How does tree sap become maple syrup? How does maple syrup become maple candy? Come join us for an afternoon of exploration and learn all about maple sugaring and maple trees! We'll even get to sample some syrup made right at Great Hollow. This is a drop-off program open to children ages 7-12. Registration is
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We're looking forward to receiving your submissions for the 8th Annual Juried Painting and Photography Show, to be held at Great Hollow's Gate House Barn the weekend of May 16 to 18.  Midnight on April 15 is the deadline to submit up to four images of local rural landscapes, wildlife, flowers, etc., using the submission
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Saturday, April 19 Ages 4-6 | 12:00 – 12:20 Ages 7-10 | 12:30-12:50 Kids & caregivers, join us for a special egg hunt on the lawn as part of our Spring Fling & Earth Day Extravaganza. This is a bring your own basket event and the cost is $5 per child. Space is limited and
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Join us for a fun day of family activities and demonstrations to celebrate Earth Day! There will be demonstrations about composting and beekeeping, a hands-on seed bomb station, crafts for kids, a silent auction, and more. Our friends from the New Fairfield/Sherman animal shelter next door will also be on hand with some adorable dogs
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The Great Hollow Photographers Club's annual Juried Painting & Photography Show features amazing scenes of local nature captured in photographs, paintings, collages, drawings, and digitally augmented art by talented artists from all over Connecticut, New York, and beyond. Now in its 8th year, the show is one of the region’s most popular and prestigious art exhibitions. 
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  Celebrate National Moth Week with insect expert Ben Lee as we learn all about the secret lives of fireflies, moths, and other nocturnal insects. We’ll first set up some special traps for catching insects that are active at night, and then talk about their biology, the important roles they play in our environment, and
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Join Great Hollow ornithologists Sarah Deckel and Chad Seewagen for an up-close look at how researchers safely capture birds to mark them with identification bands and collect measurements and other valuable data. We'll talk about the many things scientists use this information for and why it is so important to study birds and monitor their
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Join insect expert, Ben Lee, for a special walk & talk program all about pollinators! We'll talk about population declines in many ecologically and economically important species of pollinators, the vital roles they play in ecosystem function and agriculture, and how you can help them. Ben will lead us around Great Hollow's grounds and pollinator
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It's that time of year when billions of birds that spent the summer breeding up north turn around and begin their long migration south for the winter. Join Great Hollow ornithologist Dr. Sarah Deckel for a special talk at the Sherman Library about the wonders of migration and the remarkable abilities of migratory birds. How
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