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SUMMARY:[Cancelled] Rockfall Forest Invasive Plants Work Party 2
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1585583500740{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\nMarch 30 Update: With social distancing guidelines being extended through April 30\, we are cancelling this event.\n  \nVolunteers are needed to help clear invasive plants such as euonymus and multiflora rose from Rockfall Forest\, adjacent to Wadsworth Falls State Park. Bring clippers and gloves if you have them. Tick repellant suggested. Meet at 12:45 in the Big Falls parking lot\, 25 Cherry Hill Rd. in Rockfall. RSVP appreciated to jen.e.ren10@gmail.com. Heavy rain cancels. \nSince 1935\, The Rockfall Foundation has been maintaining open space for public enjoyment. In this 85th year\, please join our efforts to clear invasive plants in Rockfall Forest so that native trees\, and with them the native fauna\, can thrive. \nRockfall Forest contains the yellow Laurel Grove Brook Trail and the terminal portion of the orange Main Trail that leads into Wadsworth Falls State Park. The history of these two properties link Colonel Wadsworth’s Legacy and The Rockfall Foundation. From potato farm to wild forest to outdoor classroom\, Rockfall Forest has a story to tell. \nThe History of Rockfall Forest \nColonel Clarence S. Wadsworth founded Rockfall Corporation (now The Rockfall Foundation) in 1935 “to establish\, maintain\, and care for parks and forest or wild land for the use and enjoyment of the public”. One of the Colonel’s land holdings was a large plot in Middlefield and Rockfall. He entrusted the land to Rockfall Corporation\, with a small section known as “The Captain’s Field” retained for use by his son\, Seymour Wadsworth. In 1941\, after Colonel Wadsworth’s death\, the largest portion of the land\, 267 acres known as the “Great Falls Region” was donated by Rockfall Corporation to the Connecticut State Park and Forest commission. The State still maintains this land\, the present day Wadsworth Falls State Park. Adjacent Captain’s Field\, in the meantime\, was leased out by Seymour and used for potato farming in the 1940s and 1950s. After Seymour’s passing\, Captain’s Field was transferred to Rockfall Corporation for preservation. To this day\, The Rockfall Foundation continues to protect these remaining 16 acres of land\, which has reverted to forest since farming was abandoned. No longer a field\, The Rockfall Foundation adopted the name Rockfall Forest in 2020. \nThe Future of Rockfall Forest \nIn its 85th anniversary year\, The Rockfall Foundation continues to support conservation and environmental education. The trails in Rockfall Forest provide an important entry point to Wadsworth Falls State Park\, connecting the orange Main Trail from Cherry Hill Road into the Park\, and offering the yellow Laurel Grove Brook Trail. Beginning in 2020\, Rockfall Forest will also become a place for outdoor education. Everyone Outside\, a local non-profit organization that promotes understanding and appreciation of the natural world\, will begin holding an after-school program at Rockfall Forest. Their Nature Explorers Program for grades 3 to 5 begins in the spring of 2020.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://rockfallfoundation.org/event/rockfall-forest-invasive-plants-work-party-2/
LOCATION:Rockfall Forest via Wadsworth Falls Parking Lot\, Waterfall parking\, 25 Cherry Hill Rd.\, Middletown\, CT\, 06457
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SUMMARY:[Cancelled] Repair Cafe
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1585583428396{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\nMarch 30 Update: With social distancing guidelines being extended through April 30\, we are cancelling this event.\n  \nThe Rockfall Foundation in cooperation with City of Middletown Recycling & Public Works\, and RiverCOG will be hosting a Repair Cafe on April 19 at the Estuary Council of Seniors in Old Saybrook.  Skilled volunteers will help fix and teach you how to fix your things—saving you money and keeping items working and out of the garbage. Tool use and help is free. Participants are responsible for obtaining any necessary replacement parts. \nElectronics & electrical\nJewelry\nSewing & Mending\nKnife Sharpening (in limited quantities)\nSmall Appliances (no TVs or large appliances)\nWoodwork/Furniture\nBicycles\nSmart Phones & Tablets\nAND MORE \nCoffee and snacks will be served. Please bring your travel mug. \nHave a skill to offer? To volunteer call 860-347-0340 or email amanda@rockfallfoundation.org[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”11902″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://rockfallfoundation.org/event/repair-cafe-4-19-20/
LOCATION:The Estuary\, 220 Main St.\, Old Saybrook\, CT
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SUMMARY:[Cancelled] Reservoir Loop Earth Week Hike
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1585583354178{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\nMarch 30 Update: With social distancing guidelines being extended through April 30\, we are cancelling this event.\n  \nJoin The Rockfall Foundation for a 2.5 mile hike on the Reservoir Loop Trail in Middletown. Moderately difficult\, rocky terrain at a brisk pace. Lovely views around multiple reservoirs. \nFree. All are welcome.  No dogs\, please.  Bring sturdy hiking shoes\, water\, and optional insect/tick repellent. Steady rain cancels. \nDue to limited parking at the trailhead\, we will meet at a carpool lot at 9 a.m. at the intersection of routes 9\, Randolph Rd. (route 155)\, and Coe Ave. (41.534419\, -72.617770)\, then carpool to the trailhead a mile away. \nFrom the North: Take Route 9 South to exit 11. Turn right onto CT-155E/Randolph Rd. The dirt carpool lot is 450 feet on your right. \nFrom the South: Take Route 9 North to exit 11. The dirt carpool lot is immediately on your left at the end of the ramp. \n  \nRSVP encouraged\, but not required\, to hike leader Amanda Kenyon amanda@rockfallfoundation.org \nWeather updates will also be posted at facebook.com/rockfallfoundation \nAfter the hike\, participants are encouraged to visit the Middletown Earth Festival. \n  \nAll participants on Rockfall Foundation hike outings are required to sign a standard liability waiver. If you would like to read the Liability Waiver before you choose to participate on an outing\, please contact the hike leader.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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