**Sold Out** Family Wreath Workshop
Great Hollow Nature Preserve 225 CT-37, New Fairfield, CT, United StatesJoin us for an afternoon of crafting and fun for the whole family. In this workshop, you’ll decorate a pre-made balsam fir wreath with winter greens and a handmade bow. You may also bring in any of your own decorations that you would like to add. No previous experience is necessary. Children will be given
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**Sold Out** Wine and Wreath Night: Holiday Wreaths
Great Hollow Nature Preserve 225 CT-37, New Fairfield, CT, United StatesAdults, join us for a relaxing evening of crafting and conversation with our next DIY & Wine night. In this workshop, you’ll decorate a pre-made balsam fir wreath with winter greens and a handmade bow. You may also bring in any of your own decorations that you would like to add. No previous experience is
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Kids’ Drop-off: Holiday Cookies & Crafts
Great Hollow Nature Preserve 225 CT-37, New Fairfield, CT, United StatesKids, join us for an afternoon of crafting and fun. You’ll decorate a large gingerbread man from American Pie Company with icing and candy and also get to create two ornaments and a holiday bell door hanger to take home with you. This is a drop-off program open to children ages 6-12. Registration is $20
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DIY & Wine Night: Gingerbread House Decorating
Great Hollow Nature Preserve 225 CT-37, New Fairfield, CT, United StatesAdults, join us for a relaxing evening of crafting and conversation with our next DIY & Wine night. In this workshop, you’ll decorate a pre-assembled gingerbread house with icing and candy, and any additional décor you may wish to bring. Please also feel free to bring your own wine, beer, or whatever you like to
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Kids’ Nature Night: Hoo Goes There?
Great Hollow Nature Preserve 225 CT-37, New Fairfield, CT, United StatesDid you know that Connecticut is home to eight owl species? Or that owls lack a sense of smell and swallow their prey whole? Come join us for this Nature Night program where we’ll learn all about these nighttime predators, listen to owl calls, dissect owl pellets, and visit our resident barred owls and screech
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**SOLD OUT** Winter Birding & Introduction to eBird
Great Hollow Nature Preserve 225 CT-37, New Fairfield, CT, United States** SOLD OUT** Come take a hike with our naturalist John Foley to go winter birding and learn how to use the citizen science platform, eBird. eBird is an online database of bird observations that provides scientists and birders with real-time data about bird distribution and abundance. Those with minimal or no birding experience are
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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 “Snow Moon” is all about. We’ll also look and listen for owls and other nocturnal animals while taking in the beauty of a forest that’s
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Great Backyard Bird Count
Great Hollow Nature Preserve 225 CT-37, New Fairfield, CT, United StatesCome 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 four days in February each year! Those with minimal or no birding experience are welcome, as John will show us the basics of identifying birds
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Winter Tree & Shrub Identification Walk
Great Hollow Nature Preserve 225 CT-37, New Fairfield, CT, United StatesIdentifying 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 to Great Hollow on Sunday, February19 when our naturalist, John Foley, will teach some basic skills for identifying trees and shrubs during the winter by
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Eagle Viewing Field Trip to the Shepaug Dam
Shepaug Dam 2150 River Road, Southbury, CT, United StatesJoin 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 temperature of the water released by the hydroelectric station below the dam prevents the water from freezing and creates an attractive opportunity for bald eagles
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