Join us for Spring Outdoors — March 20 to June 20 2025!

Events will be posted in early March. Check back often as we will be updating the online calendar regularly!

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Spring Outdoors Events

1 a. UConn Campus Art & Sculpture Walks Weekends or after 5pm - park in any non-reserved parking space on campus Weekdays 7 am - 5pm - park in a UConn parking garage. University of Connecticut 245 Glenbrook Road Storrs, CT 06250, US
2 b. Bond & Groom With A Rescue Horse Repeats everyday in Spring Outdoors starting 3/22 from 10:30 am to 12 pm & 1:30-3 pm. 78 Lewis Rd. Hampton, CT 06247, US
3 c. Joshua’s Trust Grist Mill Every Sunday May 18 through October12th 2025, 1 - 5 pm 129 Stonemill Road, Storrs, CT 06268, USA
4 d. Team-up to Clean-up Woodstock All of April starting April 5 with the kick-off event.

Week of: 3/17/2025

Spring Outdoors Kick-Off & Vernal Equinox Hike 3/20/2025 10:00 am Holton Rd. Franklin, CT , US
The Climate Future Film Festival 3/20/2025 6:30 pm Hampton Town Hall Community Room, 164 Main St. Hampton, CT 06247, US
Woodcock Watch 3/20/2025 7:00 pm 218 Day Road Pomfret Center, CT 06259, US
Revolutionary Abington 3/21/2025 7:00 pm The Vanilla Bean Cafe, Deerfield Road, Pomfret Center, CT, USA

Week of: 3/24/2025

TLGV’s Roving Ranger Thursday Hike Series Opacum 3/27/2025 10:00 am 444 Tipton Rock Road Southbridge, MA 01550, US
Spring Family Hike 3/28/2025 10:00 am 94 Quinebaug Drive Killingly, CT 06239, US
The Clean Up the Streets Norwich 3/29/2025 9:00 am 120 Cliff Street Norwich, CT , US
Flint Knapping – Survival Tools Demonstration 3/29/2025 3:00 pm Trail Wood Memorial Sanctuary, 93 Kenyon Rd. Hampton, CT 06247, US
Woodcock Watch 3/29/2025 7:00 pm 218 Day Road Pomfret Center, CT 06259, US
TLGV Acorn Adventure for Families: Excellent Eggs 3/30/2025 2:00 pm Patriots Park Pavilion, 172 Lake St. Coventry, CT 06331, US

Week of: 3/31/2025

Early Morning Bird Walk 4/01/2025 8:00 am 218 Day Road Pomfret Center, CT 06259, US
Open House at the South East CT Center for the Blind 4/03/2025 1:00 pm 75r Granite St. New London, CT , US
Amelia Simmons – American Cookery 4/04/2025 7:00 pm 4 Windham Center Rd. Windham, CT 06280, US
Plainfield Earth Day Clean-up Green-up 4/05/2025 9:00 am Lot Across from the Wauregan Mills, Plainfield, CT , US
Team-up to Clean-up Woodstock Kickoff 4/05/2025 11:00 am 415 CT-169 Woodstock, CT 06281, US
To The Moon and Beyond – CANCELED 4/05/2025 8:00 pm Blue Slope Farm, 138 Blue Hill Rd. Franklin, CT 06254, US
Creative Writing Workshop 4/06/2025 1:00 pm 93 Kenyon Road Hampton, CT 06247, US
Forest Stewardship In Action 4/06/2025 1:00 pm 2007 Storrs Road Storrs, CT 06268, US
TLGV Acorn Adventure for Families: The Buzz on Bees 4/06/2025 2:00 pm Union Community Center, 1043 Buckley Hwy. Union, 06076, US

