Bring your junior explorers down to Great Hollow on Sunday, November 12th to learn the basics of map and compass use. We’ll spend the first portion of the program learning how to work the compass and how to use it with a map. We’ll then put our skills to the test by following a treasure
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**Note: registration is currently full** Join us on Saturday, December 9th for our first annual Handmade for the Holidays event! Children will be provided with supplies and instruction to make nature-themed holiday gifts for their family and friends. There will be a variety of age-appropriate projects for children to choose from, and each child will
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Come to Great Hollow on Tuesday, December 12th to hear a presentation about the exciting and long-awaited Connecticut Bird Atlas Project. The Connecticut Bird Atlas is being led by the CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and the University of Connecticut, and aims to (1) better understand breeding bird distribution and abundance in the
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  Looking for something fun and educational for your child to do during the winter school break? Get them off their phones and sign them up for Great Hollow's  winter day camp program! Our program offers children ages 5 to 9 the opportunity to forge lasting connections with the natural world on our 825-acre preserve
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Come enjoy the beauty and serenity of Great Hollow in winter by taking a guided hike with naturalist, John Foley. We'll explore scenic areas of the preserve, and if snow is still present, search for animal tracks. You'll learn how to identify the tracks and interpret the animal's behavior at the time they were left.
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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 to Great Hollow on Saturday, January 27th where naturalist, John Foley, will teach some basic skills for identifying trees during the winter by  looking at
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From wildlife research and hunting to basic security, motion-activated cameras have become increasingly common, inexpensive, and high quality in recent years. They are an especially valuable tool for surveying and studying the behavior of elusive and nocturnal wildlife species that are otherwise so difficult to observe. For homeowners, they are a fun way to find
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Great Hollow and the Friends of the Great Swamp (FRoGS) are co-leading a guided winter hike through Great Hollow Nature Preserve and the neighboring Michael Ciaiola Conservation Area. Join us for a fun and educational hike to learn about local flora and fauna that can be observed in winter. The hike will be moderately difficult.
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