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  • Community Concert featuring Melaena

    Enjoy an evening at the Essex Main Street Park with Friends, Live Music, and views of Middle Cove. The Essex Land Trust is hosting the event featuring Melaena, a 6-piece […]

  • Who’s Been Walking in These Woods?

    Falls River Preserve Falls River Drive, Ivoryton, CT, United States

    A Guided Family Hike with Naturalist Phil Miller Have you ever come across mysterious animal tracks while wandering through the woods and wondered, “Who’s been walking in these woods?” Discover […]

  • Pruning, It’s Easier than You Think

    Essex Town Hall 29 West Avenue, Essex, CT, United States

    Pruning, It’s Easier than you Think is presented in collaboration with the Essex Garden Club. In this seminar, Kevin Wilcox will present pruning tips for the home gardener.

    Free

  • The Essex Land Trust Annual Meeting

    Essex Steam Train 1 Railroad Avenue, Essex, CT, United States

    Join us for an evening of camaraderie and celebration. The program will feature a review of the past accomplishments, plans for the upcoming year, and the election of board members. […]

    Free

  • Vernal Pools and Emerging Life in The Preserve

    The Preserve (East) 13 Ingham Hill Road, Essex, CT, United States

    Bob Russo, ecologist and Ivoryton resident, will lead a hike in The Preserve to help you search for salamanders, frogs and plants emerging from the long winter. He will describe […]

    Free

  • Earth Day 2026 – Nature Hike + Treasure Hunt at Windswept Ridge

    Windswept Ridge 176 Westbrook Road, Essex, CT, United States

    Hey there Earth lovers! Join Essex Land Trust’s Jeff Croyle and artist Jen Longworth for a special hike and nature activity celebrating Earth Day at Windswept Ridge. We’ll take a […]

    Free

  • Invasives Seminar

    Essex Library 33 West Avenue, Essex, CT, United States

    Invasive plants are formidable foes and very difficult to control in our preserves and in your backyard. Join us for this seminar to learn more about invasive plants in Connecticut […]

    Free

  • Thursday Morning Hike at Canfield Meadow Woods

    Canfield Meadow Woods Book Hill Woods Rd., Essex, CT, United States

    Join us for a Thursday morning guided hike exploring the 384-acre Canfield Meadow Woods Preserve which we are pleased to be co-sponsoring with the Valley Shore YMCA. This hike will […]

    Free

  • Invasives Removal: Boot the Barberry at Woodja Hill

    Woodja Hill Oxbow Lane, Essex, CT, United States

    Help us in our continuing efforts to remove invasive plants in our preserves and help to reestablish native habitat. This will be a continuation of our barberry removal efforts initiated […]

    Free

  • Invasive Removal at Osage Trails

    Osage Trails Foxboro Road, Essex, CT, United States

    Help us in our continuing efforts to remove invasive plants in our preserves and help to reestablish native habitat. We will be working at Osage Trails removing burning bush and […]

    Free

  • CT Trails Day Hike at Bushy Hill/Platt Preserve

    Bushy Hill, Platt Preserves Bushy Hill Road, Ivoryton, CT, United States

    Bushy Hill and Platt Preserves are local gems. The preserve is fully wooded and hugs the Falls River in the southern part of the Platt Property. There are a lot […]

    Free