Week of: 4/07/2025

Early Morning Bird Walk 4/08/2025 8:00 am 218 Day Road Pomfret Center, CT 06259, US
An Evening with Andrew Krivak: Author of The Bear 4/08/2025 6:30 pm Concert Hall of Fine Arts Instructional Center (FAIC), 306 High St #2168298 Willimantic, CT 06226, US
Friends of Southbridge Trails Meet & Greet 4/10/2025 6:00 pm Jacob Edwards Library, 236 Main St. Southbridge Mass. Southbridge, MA 01550, US
Pink Moon Walk and Campfire 4/11/2025 7:30 pm 93 Kenyon Road Hampton, CT 06247, US
Town of Brooklyn Earth Day Celebration 4/12/2025 8:00 am 31 Tiffany Street, Brooklyn, CT , US
Rankin Preserve Hike – POSTPONED 4/12/2025 9:00 am 199-69 Westford Rd. (Route 89) Ashford, CT 06278, US
Windham Inn Volunteer Army 4/12/2025 9:00 am 4 Scotland Rd. Windham, CT 06280, US
Mindfulness Walks in Mohegan Park 4/12/2025 10:00 am Mohegan Park, Mohegan Park Road Norwich, CT 06360, US
Live Music Indie Showcase 4/12/2025 6:00 pm The Rose Room,4 E. Main St Webster, MA 01570, US
Trout Opening Weekend – Family Fishing Day – POSTPONED 4/13/2025 9:00 am Riverside Park, Riverside Drive Thompson, CT

Week of: 4/14/2025

Early Morning Bird Walk 4/15/2025 8:00 am 218 Day Road Pomfret Center, CT 06259, US
Dark Sky Preservation Part III: Panel Discussion 4/16/2025 6:00 pm Mansfield Public Library, 54 Warrenville Rd, Mansfield, Mansfield Center, CT, USA
Trails Cleanup day Town of Sturbridge 4/19/2025 8:30 am 52 Stallion Hill Road Sturbridge, MA 01566, US
Opening Day: Brimfield Farmers’ Market 4/19/2025 9:00 am 2 Brookfield Road Brimfield, MA 01010, US
Quiet Corner NEMBA Earth Day Clean Up 4/19/2025 9:00 am West Thompson Lake Thompson, CT 06255, US
Town of Lisbon Burnham Tavern Clean-up 4/19/2025 9:00 am 223 North Burnham Highway Lisbon, CT 06351, US
Cell Phone Photography at Allanach-Wolf Woodlands 4/19/2025 10:00 am 164 Back Rd. Windham, CT 06280, US
Hertage Trail Walk 4/19/2025 10:00 am West Street School, 156 West St., Southbridge, MA 01550, US

Week of: 4/21/2025

Early Morning Bird Walk 4/22/2025 8:00 am 218 Day Road Pomfret Center, CT 06259, US
Finding Deep Time on Earth Day 4/22/2025 4:00 pm Church Farm Preserve, 29 Varga Rd. Ashford, CT , US
Spring Family Hike 4/25/2025 10:00 am 94 Quinebaug Drive Killingly, CT 06239, US
Frog and Toad Calls 4/25/2025 6:00 pm Trail Wood Sanctuary, 93 Kenyon Rd. Hampton, CT 06247, US
Annual Community Clean-up Day Pachaug State Forest 4/26/2025 7:00 am Hopeville Pond State Park 929 Hopeville Rd Griswold, CT 06351, US
Charlton Earth Day Clean-Up and Fest 4/26/2025 8:00 am 40 Main St. Charlton, MA 01507, US
Earth Day Cleanup Charlton 4/26/2025 8:00 am 37 Main St Charlton, MA 01507, US
Putnam’s 17th Annual Beautification Day 4/26/2025 8:30 am Rotary Park, Kennedy Dr., Putnam, CT 06260, US
Roadside Trash Cleanup Day Canterbury 4/26/2025 9:00 am 1 Municipal Dr Canterbury, CT 06331, US
The Clean Up the Streets Norwich 4/26/2025 9:00 am 120 Cliff Street Norwich, CT , US
Cole Forest Trail Walk 4/26/2025 10:00 am Southbridge Community Center, 153 Chestnut St. Southbridge, MA 01550, US
Invasive Plant Management Workshop 4/26/2025 10:00 am Mansfield Center, CT , US
Celebrate Trails Day 4/26/2025 10:30 am 28 Bridge St. Willimantic, CT 06226, US
OpeningDay at Leffingwell, 1775 – The Revolution has Begun 4/26/2025 11:00 am Leffingwell House Museum, 348 Washington Street, Norwich, CT, USA
Opacum Woods Vernal Pool Walk 4/26/2025 1:00 pm Old Brook Circle Sturbridge, MA 01566, US
Town of Preston Earth Day Cleanup 4/26/2025 1:35 pm Preston Community Park, 13 CT-117 Preston, CT 06365, US
Virginia Rail Walk 4/26/2025 6:00 pm 218 Day Road Pomfret Center, CT 06259, US
International Day 4/27/2025 12:30 pm Down Town Putnam, CT, US
Chase Reservoir Ridge Trail 4/27/2025 1:00 pm 85 Pratt Rd Killingly, CT 06241, US
Getting Ready for May Day 4/27/2025 2:00 pm 138 Blue Hill Road Franklin, CT 06254, US
TLGV Members Program: Slithering & Slimy 4/27/2025 2:00 pm 495 Phoenixville Rd, Chaplin, CT, USA

