Bethany Bulletin Articles

After a few weeks of bitter cold, it is nice to feel spring in the air on the Bethany trails! This weekend marks the start of Daylight Savings Time in Connecticut (and all states except Arizona and Hawaii). On the second Sunday in March, clocks spring forward by one hour, meaning more daylight hours in… Read more: March Notes

Lovely morning walk with Stephen Paul Broker at the Mendell’s Folly Bethany Land Trust, Inc. parcel. We heard and/or saw sign of mammals: Beaver (feeding evidence), Bobcat (scat), and Red Fox (scat and the breeding season skunk-like scent marking at the trailhead to the meadow), and delightful birds: including Virginia Rail heard at the far end of the wetland,… Read more: January Naturalist’s Notes

Take a walk on our land trust trails this winter, and you will notice evergreen clups of Princess Pine, also known as flat-branched club moss (Dendrolycopodium obscurum). This low-growing, ancient plant is native to the northeastern United States, including Connecticut, and thrives in shaded, acidic soils, often beneath pine and mixed hardwood forests. In the… Read more: Princess Pine (Dendrolycopodium obscurum)