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POSTPONTED Hike the Great Oak Greenway & Atkinson-Dirlam Preserve

Nathan Lester House 153 Vinegar Hill Rd, Gales Ferry

This hike has been POSTPONED. Will re-post when new date and daytime start is scheduled. Join the Ledyard Library for an early evening 2-mile hike on the trails of the Great Oak Greenway, and beyond to the Atkinson-Dirlam preserve. Meet at the Nathan Lester House parking lot for 6:00 p.m. Please wear proper hiking attire.…

Bruce Fellman Leads Hike & Seek On Preston Nature Preserve

Preston Nature Preserve Krug Road, Preston

The 56 acres of meadows, woods, and wetlands of the Preston Nature Preserve are at their prettiest in August, when the fields are dominated by Joe-Pye weed, various goldenrods, milkweeds, grasses, thistles, asters, and a remarkable expanse of bee balm, to name some of the botanical treasures. The abundant blossoms always attract an array of…

Connecticut Botanical Society Field Trip to Tri-Town Preserve

TriTown Forest Preserve 91 Miller Road, North Stonington

The Connecticut Botanical Society will walk into the interior of this new 540-acre preserve and botanize a 30-acre interior fen (footing good in midsummer). Underlain by gabbro bedrock, an ancient metamorphic rock of volcanic origin, like traprock, low hills with rock outcrops have minerotrophic plants such as Allegheny vine and abundant hop hornbeam. Directions: Head…

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