Spring programming is provided to you by
the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection,
in partnership with
Connecticut Forest & Park Association and
the Friends of Goodwin Forest.
the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection,
in partnership with
Connecticut Forest & Park Association and
the Friends of Goodwin Forest.
We make every effort to accommodate our guests. Courses that require registration fill up very quickly so please register early to avoid disappointment. If the class is full, we will put you on a waiting list and notify you when the class is repeated. Thank you.
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PREREGISTRATION IS
REQUESTED FOR MOST PROGRAMS. Find us at 23 Potter Road, Hampton, CT 06247 FOR MORE INFORMATION: Call: 860-455-9534 Email: Deep.Goodwin@ct.gov |
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GEOCACHING
If you love mixing technology and the outdoors, geocaching may be the perfect activity for you. It involves searching for hidden objects in the landscape with coordinates and clues. Goodwin State Forest is home to a few geocaches. Try and find the secret treasure! Go to https://coord.info/GC19ZHE |
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Have you heard about our Master Naturalist led Meetup Group?
The group is for anyone interested in learning more about Connecticut state parks and forests and are led by Master Naturalists who trained at the Goodwin Conservation Center. All details are found on the Meetup site. |
Full Moon Night Hike and Campfire
Tuesday, February 19th
6:00pm-8:00pm
Let the full moon guide your path as you take a night hike at Goodwin State Forest. Goodwin Naturalist Lena Ives will be taking you on a journey through the forest to bear witness to the changes in nature from day to dusk. Bring a headlamp or flashlight if desired. Please dress appropriately for the weather. Program will be followed by a campfire and s’mores. Inclement weather cancels.
Tuesday, February 19th
6:00pm-8:00pm
Let the full moon guide your path as you take a night hike at Goodwin State Forest. Goodwin Naturalist Lena Ives will be taking you on a journey through the forest to bear witness to the changes in nature from day to dusk. Bring a headlamp or flashlight if desired. Please dress appropriately for the weather. Program will be followed by a campfire and s’mores. Inclement weather cancels.
Senior Walks
Thursday, February 21st
1:00-3:00pm
Join Goodwin Guide Jack Griffin on an easy to moderate walk taken on a forest trails. All are welcome. Hiking sticks are available to borrow.
Thursday, February 21st
1:00-3:00pm
Join Goodwin Guide Jack Griffin on an easy to moderate walk taken on a forest trails. All are welcome. Hiking sticks are available to borrow.
Predator Series: Birds of Prey
Saturday, February 23rd
11:00am-1:00pm
RESERVATION REQUIRED FOR THIS PROGRAM
$10 for non-members/$5 for Friends of Goodwin Forest or CFPA members
Predatory wildlife species serve a very important role in ecosystem structure and function. The Predator Series will highlight the mammal and avian predators that can be found in Connecticut, what their role is in the ecosystem, and how we can better coexist with them. This month will focus on avian predators, how they behave, and their biology. Ever wish you could experience the thrill of being up close to a magnificent eagle, hawk, falcon, or owl? Well, this is your opportunity! Horizon Wings will bring these extraordinary birds right to the Goodwin museum.
Saturday, February 23rd
11:00am-1:00pm
RESERVATION REQUIRED FOR THIS PROGRAM
$10 for non-members/$5 for Friends of Goodwin Forest or CFPA members
Predatory wildlife species serve a very important role in ecosystem structure and function. The Predator Series will highlight the mammal and avian predators that can be found in Connecticut, what their role is in the ecosystem, and how we can better coexist with them. This month will focus on avian predators, how they behave, and their biology. Ever wish you could experience the thrill of being up close to a magnificent eagle, hawk, falcon, or owl? Well, this is your opportunity! Horizon Wings will bring these extraordinary birds right to the Goodwin museum.
Snowshoe Hike
Saturday, February 23rd
2:00 pm-3:30 pm
RSVP required
Let’s take a walk at Goodwin in the snow and stay on top! Come to Goodwin for a guided snowshoe hike. Lena Ives, Goodwin’s naturalist, will be leading this low-key winter hike. If there’s no snow, then we will just walk. Some snowshoes will be provided, but equipment is limited, so bring your own if you are able.
If you are interested in borrowing snowshoes, please RSVP as soon as possible. Supply is limited and will be provided on a first come, first serve basis.
Saturday, February 23rd
2:00 pm-3:30 pm
RSVP required
Let’s take a walk at Goodwin in the snow and stay on top! Come to Goodwin for a guided snowshoe hike. Lena Ives, Goodwin’s naturalist, will be leading this low-key winter hike. If there’s no snow, then we will just walk. Some snowshoes will be provided, but equipment is limited, so bring your own if you are able.
