Past Events
Nov 2024 Program: Living with Black Bears with DEEP Wildlife Biologist Kyle Testerman, discussed the history of bears in Connecticut, current research and recommendations for reducing human bear conflicts.
2024-2025 Programming Presentations
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November 2024, DEEP Wildlife Biologist Kyle Testerman, “Living with Black Bears," discussed the history of bears in Connecticut, current research and recommendations for being BearWise to reduce human bear conflicts.
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April 2025, University of Connecticut, Department of Natural resources and the Environment, graduate student Evan Zocco ’22 ’24, “GIS Mapping of Connecticut’s Beaver Populations Utilizing Drone Technology”. Evan shared his research, using drone footage and historical satellite imagery to teach AI how to recognize beaver inundation as a tool for natural resource and wildlife management.
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2024-2025 Walks & Hikes
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October 2024, Cotton Hollow (South), “The Hidden History of Cotton Hollow Preserve” with Dr. Brian Chiffer. Dr. Chiffer lead us through the southern end of the Preserve, sharing his considerable knowledge of the stone fountains and geographical features that tell the story of the former mills along Roaring Brook.
November 2024, “Annual Thanksgiving Weekend Hollister/ Whitehouse Preserve Hike." An opportunity to burn some holiday calories while connecting with nature! Lead by LHC Board member Tim Ryan.
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February 2025, "Annual Snowshoe Hike” from Ferry Park in the South Glastonbury Meadows. Made possible by the generous permission(s) of several of Glastonbury’s farm families. Our docent, Mark Packard shared his wealth of knowledge of this historically and ecologically significant area of Glastonbury’s landscape.
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2023-2024 Programming Presentations
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November 2023, State Archaeologist, Sarah Sportman, "Indigenous History of Connecticut" an overview of the Wangunk people, centuries-long stewards of what is now Glastonbury and what has been learned from local archaeological research.
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January 2024 Michael Dietz, University of Connecticut educator and Director of the Connecticut Institute for Water Resources presented on how our actions at home can impact local water quality, some simple steps that can be taken to control storm runoff and the importance of well testing.
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March 2024, Leo Smith of Dark Sky International, “Protecting Our Nighttime Environment” focused on the adverse ecological impacts of artificial lighting. Mr. Smith provided some useful guidelines and best practices for homeowners to minimize our impact on nighttime ecology.
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November 2024, DEEP Wildlife Biologist Kyle Testerman, “Living with Black Bears," discussed the history of bears in Connecticut, current research and recommendations for reducing human bear conflicts.
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2023-2024 Walks & Hikes
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Land Heritage Coalition of Glastonbury’s series of walks and hikes visited a number of sites throughout Glastonbury, focusing on both ecologically and historically significant open space parcels. The outings are led by local resident volunteers, lending their perspective and individual expertise to each event.
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November 2023, “Annual Thanksgiving Weekend Hollister/ Whitehouse Preserve Hike." An opportunity to burn some holiday calories while connecting with nature!
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February 2024, "Annual Snowshoe Hike” from Ferry Park in the South Glastonbury Meadows. Made possible by the generous permission(s) of several of Glastonbury’s farm families.
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April 2024, "Ephemeral Wildflower Walk" at Blackledge Falls Open Space. In search of the first native wildflowers of the season.
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May 2024 "Annual Bird Walk" welcoming back our migratory songbirds at Longo Open Space
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June 2024, "Connecticut Trails Day Hike” from Birch Mountain to Gay City State Park, in support of Connecticut Forest & Park Association's annual weekend-long, state wide event.
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July 2024, “Hollister Preserve Mushrooms" a return to the preserve in search of mushrooms, with discussion of their vital role in forest ecosystems.