Join us at Komlo Preserve (130 CT-37 in New Fairfield) on Sunday, May 1st from 9am-11am for a bird watching excursion! Hosted by professional bird watcher, Stefan, from the Audubon Society at Deer Pond Farm in Sherman, CT, come with your binoculars as we search for some local bird species around Connecticut. This event will […]
Hosted by Cheryl Rykowski, President at CVRLT, join us at Komlo Preserve (130 Ct-37 in New Fairfield) on Saturday, June 4th at 10am for a garlic mustard invasives talk and cooking class. We will be identifying and pulling the highly invasive, but TASTY, garlic mustard plant and demonstrating ways to prepare and use the plant […]
Join us on Saturday, July 16th for one of our hottest events of the summer, Music Around the Pond, hosted by Friends of Ball Pond! Stop by Hahlawah Preserve in New Fairfield, whether on foot or by boat, for a fun night out. Catch the sunset and enjoy the views while listening to LIVE music […]
Join CVRLT for one of our most popular events of the year, foraging! Guest Forager, Karen Monger of The 3 Foragers, will be stopping by Hidden Valley Nature Preserve (26 Gillotti Rd. in New Fairfield) on Saturday, August 20th from 10:00am-12:30pm as we search for mushrooms and other wild food resources. Sign up HERE. To […]
Mark your calendars and join us for our annual soiree on Saturday, October 15th for a wine, whiskey, and beer tasting. More details coming soon...
CVRLT will be participating in New Fairfield's Earth Day event on April 22nd (rain date, 4/23) at Memorial Field, located at 4 Brush Hill Road in New Fairfield, CT. 9:00 - 10:00 - Residents can pick up trash bags at Town Hall to collect garbage in their community and return trash for town removal […]
Come celebrate Trails Day with Candlewood Valley Regional Land Trust and join us for a hike at our Komlo Preserve. Enjoy bird watching, a leisurely hike down our Greenway trail, or bring your kayak or canoe! We start at 9am and will be hanging out till noon, but all of our properties are always open […]
Check out this great event being presented by the New Fairfield Historical Society on Sunday, June 11th from 11am-3pm! Come partake in a nature hike and open house, while enjoying the sights of New Fairfield, CT. 11:00 a.m. SWEETCAKE MOUNTAIN PRESERVE Join us for a short nature hike overlooking Lake Candlewood at CVRLT's Sweetcake Mountain […]
Join us at Komlo Preserve in New Fairfield on June 17th from 11am-12pm to learn all there is about beekeeping! Let's come together as we discuss bee anatomy and social behaviors, their importance as pollinators, the dangers that honeybees and native bees face with regard to pesticides and climate change, and how to help. This […]
**EXTENDED TO AUGUST 27TH** CVRLT's second annual "Loving our Lands" summer photo contest is officially LIVE! From now until August 20th, we’re inviting nature-loving photographers to submit photos for the following categories: Animal Kingdom : Found an interesting critter somewhere in the great outdoors? Action shots of birds, bugs, and all manner of beasts are […]
Join us on Saturday, July 15th, from 5-8pm for one of our hottest events of the summer, Music Around the Pond, hosted by Friends of Ball Pond! Stop by Hahlawah Preserve in New Fairfield, whether on foot or by boat, for a fun night out. Catch the sunset and enjoy the views while listening to […]
CVRLT is sponsoring a Botanical Drawing Class on July 29th from 10:00 - 11:00am at Komlo Preserve, located at 130 CT-Route 37 in New Fairfield, behind the Nuvance Health building. Laura Cunningham, Conservation Biologist and Natural Science illustrator, will conduct a plein air botanical drawing class. Ms. Cunningham earned her master's degree in Conservation Biology […]