Events

Gain insight into the most significant forests pests and pathogens, as well as other emerging threats, impacting Connecticut. Participants will learn how to identify signs of disease and pest damage, how these threats spread, and potential management strategies to reduce affects and improve forest resilience. This class has been approved for 2 CT Forest Practitioner continuing education credits.

Join the Norfolk Nature Alliance at Great Mountain Forest for a hands-on native planting project in South Norfolk. As part of a scientific study being conducted by The Xerces Society, we will plant native species helping these areas begin their recovery. No tools are needed—just bring a pair of work gloves. Space is limited, so advance registration is encouraged. Come lend a hand, learn about habitat restoration, and help give native plants a strong start at Great Mountain Forest.

Experience the colors of autumn during this relaxed and creative art workshop. Guided by artist Katie Atkinson, we'll begin with a short mindfulness meditation designed to awaken the senses and encourage a deeper connection to the surrounding landscape. Using oil pastels on heavy paper, we’ll create impressionistic artwork capturing the forest’s brilliant fall colors, shifting light, and seasonal atmosphere.

Learn how to recognize and effectively respond to invasive plants in your forest with Chief Scientist Emeritus Jeff Ward of CT Agricultural Experiment Station, Botanist Betty Corrigan of TRC Companies, Inc. and Forester Kate Regan-Loomis.

Join GMF, GOA Architecture, the Yale Building Lab and students from the Yale School of Architecture to discover how architects and foresters are pioneering regenerative construction technologies that minimize environmental impact while supporting healthy forests.

The Icebox Gravel is a 30-mile ride of mostly gravel roads. The Tour-de-Forest is a 13-mile ride with an even mix of gravel and paved roads. All roads are very rural, scenic and, for the most part, very lightly traveled.

Explore sugarbush strategies that balance maple production with forest health and bird conservation with Rosa Goldman of Audubon Connecticut and Kate Regan-Loomis of Great Mountain Forest.

William G. (Bill) Robbins reflects on his first experiences in forestry at Great Mountain Forest in 1958 and his later work in Oregon as a choker setter and fire-crew foreman. Drawing on his career as an environmental historian and distinguished professor at Oregon State University, Robbins explores the connections among his family, Edward C. Childs, Great Mountain Forest, Oregon State University, and Starker Forests, Inc. He is the author of numerous books on forestry, the Pacific Northwest, and environmental history.