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Documenting Discoveries at Tefftweald at Birchenturn Preserve

October 28, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

FREE
Tefftweald at Birchenturn Preserve

RESCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2023 / 10 AM – 12 PM

Documenting discoveries on the trail is a key skill that needs to be in every naturalist’s toolkit. We’ll have plenty to observe and record as we enjoy the fall colors at Avalonia’s Tefftweald at Birchenturn Preserve on 280 Grindstone Hill Road.

Tefftweald, a former Girl Scout camp, is a 77-acre masterpiece of upland forest, meadows, wetlands, old graveyards and cellar holes, and the wonderfully photogenic Wyassup Brook.

This is a family-friendly excursion, and we’ll explore the woodland trails at a pace moderate enough to give the Preserve a close read and capture the experience in whatever form, from pen and ink on paper to digital drawings, photos, and text entered on a smart device, your journaling takes. Walk leader Bruce Fellman is a veteran photojournalist, naturalist, and documentarian who has kept and published a weekly Naturalist’s Journal in a number of local newspapers for the past 45 years.

PLEASE REGISTER HERE

For more information, e-mail Bruce Fellman at fellnature@scbglobal.net, or call 860-599-4867.

In case of inclement weather, participants will be notified of a cancellation via email no later than 2 hours before the event.

 

Accessibility Note 

Parking: Small lot located about 100 yards down an unnamed gravel-and-dirt side street off of Grindstone Hill Road (approximately 281 Grindstone Hill Road) at the start of the  Tefftweald at Birchenturn Preserve’s main trail. Lot with packed dirt surface, no accessible space, room for 8–10 cars. Additional parking is available along the road. 
 
Trails: Narrow in spots, some slopes, some protrusions into pathway, occasional wet areas, and occasional off-trail walking. 
 
Communication: This walk will be amplified and sign language interpreted.
 
Accessibility point person: Mary Anne Sherman, 860-884-3500 or avalonialc@yahoo.com.
 

Avalonia’s Accessibility Statement

 

Organizer

Bruce Fellman
Phone
860-599-4867

Venue

Tefftweald at Birchenturn
282 Grindstone Hill Road
North Stonington, CT 06359 United States
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