• 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
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  • First Day Hike

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

    Kick off your new year and the brand new decade with a hike in the great outdoors! You can get outside and enjoy the winter beauty of Great Hollow with
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  • DIY Weaving & Wine

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

    **Registration for this event is currently full**   Adults, join us for a relaxing evening of good conversation and wine while completing a do-it-yourself craft project. In this program, we'll
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  • A Trip Back to the Last Ice Age

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

    In this next installment of our kids' Winter Ecology series, we'll travel back in time to Connecticut's prehistoric past and discover the incredible power of ice! During the last ice
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  • Winter Ecology Walk & Talk

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

    Did you know that when animals hibernate, they don’t really “sleep” through the winter? Join our naturalist, John Foley, for a winter ecology hike through Great Hollow where we'll learn
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  • Kids’ Nature Night: Let it Glow with Bioluminescence

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

    What do a firefly, angler fish, and mushroom all have in common? They can glow! Certain organisms are "bioluminescent," meaning they can create their own light! In this Nature Night
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  • DIY Crafts & Wine: Living Decor

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

    Adults, join us for a relaxing evening of good conversation and wine while completing a do-it-yourself craft project. In this program, we'll create living art decor that can add color and
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  • “Snow Moon” Hike

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

    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
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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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  • Winter Wilderness Survival

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

    Do you have what it takes to survive the rest of the winter? Come found out during this next installment of our Winter Ecology series! Although spring is getting close, February
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