Maple syrup season has arrived! Join us for this hands-on program led by our naturalist and CT Master Woodland Manager Ben Lee. We’ll begin in the lecture room with a short presentation on the science behind the syrup. Participants will then learn how to identify sugar maples as well as proper tapping and collection techniques.
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Maple syrup season has arrived! Come to Great Hollow and find out how you can make maple syrup right in your backyard. We’ll learn how to identify and tap maple trees, hang buckets, and collect sap, and then finally, how to boil it down and filter it. Best of all, we’ll have the opportunity to
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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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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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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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Join Great Hollow staff and our friends from several other local environmental organizations for an informal social gathering at the Housatonic River Brewery (30 Kent Road, New Milford).  Meet Your Greens is northwestern Connecticut’s “green” happy hour, providing opportunities to make connections and exchange news about environmental issues, conservation initiatives, land use, and more. All
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RESCHEDULED FOR SUNDAY JUNE 7 AT 5PM DUE TO WEATHER  Due to the forecast for thunderstorms and at the band's request, Saturday's show has been postponed to the rain date, which is Sunday at 5pm. We apologize for any inconvenience and hope to see you then.   ------------------------------------------------------- Join us for a fun evening of
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Join us for the return of an annual favorite - Jazz Night on the Patio. Our friends from the BnB Jazz Trio will be back to provide an intimate night of great music by the likes of Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and Duke Ellington, alongside a roaring outdoor fire. Feel free to bring whatever food
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  ** REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT IS NOW FULL. NO WALK-INS ALLOWED **   Join Western Connecticut State University professor of mycology, Dr. Hannah Reynolds, on an exploration of the beautiful and mysterious world of fungi. Dr. Reynolds will lead us on a search for mushrooms and other fungi while discussing their ecology and roles
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Join us for the 10th Annual Bat Appreciation Day, led by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection in East Granby, CT. Great Hollow's executive director and bat expert, Chad Seewagen, will be on hand to present Great Hollow's research on the impact of light pollution to bats and ways to reduce it. There
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