Come be part of the TRLC Annual Gathering. Celebrate in the company of friends and neighbors who love the outdoors and share our mission of preserving open space and farmland.
- Enjoy live music, hors d’oeuvres, non-alcoholic beverages (additional cash bar)
- Learn about our forest restoration project at Wojan Woods in West Hartford, plus other recent successes and exciting future plans.
- Discover possibilities for forest bathing in the woods near you.
Event registration is $40 per person. Additional contributions are welcome (we are a 501c3 tax-exempt organization).
Please register by Friday, September 5:
- Register online now with a credit card.
- Or download and print a PDF form to mail-in with a check.
2025 Event Sponsors:
Oak Level
Willow Level
- Duncaster
- Northwest Community Bank
- The Bluebird Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
- Windsor Federal Bank
Pine Level
Join us for a community event showcasing the new trails and plantings within this 2.75-acre urban micro-forest tucked into a West Hartford neighborhood.
A short program, which begins at 1:30 pm, will acknowledge the volunteers who cleared debris, removed invasive plants, and planted 200 native plants as part of the restoration efforts. Light refreshments will be provided.
Please park at Wolcott School and walk over to 134 Davenport Road.
Being in nature is good for us! Based on Japanese Forest Bathing, forest therapy has holistic health benefits: mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual. A walk in the woods in a group with a guide offers inspiration, energy, and a sense of well-being. All are welcome.
The two-hour program begins with an orientation to the area and a brief meditation followed by three short exercises based on suggestions that involve the senses. Such as “walk as far as the bend in the trail ahead, make yourself comfortable, and sense where the wind touches your body.” After each exercise we will have time for conversation and at the end we will share tea. You will feel lighter and more relaxed after our time together.
The walk will be led by the Rev. Dr. Nancy Wright, a certified Forest Therapy guide, trained in the Forest Therapy School, and assisted by Dr. Lawrence Zemel.
Please RSVP – Limit is 15 adult participants
Bring: water, a foldable chair or cushion, and a snack as needed; sorry that pets cannot be accommodated
Park at the end of Stone Hill Road in Bloomfield. We will walk about ½ mile to a picnic and wooded area in Penwood State Park. Participants can stay there and wander into the wooded area close by or walk further afield.
Join us as we cross the ridge from Bloomfield to Simsbury on a tour of protected lands and fall scenery showcasing Traprock Ridge Land Conservancy and Simsbury Land Trust properties. This free 5+/- mile hike – now in its 12th year – provides an opportunity to enjoy the fall colors and experience a different mode of journeying between the two neighboring towns.
We will meet at 9:00 a.m. at the parking lot at the corner of Iron Horse Blvd and Drake Hill Road in Simsbury (Google map). A bus provided by Bloomfield Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Services will shuttle hikers to the starting point at the Oliver Filley House in LaSallette Park. The hike will then proceed to TRLC’s adjoining Hawk Hill Farm, a working farm with passive recreation trails and several notable trees, including a magnificent American elm. We will continue to TRLC’s Stout Family Farm, Bloomfield’s gateway to Penwood State Park.
In Penwood we will visit Lake Louise and The Pinnacle for spectacular fall views of Simsbury and the Farmington Valley. We will then take the yellow trail to access SLT’s Tanager Hill Preserve on our descent into Simsbury and will finish at SLT’s Owen Mortimer Preserve before returning to the Iron Horse parking lot. LT’s Walk Book notes that Tanager Hill is “the most diverse parcel” of preserved land in Simsbury.
RSVP to help us plan ahead. Thank you!
Co-sponsored by the Traprock Ridge Land Conservancy (TRLC), Simsbury Land Trust (SLT), and Bloomfield Parks, Recreation & Leisure Services.
