill Rd., Ashford, CT
74 Pachaug Pond Paddle with Avalonia Land Conservancy 5/11/2024 10:00 am Dutka Nature Preserve, Griswold, CT.
77 Youth Fishing Derby 5/11/2024 10:00 am Rotary Park, Kennedy Dr, Putnam, CT
31 Nature Sketchbook Journaling 5/11/2024 1:00 pm Trail Wood, 93 Kenyon Rd., Hampton CT 06247
79 Mother’s Day Bird Walk 5/12/2024 8:00 am 218 Day Road, Pomfret Center, CT 06259
80 Trail Wood Mother’s Day Walk 5/12/2024 2:00 pm Trail Wood, 93 Kenyon Rd., Hampton CT 06247

Week of: 5/13/2024

21 Early Morning Bird Walks 5/14/2024 8:00 am 218 Day Road, Pomfret Center, CT 06259
81 20 Warbler Day 5/15/2024 6:00 am 218 Day Road, Pomfret Center, CT 06259
82 Wednesday walk at Tinkerville Brook 5/15/2024 9:00 am 135 Armitage Road Ashford, CT
83 Invasives in UR Backyard 5/15/2024 4:00 pm Willimantic River Trail, off Bridge Street, Willimantic, CT 06226
84 Cabbage Hill Bird Walk 5/16/2024 8:00 am 218 Day Road, Pomfret Center, CT 06259
67 Arboretum stroll 5/16/2024 10:00 am Palmer Arboretum Route 169 , Woodstock Ct
85 Third Thursday Street Festival 5/16/2024 6:00 pm Main St., Willimantic, CT
85 Third Thursday Street Festival 5/16/2024 6:00 pm Main St., Willimantic, CT
86 Frog and Toad Calls 5/16/2024 6:30 pm Trail Wood, 93 Kenyon Rd., Hampton CT 06247
9 Friday Walks at Trail Wood 5/17/2024 1:00 pm Trail Wood, 93 Kenyon Rd., Hampton CT 06247
87 Willimantic Downtown Spring Garden Walk 5/17/2024 2:00 pm 28 Bridge St, Willimantic, CT 06226
88 In Concert: Cindy Kallet, Grey Larsen & Will Brown 5/17/2024 7:30 pm Bafflin Sanctuary, 218 Day Rd. Pomfret Center, CT 06259
89 Tri Town Trail Birding Hike 5/18/2024 8:30 am Tri Town Trail Parking Lot Rt. 177 Preston, CT Across from the Preston Community Park
91 “Dudley Grows Together” Plant Hop 5/18/2024 9:00 am Dudley, MA
90 May Trail Maintenance with FOPF 5/18/2024 9:00 am Pachaug State Forest, Chapman Field, Cutoff Rd, Voluntown, CT 06384
92 Southbridge Garden Club Annual Plant Sale 5/18/2024 9:00 am 278 Main St Sturbridge, MA
41 Heritage Trail walk 5/18/2024 10:00 am 156 West St Southbridge, MA 01550
93 West Thompson Dam Tour 5/18/2024 10:00 am 162 West Thompson Road. N. Grosvenordale, CT 06255
94 Fairy & Magic Fest in Putnam 5/18/2024 11:00 am Main St., Putnam. CT
95 O, I Love Sodom in the Springtime 5/18/2024 1:00 pm The Mill Museum, 411 Main Street, Willimantic, CT, 06226
96 Pollinator Habitat Establishment Workshop 5/18/2024 1:00 pm Unbound Glory Farm 294 Hampton Rd. Pomfret Center CT 06259
97 Chicken Barbecue 5/18/2024 4:00 pm Finnish American Heritage Society 76 N. Canterbury Rd Canterbury, CT 06331
98 Modern Social Square Dance 5/18/2024 7:00 pm 138 Blue Hill Road Franklin, CT 06254
99 90 Bird Day (17th Annual) 5/19/2024 6:00 am 218 Day Road, Pomfret Center, CT 06259
101 Ferncroft Wildlife Rescue Family Day 5/19/2024 11:00 am Roseland Park, 205 Roseland Park, Rd., Woodstock CT
100 Yoga with the Horses 5/19/2024 11:00 am 169 Black Hill Rd, Plainfield, CT 06374
102 State Museum Sundays 5/19/2024 11:30 am Prudence Crandall Museum, 1 S. Canterbury Rd. (Rt. 169), Canterbury, CT
102 State Museum Sundays 5/19/2024 1:30 pm Prudence Crandall Museum, 1 S. Canterbury Rd. (Rt. 169), Canterbury, CT
103 Acorn Adventure for Families: A Dairy Farm Adventure 5/19/2024 2:00 pm Fairholm Farm, 80 Chandler Road, Woodstock CT
102 State Museum Sundays 5/19/2024 3:00 pm Prudence Crandall Museum, 1 S. Canterbury Rd. (Rt. 169), Canterbury, CT