Week of: 4/28/2025

Early Morning Bird Walk 4/29/2025 8:00 am 218 Day Road Pomfret Center, CT 06259, US
71st Annual Windham County 4-H Foundation Tag Sale 5/02/2025 9:00 am 326 Taft Pond Rd. Pomfret Center, CT 06259, US
71st Annual Windham County 4-H Foundation Auction 5/02/2025 5:00 pm 326 Taft Pond Rd Pomfret Center, CT 06259, US
Peter Mayer Folk Concert 5/02/2025 7:00 pm 218 Day Road Pomfret Center, CT 06259, US
Jane’s Walk – Windham Green and the American Revolution 5/03/2025 10:00 am Windham Center Green Windham, CT , US
Opening Day: Joseph Carpenter Silversmith Shop 5/03/2025 11:00 am Joseph Carpenter Silversmith Shop, 71 East Town Street, Norwich, CT, USA
Nature Journaling: Observing Spring 5/03/2025 1:30 pm 93 Kenyon Road Hampton, CT 06247, US
Maypole Celebration at Joshua’s Trust Atwood Farm 5/03/2025 2:00 pm Atwood Farm, 624 Wormwood Hill Rd. Mansfield, CT , US
71st Annual Windham County 4-H Foundation Auction 5/03/2025 4:30 pm 326 Taft Pond Rd Pomfret Center, CT 06259, US
Beginners Bird Walk 5/04/2025 8:00 am 218 Day Road Pomfret Center, CT 06259, US
West Thompson Lake Bike Ride 5/04/2025 9:00 am North Grosvernordale, CT , US
The Energy of Nature 5/04/2025 10:00 am Sprague Land Preserve, Holton Rd., Franklin, CT.

Week of: 5/05/2025

Early Morning Bird Walk 5/06/2025 8:00 am 218 Day Road Pomfret Center, CT 06259, US
TLGV’s Roving Ranger Thursday Hike Series: Accessible Stroll 5/08/2025 10:00 am 13 Railroad Street Pomfret Center, CT 06259, US
Tree Pests and Pathogens with CT DEEP Service Forester, Frank Cervo 5/08/2025 6:30 pm 218 Day Road Pomfret Center, CT 06259, US
Hitchcock Annual “Grow With Us” Plant Sale 5/10/2025 8:00 am 2 Brookfield Road Brimfield, MA 01010, US
Quiet Corner Garden Club Annual Plant Sale 5/10/2025 9:00 am Woodstock Fairgrounds, 281 Rt. 169 Woodstock, CT 06281, US
Contemplative Walk at Joshua’s Trust Knowlton Hill Preserve 5/10/2025 10:00 am 81 Knowlton Hill Road Mansfield, CT , US
Mindfulness Walks in Mohegan Park 5/10/2025 10:00 am Mohegan Park, Mohegan Park Road Norwich, CT 06360, US
Mother’s Day Bird Walk 5/11/2025 8:00 am 218 Day Road Pomfret Center, CT 06259, US
Cat Hollow Park 5/11/2025 1:00 pm 25 Cat Hollow Rd Killingly, 06241, US

