Visit our preserves this spring, and enjoy nature blooming! Mountain laurel (shown below) blooms in late May and into June. Our Sweetcake Mountain Preserve visitors will enjoy its mountain laurel shrubs’ beauty and distinctly sweet fragrance, but do not touch or taste any part of the plant. All parts are toxic to humans and animals.
Northwest Connecticut’s dogwood trees grow along the partially shaded edges of forests and waterways in moist, well-drained, and nutrient-rich soil. Their colorful spring blossoms and fall foliage beautify our landscape and provide food and habitat for birds, butterflies, and insects. Connecticut’s dogwoods (shown below) are not endangered, but are declining due to insect and anthracnose fungus infestations, and environmental stresses such as drought and prolonged heat. 
Photos above and below by BiIl McCann
Please join us at our preserves and events this spring! Visit our website’s Properties Page and Event Calendar for more information. We hope to see you soon!
Your Spring Appeal gift helps us to maintain our preserves’ habitats for beavers, diverse flora and fauna, and our visitors who enjoy nature. Please donate here. From all of us at CVRLT, thank you!