April 20 - 26, 2024 In Memory of Louise W. Willson. Free admission to children under the age of 12 when accompanied by an adult.  

Saturday, April 20, 2024 Andy Dobos will help you learn some common, easily identifiable edible wild plants and how to responsibly harvest and prepare them. Walk through field, forest, and wetland edge, as Andy identifies, gathers, and gives tips for preparation. Dobos has special permission to pick plants on WMF property. All the plants we […]

Saturday, April 20, 2024 More than a century ago, nearly 4 billion American chestnut trees were growing in the eastern U.S. They were among the largest, tallest, and fastest-growing trees. The wood was rot-resistant, straight-grained, and suitable for furniture, fencing, and building. The nuts fed billions of birds and animals. It was almost a perfect […]

Saturday, April 20, 2024 Join Gerri Griswold for a late afternoon stroll along the Lake Trail to our bat houses near Litchfield Town Beach! Last year, close to 300 precious Little Brown Bats were counted exiting these structures that were installed by Research Director, James Fischer in 2018. Along the way you’ll be learning about […]

Saturday, April 20, 2024 BATS COUNT! Launches into it second year! https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/Wildlife/Bats-Count  Our Big Brown Bat colony is returning for the summer. In mid-June, Mother bats will give birth to their pups. Tonight, you can become citizen scientists and help Gerri Griswold count the first emergence of bats from our Green Barn. 7:00 pm, Meet […]

April 24 and 25, 2023 Hosted by the Connecticut Community Foundation, Give Local Greater Waterbury & Litchfield Hills is a 36-hour online community giving event that encourages donors to lend their support to the nonprofit organizations that work every day to make our community stronger. Every dollar donated to the Conservation Center from 7 a.m. […]

Saturday, April 27, 2024 Join Birder Extraordinaire and Conservation Center favorite, Fran Zygmont on a walk that can reveal some of our earliest spring arrivals! Keep eyes and ears open for Tree Swallows, Eastern Phoebe, Oven Bird, Kildeer and more! Spring wildflowers will be popping up with the possibility of Wild Geranium, Trillium, and Trout […]

April 27 - May 3, 2024 In honor of Rebecca and Jeremy Greenwood from Jeff and Zoe Greenwood. Free admission to children under the age of 12 when accompanied by an adult.