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Animal Embassy

Village Green Village Green, Norfolk, CT

Join us on the village green to see and hear some exotic tails and tales. Animal Embassy has rescued or adopted more than 500 exotic animals over the years and currently maintains over 100 non-releasable animals in educational exhibits, including small mammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds, arachnids and insects, many of which you'll get to meet. […]

Free

Exploring North Swamp Trail

Botelle School 128 Greenwoods Road East, Norfolk, Connecticut

Explore Norfolk with naturalist Susannah Wood. She’ll take you out on the North Swamp Trail (one of Norfolk's less familiar trails) to see what you find. It could be a heron’s nest, a beaver lodge, swallows and other birds, summer wildflowers...and you may be surprised at how much else there is to see. This is […]

Free

Wildlife Tracking Walk

Great Mountain Forest 201 Windrow Road, Norfolk, CT

There are always clues created by wildlife for us to decipher, telling a story of their habits and lives. We gain insight into Nature's mysteries by learning the language of track and sign. Who left this track? How did this feather get here? Why are the birds all calling from over there? Join Andy Dobos […]

$10

Winter Hiking Adventure: Encounters with Trees and Shrubs

Haystack Mountain state park Route 272 North/North Street, Norfolk, Connecticut

Learn about our native trees and shrubs on a hike through Haystack Mountain State Park sponsored by the Conservation Commission. Norfolk is home to a many native plants: a refuge for 45 species of trees and 69 species of shrubs and woody vines. On this hike you will learn to recognize many of these. Without […]

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Observing the Sun

City Meadow Park 20 Shepard Road, Norfolk, Connecticut

Matthew Johnson and the Aton Forest ecological field station bring solar observation astronomy to Norfolk using a dedicated solar telescope. The scope observes the H-alpha wavelength, which can show sunspots, the surface’s activity and...most exciting...solar prominences cast off from the sun's surface into space. Matthew will also have information about the International Dark Sky Association. […]

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Magical Microscopes

Norfolk Hub 2 Station Place, Norfolk, CT

Come explore the magic in an object too small to see with the naked eye. Good microscopes are now in the hands of everyone with a cell phone. DNA sequencing is available to anyone with a Fedex account. Biologist Richard Kessin will introduce you to the science and art of microscopy, and how microscopes and […]

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Star-gazing

Great Mountain Forest 201 Windrow Road, Norfolk, CT

Come to the Great Mountain Forest East Gate lawn to enjoy the dark night sky that Norfolk has to offer. Grab your blankets and bug spray, join us and learn about the constellations above us! Note that the "Road Closed" sign on Route 272 South (Litchfield Road) applies to through traffic only. All events can […]

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Observing the Sun

City Meadow Park 20 Shepard Road, Norfolk, Connecticut

Matthew Johnson and the Aton Forest ecological field station bring solar observation astronomy to Norfolk using a dedicated solar telescope. The scope observes the H-alpha wavelength, which can show sunspots, the surface’s activity and...most exciting...solar prominences cast off from the sun's surface into space. Matthew will also have information about the International Dark Sky Association. […]

Free

Solar Observation

Robertson Plaza Station Place, Norfolk

Matthew Johnson and the Aton Forest ecological field station bring solar observation astronomy to Norfolk using a dedicated solar telescope. The scope observes the H-alpha wavelength, which can show sunspots, the surface’s activity and...most exciting...solar prominences cast off from the sun's surface into space. Matthew will also have information about the International Dark Sky Association.

Free

Great Mountain Forest Conservation Talk

Norfolk Library 9 Greenwoods Road East, Norfolk, CT

By 2050, our species will add 2.5 billion new inhabitants to the planet’s cities. This massive global demographic trend will call for unprecedented construction, corresponding to a doubling of existing building stock, a tripling of current urban land area, a massive spike in atmospheric carbon concentrations and a host of other impacts to natural systems […]

Free

Solar Observation

Robertson Plaza Station Place, Norfolk

Matthew Johnson and the Aton Forest ecological field station bring solar observation astronomy to Norfolk using a dedicated solar telescope. The scope observes the H-alpha wavelength, which can show sunspots, the surface’s activity and...most exciting...solar prominences cast off from the sun's surface into space. Matthew will also have information about the International Dark Sky Association.

Free

Sun-Gazing at Dennis Hill

Dennis Hill State Park Litchfield Road, Norfolk, Connecticut

Head up to the pavilion at Dennis Hill State Park to see a display of antique and modern solar photographs and panels, and hear about eclipses, sunspots and geomagnetic storms. There will be an opportunity to use a solar telescope under the guidance of Aton Forest’s resident astronomer, Matthew Johnson. Sorry, the sun-gazing is cancelled; […]

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The Amazing Diverman

Norfolk Library 9 Greenwoods Road East, Norfolk, CT

Dive into adventure with the Amazing Diverman! An eco-hero for the ocean, the Amazing Diverman comes dressed in scuba gear and advocates for the protection of our oceans and marine animal life. Discover the impact of human activities on the ocean and ways to prevent pollution. Children will find out about the equipment scuba divers […]

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Star-gazing at Dennis Hill

Dennis Hill State Park Litchfield Road, Norfolk, Connecticut

Head up to the pavilion at Dennis Hill State Park for a special star-gazing experience. Guided by Aton Forest’s knowledgeable astronomer, Matthew Johnson, under just a sliver of a moon, participants will explore the dark night sky. Telescopes will be at the ready before the sun sets at 8:07. Cloudy skies cancel...see our Last Minute […]

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