Jazz Night on the Patio
Great Hollow Nature Preserve 225 CT-37, New Fairfield, CT, United StatesEnjoy an intimate night at Great Hollow with live jazz performed by the BnB Jazz Trio, along with complimentary wine and cheese, and s’mores roasted over the fire. The BnB Jazz Trio is a modern working jazz group based out of the Hudson Valley that covers standards by many greats, such as Miles Davis, John
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Herrick Trail Hike
Herrick Trail Preserve Sherman, CT, United StatesJoin us to discover one of Sherman's best-kept secrets - the Herrick Trail. Managed by the Naromi Land Trust, the Herrick Trail begins from one of the northernmost points of Sherman and connects with the Appalachian Trail in Kent. We will learn about the interesting history of this area, admire large rock outcrops sprouting with
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Kid’s Nature Night – Absurd Adaptations
Great Hollow Nature Preserve 225 CT-37, New Fairfield, CT, United States *REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT* Nature Night is back for a whole new season! Join our Education Coordinator, Sena, for this first program in the series that is all about the amazingly weird and seemingly absurd adaptations that some plants and animals have to survive. We’ll start our evening off by cooking
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Fall Foliage Hike
Great Hollow Nature Preserve 225 CT-37, New Fairfield, CT, United StatesEnjoy the fall foliage with us and our friends from FrOGS (Friends of the Great Swamp) as we hike to the northern portions of Great Hollow and the scenic overlook in the neighboring Michael Ciaiola Conservation Area. Our hike will begin at the trail-head for Great Hollow’s purple trail off of Hardscrabble Road and traverse
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Talkin’ Turkey: The Natural History and Ecology of the Wild Turkey
Great Hollow Nature Preserve 225 CT-37, New Fairfield, CT, United StatesGet ready for Thanksgiving by joining our naturalist, John Foley, for a talk about the iconic bird that was almost selected to be America's national symbol - the wild turkey. He'll talk about the ecology of the wild turkey, its brush with extinction in the early 1900s and subsequent recovery, and even the history of
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Kids’ Wild Winter Series, Part 1: Hibernation Hike
Great Hollow Nature Preserve 225 CT-37, New Fairfield, CT, United StatesJoin us for this first part of our kids' Wild Winter series that's all about the fascinating ecology of the New England winter. It may be hard to believe, but the natural world is up to amazing things during the winter. Our Wild Winter series is a continuous program designed to encourage outdoor learning and
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“Open Screen” Day for Local Photographers
Great Hollow Nature Preserve 225 CT-37, New Fairfield, CT, United StatesDo you have five minutes' worth of great photos to project onto the Big Screen to share with your friends and neighbors? Or would you simply like to come enjoy a series of presentations by local photographers of their favorite photos? Each photographer will have five minutes to show his or her photos on the
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Kids’ Nature Night: Eyes on the Skies
Great Hollow Nature Preserve 225 CT-37, New Fairfield, CT, United StatesIn this next installment of our Kids' Nature Night series, we'll take advantage of the clear winter skies to uncover the infinite mysteries of outer space! After we learn the basics of celestial navigation and astronomy, we will use a telescope to find important navigational stars, constellations, and any visible planets. While we stargaze, we
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“Cold Moon” Hike
Great Hollow Nature Preserve 225 CT-37, New Fairfield, CT, United States**THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO RAIN** Come enjoy the last full moon of the year with our naturalist, John Foley, as we take a casual hike through Great Hollow's moon-lit woods and look and listen for creatures of the night. We'll find out why this month's moon is known on the lunar calendar
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Kids’ Wild Winter series, Part 2: Living Lichens
Great Hollow Nature Preserve 225 CT-37, New Fairfield, CT, United States**THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO RAIN** Have you ever wondered what those funny-looking things are that grow on the sides of trees? They're lichens! Lichens are actually two different organisms - a fungus and either an alga or cyanobacterium - living and functioning together in a symbiotic relationship. Lichens help keep our air
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