Musical Composition & Landscape Design- Saturday, August 6 at 4 pm
Aton Forest and Norfolk Chamber Music Festival are co-sponsoring a talk by award winning native landscape designer and composer Larry Weaner entitled "Musical Composition and Natural Landscape Design: Harmony, Rhythm, and Time." Join Larry to explore the connection between music and landscapes. Discover how the process of musical composition can be used to create landscapes that evoke emotional responses, incorporate improvisation, and unfold gracefully over time. Free admission. Location: Battell Recital Hall, Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, Routes 44 & 272, Norfolk, CT. For more information, contact Aton Forest, (860) 542-5125 or contact@atonforest.org, or Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, (860) 542-3000.
AF Bird/Botanizing Walks and Work Days - Saturday, July 9 & Friday, July 15
Aton Forest is hosting two informative and fun volunteer workdays in July: Saturday, July 9, trail clearing and an erosion control project, from 9am to noon; Friday, July 15, rejuvenating the old Egler gardens, learning about native and non-native garden plants, and pulling invasive ones out, from 9am to noon. Both workdays will begin with a morning birding and botanizing walk from 8 to 9am, and on both days, lunch and refreshments will be served in the Egler Victorian mansion. These events will happen in rain or shine; please come for part or all of either day. The location is Aton Forest Headquarters, 270 North Colebrook Rd., Norfolk. Contact Aton Forest with questions at (860) 542-5125 or email (contact AT atonforest.org).
"The Afterlife of Trees" on Sat. June 11
John Anderson, Executive Director of Aton Forest of Norfolk, is giving a talk about the importance of dead wood (den trees, snags, and downed wood), and its value to the life of the forest ecosystem.
The talk will begin at 3:00; there will be ample time for questions, and refreshments will be served from 4:00 to 5:00pm.
The location is the Doolittle Clubhouse, at 528 Doolittle Drive in Norfolk, next to Doolittle Lake. This event is free and open to the public. If you have any questions, please contact Aton Forest at contact@atonforest.org or (860) 542-5125.
AF Work Day & Earth Day Picnic - Sat., April 23
We are planning a Work Day of for the morning of April 23rd and are looking for volunteers to help with trailing clearing and garden cleanup. This will be followed by a potluck Earth Day Picnic and what is sure to be lively discussions on conservation and science.
Meet at AF Headquarters at 9 am (270 North Colebrook Road, Norfolk, the old Egler House). Lunch will start around noon.
Please call or email if you can attend. Thank you.
Dan - Thanks and Good Luck!
Dan Watrous worked out very well as this year’s intern and was promoted to Assistant over the summer. He showed initiative and thoughtfulness in his work and brought with him excellent computer and GIS skills. In short order he was able to take over the field work and data management for the CSP deadwood inventory. In the fall he took it upon himself to get his Connecticut pesticide license so he could do the brush and invasive plants removal for the WHIP grant. Recently, Dan received a research assistantship at the Graduate School of the University of Georgia and will be studying sturgeon. His last day working for Aton Forest, Inc. was November 22nd. He’ll leave his mark here and has helped AF take another step forward. Thanks Dan!