Sandy Brook Conservation Corridor: What Can Doolittle Do? June 16, 4pm at the Doolittle Clubhouse

On Saturday, June 16 at 4pm, Executive Director John Anderson will give a Sandy Brook Conservation Corridor Project presentation,
Protecting water quality and wildlife through forest and wetland conservation: What Can Doolittle Do? Doolittle Woods, which lies within the boundaries of the Sandy Brook watershed, is a forested area with lakes and wetlands that was created in 1929 as a place for residents within the woods to hunt and fish. While it remains largely forested, there have been recent concerns about declining water quality, invasive fish species which may be responsible for the decline of native trout, and the advance of non-native, invasive plants. Aton Forest will lead a conversation about what Doolittle residents can do within the context of ensuring the future health of the Sandy Brook watershed.
 
Location: The Doolittle Clubhouse, 528 Doolittle Drive, Norfolk CT 06058. Refreshments will be served. This talk is free and open to the public. For more information, call (860) 542-5125 or email contact@atonforest.org.

Sandy Brook Conservation Corridor Presentation on May 19 in Colebrook


On Saturday, May 19 from 3 to 5pm, John Anderson will give a talk and power-point presentation on the recently launched Sandy Brook Conservation Corridor Project, at the Colebrook Senior/Community Center in Colebrook Center. This conservation project seeks to protect land within the Sandy Brook watershed in the Connecticut towns of Colebrook, Norfolk, Hartland, Barkhamsted and Winchester, and Sandisfield and New Marlborough, Massachusetts. This pristine watershed has little land placed under protection, and landowners who aren't eager to have the watershed developed may want to learn about their options to preserve the wilderness for hunting, fishing, logging and healthy natural resources.  
This talk is free and open to the public. Location: Colebrook Senior/Community Center, 2 School House Road, Colebrook.
On Sunday, May 20 from 10am to 2pm, John Anderson will follow up this talk with a botanizing field trip in Algonquin State Forest and the Sandy Brook Natural Area Preserve. Location: intersection of Sandy Brook Road and Colebrook River Road (Route 8) in Colebrook.
For more information, call (860) 542-5125 or email contact@atonforest.org.