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Afterschool Program: Slippery Salamanders
Afterschool Program: Slippery Salamanders
It's salamander season! Let's spend today's afterschool program learning all about these fascinating creatures, searching for them under rocks, and studying their behavior. Best suited for children ages 6-12. Registration is $15 for non-members and $10 for members. E-mail our education coordinator Maggie at for more information or to register.
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Spring Wildflower Hike
Spring Wildflower Hike
Join our naturalist, John Foley, as we seek out early blooming, perennial wildflowers known as spring ephemerals. We’ll learn how to identify them and talk about the natural history of these short-lived woodland flowering plants. Please meet in the Great Hollow visitors’ parking lot at 10:00 AM, and dress properly for the weather and for
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Saturday Drop-off: Mother’s Day Crafts
Saturday Drop-off: Mother’s Day Crafts
Mother's Day is coming up and we've got you covered! In this drop-off program, we will be learning all about nature's most famous mothers, such as bears, spiders, and opossums, head out in the woods for a hike and activities. After that, we'll spend time making presents for our own mothers! We'll be crafting bath
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DIY Wine Night: Springtime Floral Design
DIY Wine Night: Springtime Floral Design
Unleash your creative side and learn how to design a beautiful, captivating floral centerpiece with Susan Spanger of Bloomful Floral Design. Susan will teach you about shape, line, and symmetry, how to properly select flowers, and how to condition blooms to ensure longevity. Arrangements will be full of the best of the season including ranunculus,
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Spring Migration Bird Walk
Spring Migration Bird Walk
**CANCELLED** Join local birding expert, Angela Dimmit, for a guided walk to look for colorful spring migrants that will be making their long and arduous journeys from their tropical wintering grounds to their northern breeding grounds. Ms. Dimmitt will show us where to look and how to identify the more than 50 migratory bird
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Nature Night: Bizarre Bats
Nature Night: Bizarre Bats
Join us for a Nature Night all about the wild world of bats! In this program, we will learn all about these misunderstood animals, review the species you can see right outside your home, discuss why they’re important for the environment, and play games to understand how they navigate the world at night. This program
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Hike the Hollow for National Trails Day – Sold Out
Hike the Hollow for National Trails Day – Sold Out
THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT Join Great Hollow’s naturalist John Foley and Candlewood Valley Regional Land Trust director Bill McCann for a special guided tour through Great Hollow Nature Preserve and the neighboring Michael Ciaiola Conservation Area, as we celebrate National Trails Day. We’ll first pay a visit to Great Hollow’s resident birds of prey
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