Week of: 5/12/2025

Pumpkin Hill Bird Walk 5/12/2025 8:00 am 218 Day Road Pomfret Center, CT 06259, US
Early Morning Bird Walk 5/13/2025 8:00 am 218 Day Road Pomfret Center, CT 06259, US
Gellert Preserve Bird Walk 5/14/2025 8:00 am 218 Day Road Pomfret Center, CT 06259, US
20 Warbler Day 5/15/2025 6:00 am 218 Day Road Pomfret Center, CT 06259, US
Trail Wood Bird Walk 5/16/2025 8:00 am 93 Kenyon Road Hampton, CT 06247, US
Long Pond Bird Walk 5/17/2025 8:00 am 218 Day Road Pomfret Center, 06259, US
Nature Walk at Joshua’s Trust Rankin Preserve 5/17/2025 9:00 am Rankin Preserve Route 89, north of Rt 44 , , US
Putnam Rotary Club Day of Service 5/17/2025 9:00 am Rotary Park Putnam, CT 06260, US
Lady Slipper Safari 5/17/2025 10:00 am Pachaug State Forest CCC Camp, Trail 1 Rd Voluntown, CT 06384, US
Who lived at 350 year old Leffingwell House? 5/17/2025 11:00 am Leffingwell House Museum, 348 Washington Street, Norwich, CT, USA
Be Happy Be Well Festival 5/17/2025 1:00 pm 8 Community Ave. Plainfield, CT 06374, US
Early Successional Forest Management in Practice 5/17/2025 1:00 pm Blackmere Road Southbridge, MA 01550, US
Modern Square Dance 5/17/2025 7:00 pm 138 Blue Hill Road Franklin, CT 06254, US
Joshua’s Trust Grist Mill Opening Day 5/18/2025 1:00 pm 129 Stonemill Road Storrs, CT 06268, US
Acorn Adventure for Families: Geocaching — Treasure Troves 5/18/2025 2:00 pm
Art in the Balance: An Ephemeral Art Installation — Opening Reception 5/18/2025 2:00 pm 93 Kenyon Road Hampton, CT 06247, US

Week of: 5/19/2025

90 Bird Day 5/19/2025 6:00 am 218 Day Road Pomfret Center, 06259, US
Early Morning Bird Walk 5/20/2025 8:00 am 218 Day Road Pomfret Center, CT 06259, US
Flip the Script on Aging- Walk and Talk 5/23/2025 10:00 am 15 Thatcher Road North Grosvenordale, CT 06255, US
Bird Banding Demonstration 5/24/2025 9:00 am 218 Day Road Pomfret Center, 06259, US
Willimantic Cemetery Cleanup 5/24/2025 10:00 am New Willimantic Cemetery, 1774 W Main St Willimantic, CT 06226, US
Union Bird Walk 5/25/2025 8:00 am 218 Day Road Pomfret Center, 06259, US
Mason Hill Conservation Area 5/25/2025 1:00 pm 7 Quarry Rd Killingly, CT 06241, US

Week of: 5/26/2025

Early Morning Bird Walk 5/27/2025 8:00 am 218 Day Road Pomfret Center, CT 06259, US
Trail Wood Bird Walk 5/28/2025 8:00 am 93 Kenyon Road Hampton, CT 06247, US
Spring Family Hike 5/30/2025 10:00 am 94 Quinebaug Drive Killingly, CT 06239, US
Boston Hollow Bird Watch 5/31/2025 8:00 am 218 Day Road Pomfret Center, 06259, US
The Clean Up the Streets Norwich 5/31/2025 9:00 am 120 Cliff Street Norwich, CT , US
The Forest, Management and Birds of Joshua’s Trust Two Sisters Tract 6/01/2025 8:30 am Trail head on Rt 6, just east of Mansure Rd and Passport Inn & Suites. Chaplin, CT , US
Edwin’s Birthday Celebration 6/01/2025 2:00 pm 93 Kenyon Road Hampton, CT 06247, US

