Traprock Ridge Land Conservancy’s upcoming events include a hike on Saturday, Snakes of Connecticut, and how opossums survive the winter in backyards
Hike ‘Over the Mountain’
Saturday, November 11, 9:00 – 1:00 pm
Meet at 9:00 a.m. at the hike’s end point, the parking lot off Iron Horse Blvd. behind the Drake Hill Mall in Simsbury (Iron Horse Blvd.Park & Ride). Bloomfield Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Services will provide a bus to shuttle hikers to this year’s starting point, the Oliver Filley House in Bloomfield’s LaSalette Park.
Enjoy an invigorating hike from Bloomfield to Simsbury co-sponsored by the Traprock Ridge Land Conservancy (TRLC), Simsbury Land Trust (SLT), and Bloomfield Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Services. Along with the fall scenery, the free hike will showcase TRLC, SLT, and town properties that provide trail connectivity linking Bloomfield and Simsbury through Penwood State Park.
The hike will be approximately 5 miles. Hikers will trek from LaSalette Park to TRLC’s adjoining Hawk Hill Farm property, a working farm with passive recreation trails. From there, the hike will proceed to TRLC’s Stout Family Fields, Bloomfield’s gateway to Penwood State Park.
Snakes of Connecticut
Tuesday, November 28, 6:30 – 7:30 pm
Elmwood Community Center, 1106 New Britain Ave., West Hartford
Join us for a talk with Riverside Reptiles Education Center owner, Brian Kleinman, to learn about the 14 snake species of Connecticut. We will have a slideshow presentation on the natural history and identification of our indigenous snake species and you will have a chance to meet and touch some live snakes. Visit trlandconservancy.org for details.
Opossums: Backyard Wildlife and Winter Survival
Tuesday, December 12, 7:00 – 8:00 pm
East Granby Community Center, 7 Veterans Memorial Dr, East Granby
Join us for a talk with Ferncroft Wildlife Rescue and their live opossum ambassadors. We will learn all about opossums, their benefits to the environment, and how we can be friendly neighbors with North America’s only native marsupial. After the presentation, there will be a meet-and-greet with the live opossum and take pictures with them. Sign up with our co-sponsor, East Granby Public Library, at egpl.org.
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