Snow Moon Hike **CANCELLED**

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

**This event has been cancelled due to dangerously cold temperatures** Enjoy a moonlit, guided hike up to Great Hollow’s waterfall with our naturalist John Foley and learn what this month’s
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Great Backyard Bird Count

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

Come take a winter hike with our naturalist John Foley to participate in the annual Great Backyard Bird Count. This bird count is a worldwide event that takes place over
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Winter Tree & Shrub Identification Walk

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

Identifying trees by their leaves can be easy, but how do you tell one species from another during the 6 months that trees in Connecticut have no leaves? Come down
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Eagle Viewing Field Trip to the Shepaug Dam

Shepaug Dam 2150 River Road, Southbury, CT, United States

Join our naturalist John Foley for a special field trip to a significant bald eagle observation area near the Shepaug Dam, on the Housatonic River in Southbury. The movement and
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Maple Syrup Demonstration

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

Maple syrup season has arrived! Come to Great Hollow and learn all about making maple syrup right in your backyard. No fancy evaporator systems here; just a hot open fire
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“Worm Moon” Hike

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

Did you know there are about 30 different species of earthworms in New England and only one of them is native?! Most of the earthworms that you see are non-native,
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Seminar: Vernal Pool Ecology & Conservation *Cancelled*

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

**Please note this event has been cancelled. Please check our events calendar for information about the trip to the Towner Hill Preserve's vernal pools tentatively scheduled for April 1** It’s
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First Signs of Spring *Rescheduled due to rain*

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

**Due to forecasted rain for the 25th, this event will be rescheduled. Please check back here for a new date** Join naturalist, John Foley, and our partners from Friends of
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Frog Frolic w/ Northwest Connecticut Land Conservancy

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

Join Great Hollow and the Northwest Connecticut Land Conservancy for a guided hike to witness the spring migration and breeding of wood frogs. Every spring, wood frogs emerge from hibernation
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Woodcock Walk

Every April, an odd-looking migratory bird returns to the Northeast from its far-away wintering grounds to engage in one of the more bizarre mating rituals in the Animal Kingdom. It’s
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