Join us for Spring Outdoors — March 19 to June 20 2024!
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b. UConn Art & Sculpture Hunt
All Spring Outdoors, Dawn to Dusk
The William Benton Museum of Art, UCONN, 245 Glenbrook Rd., Storrs, CT 06269
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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
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TLGV Adventure: Vernal Equinox Hike to Opacum Woods
3/19/2024
10:00 am
Opacum Woods, Old Brook Circle, Sturbridge, MA
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Musical Performance with Sally Rogers & Howie Bursen
3/19/2024
4:00 pm
25 Westcott Road Killingly, CT 06239
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Party with the Irish
3/19/2024
6:00 pm
Willimantic Brewing Company, 967 Main St, Willimantic, CT 06226
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Wednesday Walk at Utley Hill Preserve
3/20/2024
9:00 am
Utley Hill Preserve
60 Hennequin Rd
Columbia, CT
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Mansfield Hollow Lake Dam Tour
3/22/2024
12:00 pm
141 Mansfield Hollow Rd.
Mansfield Hollow, CT 06250
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Pancake Brealfast
3/23/2024
8:00 am
Finnish American Heritage Society , 76 N. Canterbury Road Route 169, Canterbury, CT 06331
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CT Boatin/PWC Safety Course
3/23/2024
8:30 am
Pachaug Outdoor Club
178 Banjo Sullivan Road, Griswold, CT
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Long-Distance Hike at Bradley-Buchanan Woods
3/23/2024
10:00 am
54 Warrenville Rd, Mansfield Center, CT 06250
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Who’s Been Here? Trail Cameras for Data & Detecting
3/23/2024
10:00 am
New Storrs Cemetery, UConn Storrs
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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
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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
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Volunteer Naturalist Training
3/26/2024
8:00 am
Bafflin Sanctuary, 218 Day Rd. Pomfret Center, CT 06259
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Grow Native for Pollinators Campaign Forum
3/27/2024
6:00 pm
Oxford Middle School Cafeteria
497 Main Street
Oxford, MA 01540
Week of: 4/01/2024
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Wednesday Walk at Preston Nature Sanctuary
4/03/2024
9:00 am
Preston Nature Sanctuary
843 CT-97
Hampton, CT
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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
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Meet & Greet ( Friends of Southbridge Trails)
4/04/2024
6:00 pm
Jacob Edwards Library, 236 Main St., Southbridge, MA
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Painting Party
4/05/2024
6:30 pm
Eastern CT Veterans Community Center, 47 Crescent St, Willimantic, CT 06226
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Spring Mysteries of Bradley-Buchanan Woods
4/06/2024
9:00 am
54 Warrenville Road, Mansfield Center, CT 06250
Week of: 4/08/2024
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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
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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.
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CSMNH Family Day: What Makes a Treehopper?
4/13/2024
1:00 pm
Gant Science Complex Light Court, North Eagleville Rd, UConn Storrs
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Meet the Tanheath Hounds
4/14/2024
12:00 pm
Tyrone Farms Equestrian Area
Tyrone Road, Pomfret, CT
Week of: 4/15/2024
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Windham-Tolland 4-H Camp, Camper Scamper 5k/1 Mile
4/20/2024
8:00 am
326 Taft Pond Rd
Pomfret CT 06259
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TLGV Adventure: Earth Day Air Line Trail Clean Up in Willimantic
4/20/2024
10:00 am
Willimantic, CT
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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
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Earth Day Exploration at West Thompson Dam
4/22/2024
1:00 pm
400 Campground Drive
N. Grosvenordale 06255
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Earth Day with Friends of Pachaug Forest
4/27/2024
7:00 am
Hopeville State Park Pavilion
929 Hopeville Rd, Griswold, CT 06351
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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
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Mosses and Lichens at Tobiassen Forest
4/27/2024
10:00 am
Tobiassen Forest, 198 Noah Lane, Tolland, CT
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Fairy Tale Scavenger Hunt – Open House
4/27/2024
1:00 pm
169 Black Hill Rd., Plainfield, CT 06374
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TLGV Night Sky Adventure: Astrophotography 101 with Nathan Hale Homestead
4/27/2024
6:00 pm
Nathan Hale Homestead, 2299 South St., Coventry, CT
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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
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Painting Party
5/03/2024
6:30 pm
Eastern CT Veterans Community Center, 47 Crescent St, Willimantic, CT 06226
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Maypole Celebration at Atwood Farm
5/04/2024
2:00 am
Atwood farm
624 Wormwood Hill Road
Mansfield Center, CT
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Time by Sun; Plant by Moon
5/04/2024
10:00 am
Blue Slope Country Museum
138 Blue Hill Road
Franklin, CT 06254
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Colonial Days: Living History Event on the Norwichtown Green
5/04/2024
11:00 am
69 East Town Street Norwich, CT 06360
Week of: 5/06/2024
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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
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Guided Trail Walk with Friends of Sturbridge Trails
5/11/2024
9:00 am
Meet at Trek Sturbridge Trailhead, 52 Stallion Hill Road.
