Grab a friend or relative and treat yourself to a special Valentine’s floral design workshop with Susan Spanger of Bloomful Floral Design.  Arrangements will be full of fragrant seasonal flowers such as English roses, tulips and freesia.  From what tools to use, to how to condition and care for blooms to ensure longevity, guests will […]

SOLD OUT! The festivities begin with a road trip to Norfolk, Connecticut’s “Ice Box”. The Lodge at Camp Iwakta is your destination. Afternoon arrival, an outdoor fire, and mulled cider and donuts, followed by a hike leading us to sunset. Retire to the Lodge, a cozy fire, some appetizers, and a comfort food dinner followed […]

Saturday, June 11, 2022 What better time to catch the awakening of Nature than at the crack-o-dawn? Join Gerri for a hike along her two favorite trails! We’ll ascend Apple Hill to greet the sun, then make our way to Cat Swamp to visit the Brave Old Oak, the carpet of princess pine, and a […]

It’s easy to explore the Boardwalk in the summer, but what in the heck is happening out there in the dead of winter? Dress for the weather, wear sturdy boots, and bring your hiking poles. Let’s find out! This walk will begin and end at the Museum…approximately 3.5 miles. 10:00 a.m., Meet in front of […]

We encounter them frequently while hiking in forests and meadows. They can be attached to small plants or grand trees. What are galls? Are they harmful? What stories do they tell? Naturalists Pete and Barb Rzasa will answer your every question about these unusual growths during a fun and colorful one hour presentation! 2:00 p.m., […]

This lively cooking show will be rescheduled.

Saturday, May 7, 2022 Spend some quality time with naturalists Pete and Barb Rzasa wandering White Memorial’s Five Ponds complex in search of native wildflowers.Connecticut is blessed with so many colorful species. Marsh marigold, trout lily, bluettes, toothwort, and trillium are just some of what we might find! Stories and flower folklore of our native spring […]

Imagine a vast, treeless and grassy plain, much of it filled with large woolly beasts! Ice Age Beringia – the ancient land mass encompassing eastern Siberia, Alaska, Canada’s Yukon – was home to a unique mix of animals tens of thousands of years ago. Many of them went extinct as the Ice Age ended, but […]

In March 2020, when the Pandemic closed the Conservation Center’s doors, you took to our trails and blessed us with your photographs. Many were posted weekly in our email newsletter, The Habitattler. The submissions were so steady, abundant, and delightful that we’ve kept on accepting them. Today Gerri Griswold shares some of her favorites with […]

Succulent filled terrariums are all the buzz right now in floral boutiques.  Join Susan Spanger of Bloomful Floral Design and learn how to create your own unique arrangement using a variety of top-quality, gorgeous succulents in a low glass-bowl terrarium.  Susan will guide you through the process which begins with a layer of pebbles partially […]