Join us at an invasive plant workshop to get hands-on experience clearing invasive plants. Today is Round 1 of 3 pulling up Japanese Knotweed. You haven’t lived if you haven’t spent a morning pulling knotweed. We will pull it up and bag it as part of the Nix the Knotweed Protocol.
Wear leather work gloves, dress for the woods and bring water and bug spray.
RSVP to our Conservation Chairs at conservation@trlandconservancy.org if you are interested in helping so that you can be contacted in case of changes or cancellations.
Parking is across from 19 Pond Lane. Please be sure to not block the driveway.
NOTE: If you can’t come on Saturday, we will have a second workshop on Sunday, June 1 from 9:30 – 11:30 am.
The Town of Bloomfield, Bloomfield Beautification Committee, and Traprock Ridge Land Conservancy invite you to participate in Bloomfield Community Cleanup Day honoring Earth Day. Teams of volunteers will pick up debris on specific streets with guided assistance.
Come by yourself or bring a group of neighbors or friends! FREE LUNCH! FREE T-SHIRT! Gloves, pickers, bags, buckets and safety vests will be provided.
Your help is needed to prove Bloomfield is the “CLEANEST” town in Connecticut!
Click here to register. Or, if you prefer to be part of a “Traprock” team, send an email to Paula Jones at vicepresident@trlandconservancy.org and she will register the group. (Please include your name, home address, preferred email address, phone number, and date of birth – for the town’s registration database.)
Schedule:
- 9:00am – 10am • Sign in. Pick up materials. Group picture.
10am – Noon • Clean up at designated sites.- 12:30pm – 1:30pm • Lunch at 330 Park Ave.
10am – Noon • Clean up at designated sites.Questions? – Contact Bloomfield Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Services at (860) 243-2923
*If you have a separate group (different than a “Traprock” group) that would like to participate please email recreation@bloomfieldct.
Join us in exploring the former Millbrook/Traditions Golf Course in Windsor, now open to hikers and walkers. The hike will be approximately 2.5 miles and take about two hours. From the parking lot, we will walk along the woods, meadows and winding trails (many cart paths) of the former golf course. The area is intentionally being ‘rewilded,’ allowing plants and wildlife to flourish. Moderate terrain with some rolling hills. Leashed dogs permitted. No rain date.
Register or visit the CT Trails Day site to choose from many events across the state.
Led by TRLC member, Larry Zemel, this “From Farm to Wilderness” 3.5-mile hike will meet at the parking lot of Auerfarm, enter MDC property at the rear of the farm, then hike along a secret trail to the reservoir system. Back trails, including a rocky descent, will be taken to return to the farm. There is one easy stream crossing. The bear population has been asked to make a safe appearance. No rain date. Co-sponsored by the Connecticut Forest & Parks Association.
Registration required or visit the CT Trails Day site to choose from many events across the state.
Join us cutting and painting multiflora rose on the southeast side of the property. If you don’t want to mess with the roses, stop by and walk the story trail, sponsored by the East Granby Public Library and TRLC. Bring loppers and hand saws and park across from 140 Kimberly Road, being careful to not block the driveway.
RSVP to our Conservation Chairs at conservation@trlandconservancy.org if you are interested in helping so that you can be contacted in case of changes or cancellations.
Wear leather work gloves, dress for the woods and bring water and bug spray.
We will be cutting and painting (or digging up) winged euonymus or the many other invasives along the path. Bring loppers and hand saws. Park between 236 and 240 Tunxis Ave.
RSVP to our Conservation Chairs at conservation@trlandconservancy.org if you are interested in helping so that you can be contacted in case of changes or cancellations.
As always, wear leather work gloves, dress for the woods and bring water and bug spray.