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Norfolk’s Fridays on the Green series continues with “Woodland Celebration” on June 21, beginning at 6:00 p.m. The evening is hosted by Great Mountain Forest, The Norfolk Conservation Commission and the Norfolk Foundation with music by Aimee Van Dyne.

How many trees on the Norfolk Town Green do you think you can identify?
We will provide a tree map and key with fun facts about notable trees!

Maps and GMF merchandise including delicious maple syrup
from our forest will also be available.
GMF is the first ever officially recognized
Bird-Friendly Maple Syrup Producer in Connecticut!

The Norfolk Conservation Commission’s
Native Plant Exchange will be offering native plants
to residents who removed an invasive plant!
The NCC will have printed copies of the NRI for sale – $30.

Lindera Plant Nursery is new and unique .
They sell seeds and seedlings that are beyond native,
they are specific to Litchfield County ecoregions.
Their goal is to help you restore native habitats.

06/21/2024

6:00 – 8:00 PM

Location change due to potential storm!!!

We will now meet at the

GMF Forestry Office

201 Windrow Road, Norfolk

We will paint at Tamarack Pond and we will be able to move into the forestry office if the storm begins. I feel this is safer than being in the middle of the forest.

I apologize for any inconvenience.

Come join artist and teacher Kathy Good for a

Sip and paint workshop by the picturesque Old Man McMullen Pond in the heart of Great Mountain Forest.

Saturday, July 6

5 PM -7 PM

We will meet at the west gate just before 5:00 and drive in about 1 mile, at Potter’s Corner we’ll turn left to follow sign toward Norfolk for McMullen Pond.

$40

Meet the artist:

Kathy Good has been the recipient of several grants and awards from the Connecticut Commission on the Arts. She has been a visiting Artist and grant recipient at Weir Farm, Ridgefield Ct.

Her freshly, vigorous paint handling, provokes transcendental sensory after-images of ocean atmosphere and long low horizons, far different than the close and ethereal woodlands she formally portrayed. These current works indicate an intensity of emotional response to place and the particular poetic nature of its forms.

Text excerpted from the Art Studio of Bridget Eileen Grady.

The North Canaan Events Committee will host Canaan Railroad Days. This year’s 60th Anniversary Railroad Days festival will include community dinners, a carnival, Firemen’s Parade, Train Hunt, vendor market, Family Fun Week, Roaming Railroad, and a drone show and fireworks.

Come visit our Great Mountain Forest table to get your copy of a forest trail map. We will also have delicious maple syrup and other GMF merchandise. We look forward to seeing you there.

Lawerence Field

East Main Street/ Rt 44 and 7, North Canaan, CT. Located across from McDonalds.

Saturday, July 13

10 AM- 3 PM

Saturday, May 18th, 10:00 AM

GMF Forestry Office

201 Windrow Rd, Norfolk

Join Matt Gallagher (Director of Programs and Operations, Great Mountain Forest) and Rosa Goldman (Forest Program Senior Associate, Audubon CT) to learn about the connections between maple syrup and bird conservation. Come prepared to take a walk in GMF’s sugarbush, the first Audubon-recognized bird friendly sugarbush in Connecticut. Participants will learn about Audubon’s Bird-Friendly Maple program, sugarbush habitat characteristics that support forest birds, and GMF’s management work to provide quality habitat in their sugarbush. Open to interested landowners, maple producers, and others.

$15

Escape the hustle and bustle of daily life and immerse yourself in the tranquil embrace of nature with Yoga in the Forest. Led by Vicki Nelson, a certified yoga teacher and Level 2 Reiki Practitioner. Gather at the East Gate parking area, 201 Windrow Road Norfolk. Walk to Tamarack Pond. Delve into a rejuvenating 45-minute yoga session, blending the fluid movements of Vinyasa with the grounding poses of Hatha. Afterward, return to your day feeling refreshed and centered. Join us and nourish your body, mind, and spirit amidst the beauty of nature.

Cost: In advance sliding scale- $40-$60 for 5 classes

Drop in: $8-$15 each class

Pay what you can or pay it forward!

In case of rain – location: GMF Shelter

Golf Drive, Norfolk CT

Next Session Dates: Mondays 11:30-12:30

Oct 7

NOTE: Yoga today will be at the GMF Shelter on Golf Drive, on the right just past the Curling Club.

Photo by Mike Zarfos

Game of Logging is a program that provides hands-on chainsaw safety training and is recognized as the premier chainsaw safety course in the country. Instructors combine demonstration with participation for a successful and safe learning experience. We are offering level 1 and level 2 on June 6-7, 2024. There are five openings in this class. Cost $250

Great Mountain Forest Barn
200 Canaan Mountain Road

Falls Village, CT 06031

The GMF Woodland Academy will provide education for landowners interested in managing their land. From understanding the ecological underpinnings of their land to assessing habitat viability for wildlife, participants will be ready to make informed decisions about the goals they set. The modules will take place in a classroom at the historic and beautiful Yale Forestry Camp before moving into the field to observe and discuss each topic. The program is open to woodland owners, land trust stewards, educators, and engaged citizens. Over the course of three modules, you will learn about the woody plants that make up CT forests and the sites in which they can be found. You will learn about how forests grow and the management principles behind obtaining the goals set for your land. You will learn about the management resources available to woodland owners and the tools you can use to improve your forest structure.

The program includes training and lunch each day. The cost to participants for all three modules is only $75.

To help us decide if you are a good match for this program, please fill out the following application.

Questions? Contact Matt Gallagher: matt@greatmountainforest.org

Dates: 3 Saturdays August 3rd, August 17th, September 14th

Place: Yale Forestry Camp, Great Mountain Forest, Falls Village, CT

GMF will be a part of the Street Fair on Academy in Salisbury CT.

On our table we will have trail maps and guides

Maple Syrup from the forest

as well as other GMF merchandise including bandanas, shirts, hats

and new logo water bottles and bumper stickers

Saturday August 10

10:00 AM- 4:00 PM

More information to come