Story Hike (ongoing) – On Saturday, June 25th, 2022, volunteers installed a new Story Hike in Kenilworth Forest on the Burncoat trail, located at the Kenilworth cul de sac off Kings Grant Road. This free event is co-sponsored with the Henry Carter Hull Library and is open every day. The new story is A Nest is Noisy with beautiful illustrations by Sylvia Long. Be sure to scan the QR codes on the trail signs to get more info.
Outreach in the Community
Our educational programs, engaging camps, and supportive scholarships are designed to involve individuals of all ages in discovering and appreciating our local environment.
Calendar of Events
January
Community Bag Program
For the month of January!
February
A Clinton Land Trust favorite
Be sure to register early to secure your spot before it fills up completely! This will ensure that you don't miss out on this opportunity.
Highlights from this year’s tracking program with Erik Becker
March
Eunice Symonds Bushy Hill Camp Scholarship — Third and fourth grade students are encouraged to write a persuasive essay to win one- or two-week camp sessions at Bushy Hill Nature Camp.
Congratulations to this year’s Bushy Hill Day Camp scholarship winners!
Bushy Hill Day Camp is nature, education and exploration based. Campers participate in activities such as ropes course and team building games, tracking, plant and animal identification, fire building, and hiking.
April
Alice & David Crosby Environmental scholarship
This $1,000 scholarship is awarded to a graduating Clinton senior pursuing an environmental major in college. Download the application here.
Wishing Aslin success in her future endeavors!
CLCT is happy to announce that Aslin Wolfe was chosen as the 2024 recipient of the Alice and David Crosby Environmental Scholarship. Aslin is a Morgan graduate who will be attending the University of Connecticut majoring in a Animal Science. She hopes to use the knowledge and skills gained from her studies to foster positive changes in the natural environment.
Program Description
Event Details
Meet live birds and explore the ways bird vision differs from humans. Learn how birds perceive colors and ultraviolet light, and how they use this special sense to find food, attract mates, avoid danger, and more.
Encounter one of the nature centers resident birds of prey and make a bird feeder to attract colorful birds to your own home!
Registration for this event will close on April 23, 2025 @ 5:00pm.
Once you hear the peepers calling you know spring is here!
Let’s get froggin’ and enjoy this exciting adventure together!
Highlights from Peeper Prowl 2025
may
May 21, 2025
Marine Science Day ——This is a full day of integrated learning for Clinton 4th graders at Clinton Town Beach. The students rotate through stations focusing on Math, Science, Engineering, Literacy and Conservation. The Clinton Land Trust (CLCT) station educates the students about the life cycle and history of osprey in the Hammock River.
June
Story Hike (ongoing) – This free event is co-sponsored in partnership with the Henry Carter Hull Library, open every day for the community to participate. We encourage you to stay tuned for our next exciting story hike, which will be announced soon.
National Trails Day
Date: June 7, 2025 @ 10:00 a.m.
Please join us for an easy to moderate hike through a CLCT favorite— Peter's Memorial Woods. Meet in the parking area at the entrance to Peter's Woods. This enjoyable 45-minute to 1-hour hike will be led by past President Mike Houde, offering a chance to explore the natural beauty of the area as we wander past scenic moss-covered ledges, along historic stone walls and cross charming brooks.
Light refreshments will be provided following the hike.
Ecology Camp 2024
This is a camp for children ages 7–11. Campers explore many different habitats comparing and contrasting the animals and plants in fresh and saltwater. They discover animals in tidal pools, salt marshes, sandy beaches, woodland forests and vernal pools.
JULY
Ranger Russ's Animal Friends
Date: July 17, 2025 2:30-3:30
Meig's Point Nature Center will return to the HCH library with a variety of snakes and turtles to educate us and help children to understand and not fear these unique animals.
For more information on this program and to register, please click the button below.
August
Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center presents: Owl Prowl-Live Owl Program!
Date: August 6, 2025 5-6:00 p.m.
Meet a live owl in an up-close encounter! Learn about owls native to the area and explore the unique adaptations that make them the perfect predators of the night. Touch owl artifacts and create an owl craft to take home.
For more information about this program, please click on the button below,
September/October
Clinton Town Beach Cleanup, 2025 Date to be determined
Plastic waste makes up 80% of all marine pollution and takes between 500-1000 years to degrade. The first step is to reduce our use and dependency on plastic whenever possible. Town beach and waterway cleanups are organized by Save the Sound who have coordinated the Ocean Conservancy International Coastal Cleanup in CT for over 20 years. The Ocean Conservancy compiles data collected from volunteers to help find solutions to the worldwide problem of litter pollution, poisoning oceans throughout the world.
The above photographs are from our Beach Cleanup 2024.
CLCT Annual Meeting 2024, featuring Dr. Elisabeth Ward
Date: October 21, 2024, 6:30 p.m.
Location: Henry Carter Hull Library, Clinton, CT
Special Guest:
Dr. Elisabeth Ward, Forest Ecologist
You are cordially invited to this year’s CLCT annual meeting This meeting offers a chance for the community to discover more about the CLCT’s mission, celebrate accomplishments of the past year, alongside the election of our officers and directors.
Following the business segment of the meeting, Dr. Elisabeth Ward will discuss the shifts in CT’s forest composition due to pest and pathogen invasions.
Light refreshments will be served.
Looper Moths and Hemlocks
These moths fly from mid-August to early October. The females lay their eggs on moss, lichen, or bark and the eggs don’t hatch until the following June. Pupation takes place in bark crevices or in masses of lichen or moss. The caterpillars eat the needles of Hemlock trees. — from “A View of Peters Woods” by Bert and Jinny Godwin
