Fall Hike @ Sweetcake Mountain Preserve

Sweetcake Mountain Preserve 51-, 99 Wood Creek Rd, New Fairfield, CT

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 / […]

Stone Wall Hike @ Deer Pond Farm

Deer Pond Farm 57 Wakeman Hill Road, Sherman, CT, United States

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 […]

Bird Watching

Komlo Preserve 130 Route 37, New Fairfield, CT

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 […]

Free

Garlic Mustard Invasives Talk & Cooking Class

Komlo Preserve 130 Route 37, New Fairfield, CT

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 […]

Free

Music Around the Pond

Hahlawah Preserve 47 Ball Pond East, New Fairfield, Connecticut

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 […]

Free

Foraging Class

Hidden Valley Nature Center 52 Gillotti Road, New Fairfield, CT

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 […]

Free

Annual CVRLT Soiree

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...

Earth Day

Komlo Preserve 130 Route 37, New Fairfield, CT

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 […]

Connecticut Trails Day Hike, led by CVRLT’s Shane Cosentino

Komlo Preserve 130 Route 37, New Fairfield, CT

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 […]

New Fairfield Historical Society Nature Hike & Open House

Sweetcake Mountain Preserve 51-, 99 Wood Creek Rd, New Fairfield, CT

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 […]

Learn about Beekeeping!

Komlo Preserve 130 Route 37, New Fairfield, CT

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 […]

Loving our Lands: Summer Photo Contest Fundraiser

**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 […]