Pollinator Power
Great Hollow Nature Preserve 225 CT-37, New Fairfield, CT, United StatesWith the flowers and trees finally starting to bloom, pollinators like bees, butterflies, and beetles are getting to work! Pollinators like these are essential to the functioning of our ecosystems
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Epic Journeys of Migratory Birds
Great Hollow Nature Preserve 225 CT-37, New Fairfield, CT, United StatesDid you know that some migrating birds will fly more than 600 miles in a single day? That's a lot of flapping! And did you know they can see the
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Distance-learning Program: Hands-on Habitats
Great Hollow Nature Preserve 225 CT-37, New Fairfield, CT, United StatesJoin us on a virtual habitat adventure! From montane forests to the saltmarshes and beaches of the coast, we will explore the many habitat types that can be found in
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Virtual Art Show
Great Hollow Nature Preserve 225 CT-37, New Fairfield, CT, United StatesMost art events have been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, but the 2020 Great Hollow Juried Painting and Photography Show is on – online, that is! This year’s show
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Biological Invaders!
Great Hollow Nature Preserve 225 CT-37, New Fairfield, CT, United StatesImagine toads the size of dogs, giant snakes, and microscopic insects that can threaten entire forests! Invasive species like these can cause lasting, sometimes irreversible damage to ecosystems and native
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Buildin’ Beavers!
Great Hollow Nature Preserve 225 CT-37, New Fairfield, CT, United StatesJoin us for a virtual class all about nature's ultimate engineers: beavers! In this class, we will explore the many adaptations of the beaver, how they build their dams, and
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Distance-learning: Masters of Disguise
Great Hollow Nature Preserve 225 CT-37, New Fairfield, CT, United StatesFrom birds that can mimic car alarms and insects that disguise themselves as plants, to the mesmerizing color displays of a cuttlefish, animals are capable of all kinds of camouflage
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Distance-learning: Lynx High Jinks
Great Hollow Nature Preserve 225 CT-37, New Fairfield, CT, United StatesDid you know that we have one of the world's four species of lynx living right here in Connecticut? You probably know it better as the bobcat (Lynx rufus)! Bobcats,
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Invasive Plant Walk & Talk
Great Hollow Nature Preserve 225 CT-37, New Fairfield, CT, United StatesAs stay-at-home orders for Connecticut and nearby areas of New York are lifted, we will be gradually resuming events and programs at Great Hollow that are entirely outdoors and conducive
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Guided Paddle of the Great Swamp
Patterson Recreation Center Marble Road, Patterson, NY, United StatesSafely enjoy the outdoors with us on a naturalist-guided paddle of the Great Swamp in Patterson, New York. The Great Swamp is a regionally significant wetland that is home to
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