Update: The snow was too soft for cross country skis or snowshoes (and the streams were running high)! But hiking boots and poles worked just fine. Thanks for coming out to explore this special preserve!
Please come with good outdoor snow shoes or hiking boots if no snow is present. Wear seasonable outdoor clothing. The trail is an easy to moderate outing, one and a half to two hours in length.
Details
Meet at the cul-de-sac at the top of Juniper Road in Bloomfield on Saturday, February 23rd at 9:30 am. Rain date is Sunday the 24th at 9:30 am. Check our Website and Facebook for postings or cancellation.
It’s time for a party with muffins, hot drinks, and (hopefully) snow at Hawk Hill Farm (map for directions).
Members and guests are invited to an informal Winter Social at Hawk Hill Farm. From 3:00 to 5:00 pm the Beanery Bistro will serve delicious muffins, hot chocolates, and coffees in the barn. Fire pits outside the barn will keep away the chill. We’ll have lawn chairs, or bring your favorite. Dress is stay-warm casual! Current members are free, and guests are $5 at the door (additional donations welcome).
Beginning at 2:00 pm an optional hike will start from the barn – and return in time for warm drinks and muffins with the others! Join us for up to 1.5 miles up Hawk Hill to Bloomfield’s LaSalette Park’s pond, woods, and view of Hartford.
We’re celebrating winter … and will be happy to tell you about the progress restoring the barn, keeping the farm in active use, and connecting trails in Land Trust and Town properties.
RSVPs appreciated. To help us plan, tell us you’re coming with an email.
Enjoy an invigorating hike from Simsbury to Bloomfield co-sponsored by the Wintonbury and Simsbury Land Trusts and Bloomfield Leisure Services. Along with the scenery, the free hike will showcase WLT and SLT properties that provide town-to-town trail connectivity linking through Penwood State Park.
For the approximately 5.5-mile hike, we’ll meet at 9:00 a.m. at the hike’s end point: the historic 1834 Oliver Filley House in Bloomfield’s LaSalette Park. Bloomfield Leisure Services will provide a bus to shuttle hikers to the starting point, the Flower Bridge in Simsbury.
From there, we’ll ascend to Penwood via SLT’s Owen Mortimer parcel and their gorgeous Tanager Hill property. We’ll take a rest stop in Penwood, visiting Lake Louise and The Pinnacle.
Then we’ll descend into Bloomfield by way of WLT’s Stout Family Fields and Hawk Hill Farm, home to distinctive Highland cattle, arriving back at LaSalette Park with (hopefully) some stunning views of Hartford.
Bring the family out to the 4-H Educational Center at Auerfarm on a nice fall day. Enjoy entertainment, games, hayrides, food and local 4-H groups displaying their work. Take a walk through their corn maze.
The entire family is sure to have fun engaging in one of the following activities: vegetable garden competition, hay rides, scarecrow contest, hay play, apple cider demonstrations, skillet toss (women only), face painting, flower garden competition, tag sale, baking competition, bounce house, pumpkin painting, cow chip contest, mason jar fun raiser, all day entertain and food, food, and more food.
Free admission. Bring cash for tickets for food, games, and other activities.
Hawk Hill Farm by Dennis Hubbs
Wintonbury Land Trust will host an informal discussion and tour of Hawk Hill Farm for State legislators, community leaders, and other land trusts in the greater Hartford area on Tuesday, July 17. The event is sponsored by the Connecticut Land Conservation Council to celebrate projects that received funding from DEEP’s Open Space & Watershed Land Acquisition (OSWA) grant program and the Community Investment Act.
The Land Trust’s acquisition of Hawk Hill Farm and improvements at the Town’s adjacent LaSalette Park were made possible in part by these and other State funds. So please invite your State legislators to join us in recognition of their continued support for these funding programs.
We look forward to an informal conversation with legislators, neighboring land trusts, and others about your local, regional, and statewide land conservation priorities. We’ll also take a short walk into Hawk Hill Farm to meet the Scottish Highland cattle and enjoy the view of the Hartford skyline. The event is from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., and heavy rain cancels. Hawk Hill Farm is located at 22 Duncaster Road in Bloomfield.
RSVP to communications@wintonburylandtrust.org. You also may follow this event on Facebook.
Join us at picturesque Auerfarm for our annual meeting, refreshments, and presentation. Felicia Ortner, a Connecticut Master Wildlife Conservationist (MWC) and bear enthusiast, will provide education and facts about black bears and help dispel myths and common misunderstandings in her talk, “The Bear Reality.”
Members and the public are welcome to attend either or both parts of this evening. We extend a special invitation to families to bring your kids so they may learn more about the bears we see so frequently in our backyards.
There will be a short business meeting at 6:00 followed by light refreshments at 7:00.
“The Bear Reality” presentation will begin promptly at 7:30. We encourage you to arrive early enough to park and be seated by 7:30.
It’s time to eat well and do good at our 3rd annual Wine & dine community-wide dinner and fundraiser
“Meet and Greet” your neighbors and community for tasty appetizers, friendly conversation and a glass of Prosecco at the picturesque Wintonbury Hills Golf Course in Bloomfield on Saturday, April 28 from 5:00 to 6:30pm.
Then join interesting guests as you move on to savor as specially cooked dinner and featured wine in an intimate group setting in our nearby volunteer hosts’ homes. This is community at it’s best!
Registrations will be accepted on a first come, first served basis. $85 per person for members and $95 for non-members. Reserve your place at the dinner table with a check or credit card by April 12th.
Final details and directions will be sent to you upon receipt of your payment.
Our Town – Our Planet – Our Responsibility
Earth Day
Saturday April 21, 2018
- Neighborhood & Parks Cleanup
- Earth Day Poster Contest with Prizes
- Craft Projects, Family Activities & More…
- Rain Barrels to Paint
- Giveaways
- Save the Date, More Information to Come…