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Start enjoying spring by joining our naturalist for a family-friendly educational walk through Great Hollow's meadows and hardwood forests. Along our walk, we will learn about the ecology of, and how to identify, many spring ephemeral wildflowers that are currently in bloom while we also search out invasive plants that resemble our native flora. While
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This installment in our Kids' Nature Night series is all about foraging for edible wild plants! After we learn how to positively identify our local edibles, we’ll take to the trails to harvest ramps, chives, trout lily, garlic mustard, Japanese knotweed, and dandelions. We’ll bag our bounty up and make recipe cards for tasty treats |
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The Great Hollow Photographers Club is hosting its second annual Juried Painting and Photography Show from 10am-4pm on May 18 and 19 at Great Hollow, and all are welcome to come down and enjoy the fantastic pieces of nature art that will be on display. There will be dozens of selected photographs and paintings featured, |
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Join us for an evening hike under the full moon! We’ll start off the evening by engaging in games and activities that demonstrate the amazing adaptions of local nocturnal and crepuscular (active at dawn and dusk) animals. Once the sun sets, we’ll hit the trail and discover the fun and mystery of the woods at |
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Join professional photographer, Justin Goodhart for a leisurely walk around Great Hollow with camera in hand (phone cameras are great too!) as we “look for the photo.” When presented with a large and diverse landscape, how do we find a subject to make a powerful and interesting photograph? Justin will walk and talk with the |
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There’s treasure hidden at Great Hollow and you’ll have to use a map and compass, along with your riddle-solving skills, to find it! We’ll spend the first part of the program learning map and compass basics, and then we’ll break into teams to track down the hidden puzzle pieces that will lead us to our |
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Celebrate National Trails Day with Great Hollow's naturalist, John Foley, and the Candlewood Valley Regional Land Trust's director, Bill McCann, as we "Hike the Hollow" and the neighboring Michael Ciaiola Conservation Area. Learn about the history of “the Hollow” and why it has become one of the most ecologically significant areas in both Fairfield County, |
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