New Hartford Land Trust

May 17, 2013

Vol 4, Issue 12
Owl Prowl 0 Scott and grt horned wings out

 Photo Courtesy of Catherine Thiem

 

Scott Heth of the Sharon Audubon Center brought three owls including the Great Horned shown above to the NHLT's Owl Prowl in April. About 70 people of all ages came out to learn all about owls.

 

  Mark Your Calendar!

 

 Future Second Saturday Hikes:

 

   Saturday, June 8th at 9:00 a.m.

 Tree ID Hike led by Anne Hall

 at NHLT's Noel Property

 

   Saturday, July 13th at 9:00 a.m.

 Hike - location to be determined

 

  Saturday, Sept. 14th at 9:30 a.m.

 Mushroom Talk and Walk led by Expert Marlene Snecinski   

REMINDER! 

Spring Bird Walk Tomorrow 

 

 

Saturday, May 18th

7:30 a.m.

at NHLT's Alfred Sabolcik Property

 

Wear jeans, boots and long-sleeved shirt.

Bring binoculars or scopes if you have them.  

    

For more information,

call 860-489-4118 

 

Please note that this property is not yet

open to the public. It is only open for

 special events such as this guided hike

and work days. NHLT's next work day  

will be Saturday, June 1st from 9 a.m.

until noon. 

 

Driving Directions:  From Route 202, turn south
onto East Cotton Hill Rd. Go about
1.5 miles and turn left on Sabolcik Rd. Bear right where road becomes a dirt road. Turn right into

 dirt track just past first house on the right and across from #140. Volunteers will direct you

to the parking area.
                           Celebrate CT Trails Weekend by Volunteering with NHLT!         
Earth Day 2013 - trailer of tires

On April 27th, volunteers removed

 about 70 old tires and other debris to make way for trails.

 

 

 

 

Photos courtesy of Catherine Thiem

From 9:00 a.m. until noon on Saturday, June 1st, volunteers will gather at NHLT's Alfred Sabolcik Property to take a brief hike around the site and then work for a few hours preparing the area for eventual public access for hiking. Please join us for a guided tour and some invigorating and satisfying work!
 
Bring a brown bag lunch and relax after your labors. For details and to let us  know you can help out, please call 860-489-4118 or e-mail us.  
 
Earth Day 2013 Josh and Tammy in Gator

We took a few short breaks!

Several NWR7 students joined us and worked incredibly hard. Thank you all!

New Hartford Land Trust

P.O. Box 272
New Hartford, CT 06057
 
For more information, please e-mail us at:  newhartfordlandtrust@yahoo.com or call 860-626-0301.