Week of: 5/20/2024

21 Early Morning Bird Walks 5/21/2024 8:00 am 218 Day Road, Pomfret Center, CT 06259
104 Pumpkin Hill Bird Walk 5/23/2024 8:00 am 218 Day Road, Pomfret Center, CT 06259
9 Friday Walks at Trail Wood 5/24/2024 1:00 pm Trail Wood, 93 Kenyon Rd., Hampton CT 06247
105 Bird Banding Demonstration 5/25/2024 9:00 am 218 Day Road, Pomfret Center, CT 06259
67 Arboretum stroll 5/25/2024 10:00 am Palmer Arboretum Route 169 , Woodstock Ct
106 Holland to Brimfield Bike Ride 5/25/2024 10:00 am 20 Pond Bridge Road Holland, MA
107 The Bees Knees: Info Session on the Honey Bee by Tom Bacon 5/25/2024 10:00 am Little Dipper Farm, 499 Wolf Den Road, Brooklyn, CT 06234
108 Boston Hollow Bird Watch 5/26/2024 8:00 am 218 Day Road, Pomfret Center, CT 06259

Week of: 5/27/2024

109 Putnam’s Memorial Day Parade 5/27/2024 10:00 am Downtown Putnam & Rotary Park on Kennedy Dr, Putnam
21 Early Morning Bird Walks 5/28/2024 8:00 am 218 Day Road, Pomfret Center, CT 06259
110 Wednesday Walk at Wolf Rock Preserve 5/29/2024 9:00 am 62 Crane Hill Rd Mansfield Center, CT
111 Chaney Preserve Bird Walk 5/30/2024 8:00 am 218 Day Road, Pomfret Center, CT 06259
112 Nightingale Forest Preserve North Bird Walk 5/31/2024 8:00 am 218 Day Road, Pomfret Center, CT 06259
9 Friday Walks at Trail Wood 5/31/2024 1:00 pm Trail Wood, 93 Kenyon Rd., Hampton CT 06247
98 Modern Social Square Dance 5/31/2024 7:00 pm 138 Blue Hill Road Franklin, CT 06254
113 Bird walk at Utley Hill Preserve 6/01/2024 8:00 am Utley Hill Preserve 60 Hennequin Rd Columbia, CT
114 Paddle West Thompson Lake 6/01/2024 10:00 am 449 Reardon Road, N. Grosvenordale, CT 06255
115 Pizza Making with The Rose Room 6/02/2024 2:00 pm 4 E Main St Webster, MA 01570
116 Trails Day – Rhododendron Accessible Trail 6/02/2024 3:00 pm Chapman Field, Pachaug State Forest, Voluntown, CT 06384