If you are interested in borrowing snowshoes, please RSVP as soon as possible. Supply is limited and will be provided on a first come, first serve basis.
The Apiary Series: Starting your Hive
Sunday, February 24th
1:00pm-3:00pm
Continuing on with what you learned in January, learn “what’s next” for your hive. This program is part of a year-long series that will teach you all you need to know about keeping bees. Dave Gilbert joins us again as he teaches us where and how to get supplies and how to continue upkeep on your hive during the winter months
Sunday, February 24th
1:00pm-3:00pm
Continuing on with what you learned in January, learn “what’s next” for your hive. This program is part of a year-long series that will teach you all you need to know about keeping bees. Dave Gilbert joins us again as he teaches us where and how to get supplies and how to continue upkeep on your hive during the winter months
Seasonal Transitions
Saturday, March 2nd
10:00am-12:00pm
Bird migration, colorful leaves, and crisp frosty mornings all signal the onset of Autumn and the forth coming Winter. However, the transition to Spring, although just as magical, is often very subtle. In this indoor/outdoor session we will discuss and investigate the ecology, chemistry and physiology of the changing seasons. The approach is suited for people 12 and older.
Saturday, March 2nd
10:00am-12:00pm
Bird migration, colorful leaves, and crisp frosty mornings all signal the onset of Autumn and the forth coming Winter. However, the transition to Spring, although just as magical, is often very subtle. In this indoor/outdoor session we will discuss and investigate the ecology, chemistry and physiology of the changing seasons. The approach is suited for people 12 and older.
Vegetable Gardening with John Lorusso
Saturday, March 2nd
12:30-2:30pm
This class is designed for both experienced and wannabe vegetable gardeners. John will share his hands-on knowledge of vegetable garden production, including successes, problems, and solutions. John will provide you with practical advice on planning this year’s vegetable garden.
Saturday, March 2nd
12:30-2:30pm
This class is designed for both experienced and wannabe vegetable gardeners. John will share his hands-on knowledge of vegetable garden production, including successes, problems, and solutions. John will provide you with practical advice on planning this year’s vegetable garden.
Senior Walks
Wednesday, March 6th 11:00am-1:00pm
Thursday, March 21st 1:00- 3:00pm
Join Goodwin Guide Jack Griffin on an easy to moderate walk taken on forest trails. All are welcome. Hiking sticks are available to borrow.
Wednesday, March 6th 11:00am-1:00pm
Thursday, March 21st 1:00- 3:00pm
Join Goodwin Guide Jack Griffin on an easy to moderate walk taken on forest trails. All are welcome. Hiking sticks are available to borrow.
The Secret Life of Beavers
Friday, March 8th
6:00-8:00pm
Free for FGF and CFPA members/$10 non-members
Ben Goldfarb is the author of “Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter,” one of the Washington Post’s 50 Notable Nonfiction Books of 2018. In this talk, he’ll discuss beaver biology, behavior, and history; describe the unique role of nature’s engineers in shaping North American landscapes; and explain how beaver ponds and wetlands can help us fight environmental problems from water pollution to erosion to climate change.
Friday, March 8th
6:00-8:00pm
Free for FGF and CFPA members/$10 non-members
Ben Goldfarb is the author of “Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter,” one of the Washington Post’s 50 Notable Nonfiction Books of 2018. In this talk, he’ll discuss beaver biology, behavior, and history; describe the unique role of nature’s engineers in shaping North American landscapes; and explain how beaver ponds and wetlands can help us fight environmental problems from water pollution to erosion to climate change.
Maple Sugar House Tour
Sunday, March 10th
1:00-3:00 pm
RSVP REQUIRED 860-455-9534
We will take a field trip to a local Hampton sugar house at Bright Acres Farm. Come and see how they used to make maple syrup in a homemade backyard evaporator and how they make it today, in a new post and beam sugar house with an energy efficient evaporator. Discover how this all-natural product is made, and get a taste! There will be a chance to collect some sap if you would like, weather permitting. Our hosts will also explain how to start your own backyard sugaring operation.
This is a primarily outdoor program, dress for the weather and mud.
Sunday, March 10th
1:00-3:00 pm
RSVP REQUIRED 860-455-9534
We will take a field trip to a local Hampton sugar house at Bright Acres Farm. Come and see how they used to make maple syrup in a homemade backyard evaporator and how they make it today, in a new post and beam sugar house with an energy efficient evaporator. Discover how this all-natural product is made, and get a taste! There will be a chance to collect some sap if you would like, weather permitting. Our hosts will also explain how to start your own backyard sugaring operation.
