Great Hollow and FrOGS (Friends of the Great Swamp) are leading a joint hike to explore the northern portions of Great Hollow Nature Preserve and the overlook at the neighboring Michael Ciaiola Conservation Area. Our hike will begin off of Hardscrabble Road and traverse through second-growth forest and Mountain Laurel thickets. We'll then finish at
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Fall is apple season, and apple season means apple cider!  Come down to Great Hollow on Saturday, October 28th to try your hand at making cider with our hand-cranked apple press. You’ll grind the apples, press the mash, and collect a pint of your very own cider to take home with you. To make sure
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Join three of Great Hollow's favorite photographers for a fun workshop presentation, starting with the basics of photography (John Charles), and then the application of those basics to landscape photography (Linda Hubbard) and wildlife photography (John Foley).  Bring your own camera (and manual!) and feel free to ask questions and request advice from anyone in
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Bring your junior explorers down to Great Hollow on Sunday, November 12th to learn the basics of map and compass use. We’ll spend the first portion of the program learning how to work the compass and how to use it with a map. We’ll then put our skills to the test by following a treasure
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**Note: registration is currently full** Join us on Saturday, December 9th for our first annual Handmade for the Holidays event! Children will be provided with supplies and instruction to make nature-themed holiday gifts for their family and friends. There will be a variety of age-appropriate projects for children to choose from, and each child will
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Come to Great Hollow on Tuesday, December 12th to hear a presentation about the exciting and long-awaited Connecticut Bird Atlas Project. The Connecticut Bird Atlas is being led by the CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and the University of Connecticut, and aims to (1) better understand breeding bird distribution and abundance in the
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  Looking for something fun and educational for your child to do during the winter school break? Get them off their phones and sign them up for Great Hollow's  winter day camp program! Our program offers children ages 5 to 9 the opportunity to forge lasting connections with the natural world on our 825-acre preserve
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Come enjoy the beauty and serenity of Great Hollow in winter by taking a guided hike with naturalist, John Foley. We'll explore scenic areas of the preserve, and if snow is still present, search for animal tracks. You'll learn how to identify the tracks and interpret the animal's behavior at the time they were left.
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