Week of: 6/03/2024

117 Acorn Adventure For Families: Sun & Moon 6/03/2024 3:00 pm Willimantic, CT
23 Trail Wood Troubadours 6/05/2024 6:00 pm Trail Wood, 93 Kenyon Rd., Hampton CT 06247
118 Yantic Cemetery Civil War Tour 6/06/2024 10:00 am Yantic Cemetery 68 Lafayette St. Norwich CT.
9 Friday Walks at Trail Wood 6/07/2024 1:00 pm Trail Wood, 93 Kenyon Rd., Hampton CT 06247
26 Painting Party 6/07/2024 6:30 pm Eastern CT Veterans Community Center, 47 Crescent St, Willimantic, CT 06226
120 Tour of the Sturbridge Town Common with Sturbridge Historical Society 6/08/2024 9:00 am 278 Main St,, Sturbridge, MA.
122 Art & Garden Tour 6/08/2024 10:00 am FentonRiver Studio, 287 Gurleyville Rd., Mansfield, CT 06268
121 Finnish Hall and Museum Open House 6/08/2024 10:00 am 76 N. Canterbury Rd., Rt. 169, Canterbury, CT
121 Finnish Hall and Museum Open House 6/08/2024 10:00 am 76 N. Canterbury Rd., Rt. 169, Canterbury, CT
123 Paddle on Buffumville Lake 6/08/2024 10:00 am 229B Oxford Rd., Charlton, MA 01507
124 UConn Arboretum Tour 6/08/2024 10:00 am UConn Campus, Storrs, CT
125 Joshua’s Trust Open House 6/08/2024 12:00 pm Atwood farm, 624 Wormwood Hill Road, Mansfield Center, CT
126 Second Sunday Walk 6/09/2024 2:00 pm Trail Wood, 93 Kenyon Rd., Hampton CT 06247

Week of: 6/10/2024

127 Meet Our Newest Garden 6/13/2024 3:00 pm 400 High Street, Willimantic, CT
128 LiberTea: Noble and Cooley – Drum “Role.” Fife and Drums in Early America 6/13/2024 5:30 pm Eastern CT Veterans Community Center, 47 Crescent St, Willimantic, CT 06226
9 Friday Walks at Trail Wood 6/14/2024 1:00 pm Trail Wood, 93 Kenyon Rd., Hampton CT 06247
130 Foraging Hike 6/15/2024 10:00 am Little Dipper Farm, 499 Wolf Den Road, Brooklyn, CT 06234
41 Heritage Trail walk 6/15/2024 10:00 am 156 West St Southbridge, MA 01550
129 Mountain Laurel Walk at Chenes Roches Preserve 6/15/2024 10:00 am 71 Blair Rd, Willington, CT 06279
118 Yantic Cemetery Civil War Tour 6/15/2024 10:00 am Yantic Cemetery 68 Lafayette St. Norwich CT.
102 State Museum Sundays 6/15/2024 11:30 am Prudence Crandall Museum, 1 S. Canterbury Rd. (Rt. 169), Canterbury, CT
102 State Museum Sundays 6/15/2024 1:30 pm Prudence Crandall Museum, 1 S. Canterbury Rd. (Rt. 169), Canterbury, CT
102 State Museum Sundays 6/15/2024 3:00 pm Prudence Crandall Museum, 1 S. Canterbury Rd. (Rt. 169), Canterbury, CT
98 Modern Social Square Dance 6/15/2024 7:00 pm 138 Blue Hill Road Franklin, CT 06254

Week of: 6/17/2024

121 Finnish Hall and Museum Open House 6/19/2024 10:00 am 76 N. Canterbury Rd., Rt. 169, Canterbury, CT
121 Finnish Hall and Museum Open House 6/19/2024 10:00 am 76 N. Canterbury Rd., Rt. 169, Canterbury, CT
131 Dudley Grange Annual Strawberry Festival 6/20/2024 4:00 pm 139 Center Rd. , Dudley, MA
132 TLGV Adventure: Summer Solstice Sunset Paddle 6/20/2024 6:30 pm West Thompson Lake Boat Launch, 400 Reardon Rd., Thompson, CT