This is a primarily outdoor program, dress for the weather and mud.
Goodwin Homeschool Series: How Can We Harness The Wind?
Wednesday, March 13th
10:00-12:00pm
Registration and fees are required. Register Here
Join Master Naturalist Lynn Kochiss and Becky Tonkinson, eesmarts educator, in a quest to answer important questions and participate in hands-on learning. What is wind? How do windmills work and what exactly can they do? Can you design an efficient way to harness the wind? This program is most suitable for children 8 and older, but all are welcome.
Wednesday, March 13th
10:00-12:00pm
Registration and fees are required. Register Here
Join Master Naturalist Lynn Kochiss and Becky Tonkinson, eesmarts educator, in a quest to answer important questions and participate in hands-on learning. What is wind? How do windmills work and what exactly can they do? Can you design an efficient way to harness the wind? This program is most suitable for children 8 and older, but all are welcome.
Women In Nature (WIN) Hike
Thursday, March 14th
4:00-5:30pm
Come to Goodwin for a WIN! These monthly hikes are designed especially for folks who identify as women and want to get outdoors with the company and support of others. Hikes are easy to moderate. Led by Program Director Beth Bernard, these hikes and include time to explore, share a conversation and learn something new.
Thursday, March 14th
4:00-5:30pm
Come to Goodwin for a WIN! These monthly hikes are designed especially for folks who identify as women and want to get outdoors with the company and support of others. Hikes are easy to moderate. Led by Program Director Beth Bernard, these hikes and include time to explore, share a conversation and learn something new.
Goodwin’s 30K & 10K Training Runs
Saturday, March 16th
30K 8:00-10:30am,
10K 10:00-11:30
8:00am: Dave Raczkowski, trail running expert, will lead a training run on the 1st and last quarter of this year's 30K Friends of Goodwin Forest Trail Run course. Meet at the Goodwin Conservation Center pavilion at 8:00 AM. This 9.3 mile run will be at a 16 to 18 minute pace. Lots of snow, wind, or ice cancels, call the center to confirm.
10:00am: At 10:00 Race Director, Brendan Kane, will lead a training run of the 10K course. Again, meet at the Goodwin Conservation Center ... pace will be dependent on the comfort level of the participants.
Saturday, March 16th
30K 8:00-10:30am,
10K 10:00-11:30
8:00am: Dave Raczkowski, trail running expert, will lead a training run on the 1st and last quarter of this year's 30K Friends of Goodwin Forest Trail Run course. Meet at the Goodwin Conservation Center pavilion at 8:00 AM. This 9.3 mile run will be at a 16 to 18 minute pace. Lots of snow, wind, or ice cancels, call the center to confirm.
10:00am: At 10:00 Race Director, Brendan Kane, will lead a training run of the 10K course. Again, meet at the Goodwin Conservation Center ... pace will be dependent on the comfort level of the participants.
Predator Series: Black Bears
Tuesday, March 19th
6:30-8:30pm
Sponsored by Friends of Goodwin Forest, Donations Encouraged
Predatory wildlife species serve a very important role in ecosystem structure and function. The Predator Series will highlight the mammal and avian predators that can be found in Connecticut, what their role is in the ecosystem, and how we can better coexist with them.
This month will focus on black bears in Connecticut, including how they behave, their biology, and how we can better co-exist with them.
Tuesday, March 19th
6:30-8:30pm
Sponsored by Friends of Goodwin Forest, Donations Encouraged
Predatory wildlife species serve a very important role in ecosystem structure and function. The Predator Series will highlight the mammal and avian predators that can be found in Connecticut, what their role is in the ecosystem, and how we can better coexist with them.
This month will focus on black bears in Connecticut, including how they behave, their biology, and how we can better co-exist with them.
Spring Equinox Full Moon Night Hike and Campfire
Wednesday, March 20th
6:00pm-8:00pm
Come experience the shift in seasons and let the full moon guide your path as you take a night hike at Goodwin State Forest. Please dress appropriately for the weather. Program will be followed by a campfire and s’mores. Inclement weather cancels.
Wednesday, March 20th
6:00pm-8:00pm
Come experience the shift in seasons and let the full moon guide your path as you take a night hike at Goodwin State Forest. Please dress appropriately for the weather. Program will be followed by a campfire and s’mores. Inclement weather cancels.
Butterfly Farming
Saturday, March 23rd
10:00am-12:00pm
Deb Field, Goodwin Master Naturalist & 25 year environmental educator describes
how a quest to protect black swallowtail caterpillars from marauding catbirds turned into a full scale backyard butterfly farm. Tips & techniques for how to do this with several common species will be discussed. An overview of Project Monarch Watch will also be presented.
