June 7th Annual Meeting and FREE Pollinator Garden Webinar with Jackie Algon Join our Annual Meeting and Pollinator Webinar on Monday, June 7th at 7pm via Zoom! Master gardener Jackie Algon, host of our popular 2020 webinar about invasive species, will tell us how to plant a garden habitat to attract butterflies, bees and other pollinators. […]
WE ARE CURRENTLY FULL FOR THIS HIKE! To join the waitlist, please email [email protected]. Join us on Saturday, September 25th at 10am at Hidden Valley Nature Center (52 Gillotti Rd. in New Fairfield) for a Foraging Hike! Explore the woods for wild mushrooms with leading CT forager, Karen Monger, of The Three Foragers. Enjoy the […]
Check out the fall foliage and join CVRLT Board Member, Faline Schneiderman, as she leads the final hike of 2021. Registration is required and spots are limited (max of 12 participants). Sign up here: https://bit.ly/3mo1QLe. • Date: Sunday, October 24th 2021 • Location: Sweetcake Mountain Preserve in New Fairfield • Time: 10:00am hike begins / […]
Join CVRLT Board of Director member, Mike Cunningham as he leads for the final hike of 2021 at CT Audubon Deer Pond Farm (57 Wakeman Hill Road in Sherman, CT). This six mile or less hike will highlight the beautiful stone walls throughout the property. While it will mostly be on carriage roads, it may […]
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 […]