Outdoor fun is a top priority for CVRLT Board member Sean Hanley and family. Sean Hanley grew up enjoying the outdoors, and loves sharing that enjoyment with his family. A business development specialist for Midway Dental, Sean lives with his wife and three children in New Fairfield, where they enjoy the outdoors in every season. “I’m an outdoor lover with many hobbies and enjoy the surrounding area I live in,” explains Sean. “I want to raise my children to enjoy the outdoors as much as I did growing up and escape technology whenever possible.”

CVRLT director, Nicole Vesey, hosted a Halloween-themed hike through Pootatuck Preserve in New Fairfield on October 19th. The weather was just right for this family-fun hike. Check out our photos below!

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Our guided hike at Squantz Pond State Park with Bill McCann on September 21st was fun AND healthy! Check out photos below!

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We met Mary Ellen Sierra and her husband, Dr. Anand Gothale, at a Candlewood Valley Regional Land Trust fundraising event last year and were inspired by the fact that they maintain a backyard habitat at their home in Danbury. So we were delighted when Mary Ellen agreed to share their story.

How did you get involved with Candlewood Valley Regional Land Trust?

Our street borders the Elstein Preserve which is managed by Candlewood Valley Regional Land Trust. We regularly mow the border of the property at the street level and pick up any trash that’s been left there. We try to keep it nice, and in fact, there was a man who for about three years would park his car take his lawn chair out with a little can of ice tea and his book and would just set up and read.