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Forest in Bloom: Identifying, Collecting, and Pressing Flowers from Trees
5/11/2024
10:00 am
Hillside Environmental Education Park, UConn Storrs
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Pachaug Pond Paddle with Avalonia Land Conservancy
5/11/2024
10:00 am
Dutka Nature Preserve, Griswold, CT.
Week of: 5/13/2024
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Invasives in UR Backyard
5/15/2024
4:00 pm
Willimantic River Trail, off Bridge Street, Willimantic, CT 06226
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In Concert: Cindy Kallet, Grey Larsen & Will Brown
5/17/2024
7:30 pm
Bafflin Sanctuary, 218 Day Rd. Pomfret Center, CT 06259
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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
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May Trail Maintenance with FOPF
5/18/2024
9:00 am
Pachaug State Forest, Chapman Field, Cutoff Rd, Voluntown, CT 06384
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O, I Love Sodom in the Springtime
5/18/2024
1:00 pm
The Mill Museum, 411 Main Street, Willimantic, CT, 06226
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Pollinator Habitat Establishment Workshop
5/18/2024
1:00 pm
Unbound Glory Farm
294 Hampton Rd. Pomfret Center CT 06259
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Chicken Barbecue
5/18/2024
4:00 pm
Finnish American Heritage Society
76 N. Canterbury Rd
Canterbury, CT 06331
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Ferncroft Wildlife Rescue Family Day
5/19/2024
11:00 am
Roseland Park, 205 Roseland Park, Rd., Woodstock CT
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State Museum Sundays
5/19/2024
11:30 am
Prudence Crandall Museum, 1 S. Canterbury Rd. (Rt. 169), Canterbury, CT
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State Museum Sundays
5/19/2024
1:30 pm
Prudence Crandall Museum, 1 S. Canterbury Rd. (Rt. 169), Canterbury, CT
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Acorn Adventure for Families: A Dairy Farm Adventure
5/19/2024
2:00 pm
Fairholm Farm, 80 Chandler Road, Woodstock CT
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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
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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
Week of: 5/27/2024
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Putnam’s Memorial Day Parade
5/27/2024
10:00 am
Downtown Putnam & Rotary Park on Kennedy Dr, Putnam
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Nightingale Forest Preserve North Bird Walk
5/31/2024
8:00 am
218 Day Road, Pomfret Center, CT 06259
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Bird walk at Utley Hill Preserve
6/01/2024
8:00 am
Utley Hill Preserve
60 Hennequin Rd
Columbia, CT
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Trails Day – Rhododendron Accessible Trail
6/02/2024
3:00 pm
Chapman Field, Pachaug State Forest,
Voluntown, CT 06384
Week of: 6/03/2024
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Painting Party
6/07/2024
6:30 pm
Eastern CT Veterans Community Center, 47 Crescent St, Willimantic, CT 06226
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Tour of the Sturbridge Town Common with Sturbridge Historical Society
6/08/2024
9:00 am
278 Main St,, Sturbridge, MA.
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Art & Garden Tour
6/08/2024
10:00 am
FentonRiver Studio, 287 Gurleyville Rd., Mansfield, CT 06268
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Finnish Hall and Museum Open House
6/08/2024
10:00 am
76 N. Canterbury Rd., Rt. 169, Canterbury, CT
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Finnish Hall and Museum Open House
6/08/2024
10:00 am
76 N. Canterbury Rd., Rt. 169, Canterbury, CT
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Joshua’s Trust Open House
6/08/2024
12:00 pm
Atwood farm, 624 Wormwood Hill Road, Mansfield Center, CT
Week of: 6/10/2024
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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
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Mountain Laurel Walk at Chenes Roches Preserve
6/15/2024
10:00 am
71 Blair Rd, Willington, CT 06279
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State Museum Sundays
6/15/2024
11:30 am
Prudence Crandall Museum, 1 S. Canterbury Rd. (Rt. 169), Canterbury, CT
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State Museum Sundays
6/15/2024
1:30 pm
Prudence Crandall Museum, 1 S. Canterbury Rd. (Rt. 169), Canterbury, CT
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State Museum Sundays
6/15/2024
3:00 pm
Prudence Crandall Museum, 1 S. Canterbury Rd. (Rt. 169), Canterbury, CT
Week of: 6/17/2024
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Finnish Hall and Museum Open House
6/19/2024
10:00 am
76 N. Canterbury Rd., Rt. 169, Canterbury, CT
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Finnish Hall and Museum Open House
6/19/2024
10:00 am
76 N. Canterbury Rd., Rt. 169, Canterbury, CT
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TLGV Adventure: Summer Solstice Sunset Paddle
6/20/2024
6:30 pm
West Thompson Lake Boat Launch, 400 Reardon Rd., Thompson, CT