Events Archive

Invasive Plant Workshop – Hawk Hill Farm

Date: September 28, 2024
Time: 9:30 am - 11:30 am
Location: Hawk Hill Farm, Bloomfield

Join us at an invasive plant workshop to get hands-on experience clearing invasive plants. You will learn what plants are invasive to our area and how to treat them to hinder further growth.

We will continue to clear under and around the notable trees along the trail at the farm at 20 Duncaster Road.

RSVP to our Conservation Chairs at conservation@trlandconservancy.org if you are interested in attending so that you can be contacted in case of changes or cancellations.

It’s a good idea to wear long pants, long sleeves, socks, sturdy shoes and work gloves. Bring water to drink, and loppers and a shovel if you have them.

Invasive Plant Workshop – Evans Family Meadows

Date: September 7, 2024
Time: 9:30 am - 11:30 am
Location: Evans Family Meadows, Bloomfield

Join us at an invasive plant workshop to get hands-on experience clearing invasive plants. You will learn what plants are invasive to our area and how to treat them to hinder further growth.

At this workshop we will be cutting and painting winged euonymus and bittersweet. Park between 240 and 242 Tunxis Avenue.

RSVP to our Conservation Chairs at conservation@trlandconservancy.org if you are interested in attending so that you can be contacted in case of changes or cancellations.

It’s a good idea to wear long pants, long sleeves, socks, sturdy shoes and work gloves. Bring water to drink, and loppers and a shovel if you have them.

Invasive Plant Workshop – Stout Family Fields

Date: August 30, 2024
Time: 9:30 am - 11:30 am
Location: Stout Family Fields, Bloomfield

Join us at the Stout Family Fields where we will continue to cut and paint the invasives between the north and south fields. Park at the end of Stone Hill Road.

RSVP to our Conservation Chairs at conservation@trlandconservancy.org if you are interested in attending so that you can be contacted in case of changes or cancellations.

Invasive Plant Workshop – Algren Preserve

Date: August 29, 2024
Time: 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Location: Algren Preserve, East Granby

Join us at an invasive plant workshop to get hands-on experience clearing invasive plants. You will learn what plants are invasive to our area and how to treat them to hinder further growth.

We will be back at Algren Preserve continuing to dig up Japanese barberry and cut and paint multiflora rose. Park across from 237 Turkey Hills Road and walk the Farmington Valley Greenway into the property.

RSVP to our Conservation Chairs at conservation@trlandconservancy.org if you are interested in attending so that you can be contacted in case of changes or cancellations.

It’s a good idea to wear long pants, long sleeves, socks, sturdy shoes and work gloves. Bring water to drink, and loppers and a shovel if you have them.

Invasive Plant Workshop – Pond Meadow

Date: August 24, 2024
Time: 9:30 am - 11:30 am
Location: Pond Meadow, East Granby

At this invasive plant workshop we will be pulling up and cutting Japanese knotweed in Area 2. Park near the bench overlooking the pond.

RSVP to our Conservation Chairs at conservation@trlandconservancy.org if you are interested in attending so that you can be contacted in case of changes or cancellations.

Invasive Plant Workshop – Algren Preserve

Date: August 23, 2024
Time: 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Location: Algren Preserve, East Granby

Join us at an invasive plant workshop to get hands-on experience clearing invasive plants. You will learn what plants are invasive to our area and how to treat them to hinder further growth.

We will continue to dig up Japanese barberry and cut and paint multiflora rose. Park across from 237 Turkey Hills Road and walk the Farmington Valley Greenway into the property.

RSVP to our Conservation Chairs at conservation@trlandconservancy.org if you are interested in attending so that you can be contacted in case of changes or cancellations.

It’s a good idea to wear long pants, long sleeves, socks, sturdy shoes and work gloves. Bring water to drink, and loppers and a shovel if you have them.

Invasive Plant Workshop – Fieldstone Farms

Date: August 17, 2024
Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Fieldstone Farms, East Granby

Join us at an invasive plant workshop to get hands-on experience clearing invasive plants. You will learn what plants are invasive to our area and how to treat them to hinder further growth.

We will be digging up/cutting/painting Japanese barberry and bittersweet at this 16+-acre property at the end of Fieldstone Farms Drive in East Granby. This is one of the TRLC properties that goes up to the ridge on the Metacomet Trail.

RSVP to our Conservation Chairs at conservation@trlandconservancy.org if you are interested in attending so that you can be contacted in case of changes or cancellations.

It’s a good idea to wear long pants, long sleeves, socks, sturdy shoes and work gloves. Bring water to drink, and loppers and a shovel if you have them.

Nature Lecture: Threatened & Endangered Birds of Prey

Date: June 10, 2024
Time: 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Location: Bloomfield Human Services Center or Webinar

Mary-Beth Kaeser of Horizon Wings, a State-licensed wildlife rehabilitator, will talk with us about what it means to be a “threatened” or “endangered” species. Learn about what caused the drastic decline of the Peregrine Falcon populations in North America in the 1960’s and ways we can help promote bird survival today. She will introduce us to some of the birds currently in her care, e.g. an American Kestrel, Peregrine Falcon, Northern Saw-Whet Owl, Barn Owl, and Eagle.

This event was rescheduled from earlier in the year. It is part of the Nature Lecture Series co-sponsored by Bloomfield Parks, Recreation & Leisure Services. Join us in person at the Bloomfield Human Services Center or by Zoom. RSVP to help us plan ahead or to receive the webinar link:

Connecticut Trails Day Hike

Date: June 2, 2024
Time: 9:30 am - 11:30 am
Location: Farmington Canal Trail on Copper Hill Rd., East Granby

Starting at the parking lot for Farmington Canal Trail on Copper Hill Rd., East Granby, we will proceed south along the rail trail until we come to the trail for Newgate Wildlife Management Area. We will take this trail to the Newgate Pond. We will return either along the same path or take the power line cut north to reconnect to the road. Participant registration opens May 8. Register for our Newgate Pond hike in East Granby, or visit the CT Trails Day site to choose from many events across the state.

Spring Bird Walk

Date: May 18, 2024
Time: 7:00 am
Location: Northwest Park, 145 Lang Rd., Windsor

Bring your binoculars for birding along the fields, woods, and reservoir at Northwest Park. You will learn to identify birds by sight and sound. Led by Brian Kleinman, Riverside Reptiles Education Center owner and member of Hartford Audubon Society. Dress in layers. RSVP in advance.

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