Bethany Bulletin Articles

Cold Weather Hiking Winter’s cold, even with temps below freezing for several days, presents a unique opportunity to leave our comfortable warm spaces indoors for a walk in the woods.  No ticks, no mosquitoes, animal tracks, iced over streams and ponds, blissful quiet, early morning and late afternoon winter shadows, the unexpected warmth of the noonday… Read more: December Bethany Bulletin

Fall Educational Program: “Don’t Attract Bears” Felicia A. E. Ortner, Connecticut Master Wildlife Conservationist, presented an educational program called ‘The Bear Reality” to a packed house at the Lakeview Lodge in November. Ortner has been studying bears for over 30 years. Her passion for bears inspired her to create an educational program called, “The Bear… Read more: November 2024

American Chestnut Trees Planted In Hall Preserve  An opportunity arose to plant trees in the Hall Preserve, an 8-acre mostly wooded parcel on Downs Road. Working closely with neighbors who abut the parcel, several blight-resistant American chestnut trees (Castanea dentata) were planted. The specimens were purchased from a local nursery and positioned in spots chosen… Read more: October 2024