Get out and enjoy winter at Burr Pond State Park. We have a variety of winter activities planned, including bonfires, ice fishing, marshmallow roasts, and winter games.
Backcountry Snowshoeing in Steep Rock
Experience the beauty of our winter landscape from vantage points otherwise unattainable without the use of snowshoes. Snowshoeing is a unique form of hiking that allows for transportation over deep snow, and thanks to this cover, travel off-trail presents no harm to sensitive flora. Join us where recreation meets discovery. Explore forested stands, meadow edges, […]
Snowshoe Hike
Join the Kent Land Trust for a guided snowshoe in Kent’s Skiff Mountain South Preserve! Meet/park at the kiosk on Skiff Mountain Road near the Marvelwood School. All ages. Please register at info@kentlandtrust.org or 860-488-9185 so we can reach you with necessary weather-related changes. Hope for snow!!
OptOutside Hike at Bull Mountain
Join the Kent Land Trust in opting outside this Black Friday. Walk a moderate “lollipop loop” trail of approx. 2 miles. Pause mid-way to share snacks while taking in spectacular late-afternoon views of South Kent and the Womenshenuk Valley. RSVP required as parking and meet-up location will be dependent on the number of guests. Email […]
An Appalachian Trail Symphony/Wesleyan University Orchestra
The Wesleyan University Orchestra, under direction of Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music Nadya Potemkina, presents the premiere of Part I of Keane Southard’s “Appalachian Trail Symphony: New England” which was co-commissioned by the ensemble and a consortium of New England orchestras. The symphony depicts the composer’s 2016 hike of the trail from Connecticut to Maine […]
HVA Auction for the Environment 2017
RESERVATIONS OPEN NOW! Join chairs Christine Baranski (The Good Wife, The Good Fight, Big Bang Theory…) and Margo Martindale (The Good Wife, The Americans…) for an afternoon to remember! Bid on cool items, services and unique experiences – with all proceeds supporting Housatonic Valley Association’s work for cleaner lands and waters in the Berkshires, Western […]
Dutchess County Watershed Roundtable
Each and every one of us lives in a watershed. A watershed is the area of land in which all of the water that falls onto that land drains into a single outlet, often a stream or river. Watersheds provide critical natural services that sustain or enrich our daily lives: they supply our drinking water, […]
Cornwall’s Clean-Up/Green-Up Day
Cornwallians of all ages come together to “Clean-Up” trash along selected town roads and “Green-Up” our town library with a planting of flowers. VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED! Please visit our website for more information and to pre-register for free picnic. Thank you to our co-sponsors: The Cornwall Library, Cornwall Child Center, The Cornwall Association, Cornwall Historical […]
Late Summer Walk at Camp Townshend with Gerri Griswold
Put on your clam diggers, pack a sandwich, and let’s take a stroll along the sweeping avenue of the old Girl Scout Camp. We’ll wade in Bantam Lake, keep our eyes open for Bald Eagles, and bask in the end of summer! 11:00 A.M., Meet in front of the A.B. Ceder Room. We’ll drive to […]
Cocktail Reception: Celebrating the Beauty of the Housatonic
Enjoy cocktails and light refreshments, view the incredible river-inspired art installation (in the beautiful setting of this newly-renovated historic train station) and enjoy a video presentation by HVA Berkshire Director Dennis Regan and “Source to Sound” trip leader, Joe Ruggiero. For more information about the River Art Project, visit riverartproject.com