Week of: 6/02/2025

Norwich Founders 125th Meeting 6/04/2025 5:30 pm Otis Library, Main Street, Norwich, CT, USA
John E. Jackman Tour de Mansfield 6/07/2025 7:00 am 10 S. Eagleville Road Storrs, CT 06268, US
Brimfield Town Wide Tag Sale 6/07/2025 8:00 am 2 Brookfield Road Brimfield, MA 01010, US
Paddles on the Water 6/07/2025 9:00 am Amos Lake 158 Preston Plains Road Preston, CT 06365, US
Avalonia Dutka Nature Preserve Trail Hike 6/07/2025 10:00 am Dutka Lane at intersection with Bethel Road Griswold, CT 06351, US
Connecticut Art and Garden Tour 6/07/2025 10:00 am
Festival at the Farm 6/07/2025 12:00 pm 19 Purvis Road Brooklyn, CT 06234, US
Paddle for Our Neighbors 6/08/2025 8:30 am 26 Greenway Drive Brooklyn, CT , US
CT Trails Day Walk at Joshua’s Trust Proposal Rock/Coney Rock Preserve 6/08/2025 9:00 am Proposal Rock trailhead at the south end of Woodland Drive Mansfield, CT , US
Groton Cross Town Trail Hike With GOSA 6/08/2025 9:00 am 55 Depot Rd Groton, CT 06340, US
Connecticut Art and Garden Tour 6/08/2025 10:00 am
Quandoc Conservation Area 6/08/2025 1:00 pm 246 Brickhouse Rd Killingly, CT 06239, US
Acorn Adventure For Families: Become A Letterboxing Detective 6/08/2025 2:00 pm

Week of: 6/09/2025

CT Open House Day at Finnish American Heritage Society 6/14/2025 10:00 am 76 N. Canterbury Rd., Rt. 169 Canterbury, CT 06331, US
Hertage Trail Walk 6/14/2025 10:00 am West Street School, 156 West St., Southbridge, MA 01550, US
Mindfulness Walks in Mohegan Park 6/14/2025 10:00 am Mohegan Park, Mohegan Park Road Norwich, CT 06360, US
Self-Care Through Mindful Emersion in the Forest 6/14/2025 10:00 am Chaplin Road Eastford, CT 06242, US
CT Open House Day at Leffingwell House Museum 6/14/2025 11:00 am Leffingwell House Museum, 348 Washington Street, Norwich, CT, USA
CT Open House Day at the Joseph Carpenter Silversmith Shop 6/14/2025 11:00 am Joseph Carpenter Silversmith Shop, 71 East Town Street, Norwich, CT, USA
Death and the Presidency in 19th Century America 6/14/2025 11:00 am 31 Ray St. Webster, 01570, US
Connecticut Open House Day at Joshua’s Trust Atwood Farm 6/14/2025 2:00 pm 624 Wormwood Hill Road Mansfield, CT 060250, US

Week of: 6/16/2025

Exploring Wildlife Series 6/18/2025 6:00 pm 25 Westcott Rd. Killingly, CT 06239, US
Dudley Grange Strawberry Festival 6/19/2025 4:00 pm 139 Center Road Dudley, MA 01571 Dudley, MA 01571, US
Summer Solstice Paddle 6/20/2025 6:30 pm Long Pond Boat Ramp, Old Streeter Rd Fiskdale, MA 01518, US
Modern Square Dance 6/20/2025 7:00 pm 138 Blue Hill Road Franklin, CT 06254, US
The Clean Up the Streets Norwich 6/21/2025 9:00 am 120 Cliff Street Norwich, CT , US
1892 / Sherman Memorial Conservation Area 6/22/2025 1:00 pm 170 Breakneck Hill Rd Killingly, CT 06241, US