• Curious Adults: Spring Ephemerals Hike

    Great Hollow Nature Preserve 225 CT-37, New Fairfield, CT, United States

    Weeks before April showers bring May flowers, a group of wildflowers known as ephemerals put on brief show on forest floors. Join us for a short, guided hike with our naturalist and CT Master Woodland Manager, Ben Lee, and education director, Tara Ewers, as we search for these fleeting flowers of spring. Attendees will learn basic
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  • Wild Foraging in Spring

    Great Hollow Nature Preserve 225 CT-37, New Fairfield, CT, United States

    Join local farmer and educator, Sarah Lucas, as we learn how to forage for wild edibles during spring. Whether for health, hunger, or curiosity, come and meet some of your backyard resources as Sarah shows us how to find, identify, and responsibly harvest wild edibles that are in-season this time of year. The two-hour program
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  • Annual Art Show

    Great Hollow Nature Preserve 225 CT-37, New Fairfield, CT, United States

    Come to Great Hollow for our 9th Annual Juried Painting and Photography Show!  You’ll see over a hundred amazing works of nature-based art and meet the artists themselves.  All works are for sale, with a portion of the proceeds going to Great Hollow. To date, the annual show has raised nearly $12,000 in support of
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  • Live Music on The Lawn Featuring The Outcrops

    Great Hollow Nature Preserve 225 CT-37, New Fairfield, CT, United States

    Join us for a fun evening of live music featuring the bluesy rock band, The Outcrops! The Outcrops' original music fuses the sounds of Duane Allman and Jerry Garcia on a canvas of soul, blues, funk, and psychedelic rock that sounds wholly new while comfortably familiar. Along with their gritty originals and some of the best
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