The 71st Annual Gem, Jewelry, and Mineral Show sponsored by the Danbury Mineralogical Society will be held on Saturday, Sept. 9 (10-5) and Sunday, Sept. 10 (10-4) at New Milford High School, 388 Danbury Road (Rte 7), New Milford, CT. There will be displays of minerals, fossils, and jewelry, as well as 16 retail vendors, free […]
A FREE screening of CLEAR DAY THUNDER: RESCUING THE AMERICAN CHESTNUT will be held at The Rockfall Foundation’s deKoven House. This film screening is in partnership with The American Chestnut Foundation, Friends of Indian Hill Cemetery, Middletown Garden Club, and The Rockfall Foundation. “This is the story of a tree. A mighty wonder that graced the forests of Appalachia and sustained all forms […]
Join us at the deKoven House Community Center on Thursday, September. 28th at 6:00 P.M. for a presentation about “Foraging Edible Wild Plants and Fungi of Autumn.” Autumn is a time of bounty and harvest for woodland creatures and foragers alike: nuts are falling to the forest floor, fruits are ripening and scenting the crisp fall air, roots and […]
Edible Plants and Fungi Walk: Cost $10 (limit 25 adults) Join us at the Pattaconk Reservoir on Saturday, September. 30th at 10:00 am for a forage walk! Join The 3 Foragers as they teach the edible plants and fungi of autumn on a foraging walk. Autumn is a time of bounty and harvest for woodland […]
Join the ASNH for a “Solar System Walk” at the Milford Library/Founder’s Walk. Telescopes will be available to view the Sun, and a limited number of solar glasses will be distributed to participants during the event. A Q&A session will follow the presentation. The Astronomical Society of New Haven will also discuss how the Sun […]
COMMUNITY EVENT | The Miniature Plants of Eastern CT with Dr. Bernard Goffinet Saturday October 7, 2023 10am-12pm Sign-in begins at 9:45am at the trailhead for the HEEP, Hillside Environmental Education Park, 159 Discovery Drive, Storrs, CT The Connecticut State Museum of Natural History is excited to have moss expert Dr. Bernard Goffinet […]
at the Milford Public Library, 57 New Haven Avenue, Milford CT 06460 Join Steve Johnson, from the Milford Dept of Public Works, to chat about options for reducing waste in our community. Sponsored by the Milford Environmental Concerns Coalition.
More than 2,000 trees representing 100 species and varieties grace the grounds of Cedar Hill Cemetery. John Kehoe leads this autumn walk highlighting a colorful sampling of the remarkable collection including maples, cherries, beeches, pines, cedars and more. Admission to the program is $10.00 and free for Cedar Hill Cemetery Foundation members. Advance reservations are […]
Have you pocketed little treasures on walks and wondered what you'll do with those finds? Celebrate the forager in your heart as we create a hand-stitched sampler book filled with gathered bits and patterned stitches. Learn several basic embroidery (or visible mending) stitches and how to integrate your found objects onto up-cycled fabric swatches mounted […]