Saturday, March 23rd
10:00am-12:00pm
Deb Field, Goodwin Master Naturalist & 25 year environmental educator describes
how a quest to protect black swallowtail caterpillars from marauding catbirds turned into a full scale backyard butterfly farm. Tips & techniques for how to do this with several common species will be discussed. An overview of Project Monarch Watch will also be presented.
Gardener’s Roundtable
Saturday, March 23rd
1:00pm-3:00pm
This workshop is intended for gardeners of all experience levels. We share best practices and pitfalls for gardening in eastern Connecticut. These monthly workshops cover a wide-range of topics, so please come with your questions, your expertise, and your own stories of success and failure in your gardens.
Saturday, March 23rd
1:00pm-3:00pm
This workshop is intended for gardeners of all experience levels. We share best practices and pitfalls for gardening in eastern Connecticut. These monthly workshops cover a wide-range of topics, so please come with your questions, your expertise, and your own stories of success and failure in your gardens.
The Apiary Series: Starting your Hive
Sunday, March 24th
1:00pm-3:00pm
Continuing on with what you learned in February, learn “what’s next” for your hive. This program is part of a year-long series that will teach you all you need to know about keeping bees. Dave Gilbert joins us again as he teaches us where and how to get supplies and how to continue upkeep on your hive during the winter months.
Sunday, March 24th
1:00pm-3:00pm
Continuing on with what you learned in February, learn “what’s next” for your hive. This program is part of a year-long series that will teach you all you need to know about keeping bees. Dave Gilbert joins us again as he teaches us where and how to get supplies and how to continue upkeep on your hive during the winter months.
Long Distance Hike
Tuesday, March 26th
11:00-2:00pm
Enjoy the company of fellow hikers and get some great outdoor exercise. Each
hike will be around 5-6 miles along our trails. To join us meet in our main parking lot at 23 Potter Road.
Tuesday, March 26th
11:00-2:00pm
Enjoy the company of fellow hikers and get some great outdoor exercise. Each
hike will be around 5-6 miles along our trails. To join us meet in our main parking lot at 23 Potter Road.
Movie Screening: Plight of the Grassland Birds
Thursday, March 28th
7:00-8:30pm
Come watch a movie about grassland birds and their situation in our changing landscape. Grassland birds are in fast decline throughout the country. This movie explores efforts to protect the birds and their habitats. Joanne Warren, a Goodwin Master Naturalist, will briefly discuss her efforts to help protect bobolinks in our local area.
Thursday, March 28th
7:00-8:30pm
Come watch a movie about grassland birds and their situation in our changing landscape. Grassland birds are in fast decline throughout the country. This movie explores efforts to protect the birds and their habitats. Joanne Warren, a Goodwin Master Naturalist, will briefly discuss her efforts to help protect bobolinks in our local area.
Family Woods Walk
Saturday, March 30th
10:00-11:00am
Join Goodwin Naturalist, Lena Ives, on a slow ramble through our trails where stops sparked by curiosity are welcome and encouraged! Kids of all ages and all families are encouraged to attend.
Saturday, March 30th
10:00-11:00am
Join Goodwin Naturalist, Lena Ives, on a slow ramble through our trails where stops sparked by curiosity are welcome and encouraged! Kids of all ages and all families are encouraged to attend.
Give back to Goodwin and enrich someone’s life.
If you have a passion about a conservation, environmental, ecologically -related topic of your choice that you want to share, this is your opportunity. We here at Goodwin would like you to present that knowledge to your peers!
Host a hike, give a presentation, do some outdoor activities or experiments, or just have an open ended discussion.
Goodwin Conservation Center is looking for volunteers who have knowledge about various conservation-related topics and the ability and desire to share that knowledge with others. We are looking for with knowledge in all conservation topics including birding, rocks, invasive species, survival skills, pollution, photography, nature technological equipment, etc. etc.
Teaching experience helps but is not required. For more information, contact Beth Bernard.
If you have a passion about a conservation, environmental, ecologically -related topic of your choice that you want to share, this is your opportunity. We here at Goodwin would like you to present that knowledge to your peers!
Host a hike, give a presentation, do some outdoor activities or experiments, or just have an open ended discussion.
Goodwin Conservation Center is looking for volunteers who have knowledge about various conservation-related topics and the ability and desire to share that knowledge with others. We are looking for with knowledge in all conservation topics including birding, rocks, invasive species, survival skills, pollution, photography, nature technological equipment, etc. etc.
Teaching experience helps but is not required. For more information, contact Beth Bernard.
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