Bethany Bulletin Articles

April Hike: Walking the Poetry in the Woods Trail Join us on Sunday, April 13th from 1 – 3 PM for a walk in the woods as we celebrate National Poetry Month. The hike in Mendell’s Folly will be highlighted by stops at locations along the way where we will hear readings by members of the Connecticut Poetry… Read more: April Bulletin

Poetry in the Woods “Two roads diverged in a yellow wood…” – Frost In celebration of National Poetry Month, the Bethany Land Trust unveils a new kind of adventure – Poetry in the Woods.  You’ve probably heard of wine trails, and maybe even chocolate trails, but a poetry trail? The Bethany Land Trust’s Poetry in the Woods poetry trail will be… Read more: March 2025

Cooper Farm Agricultural Easement Expands The Bethany Land Trust is pleased to announce that Peter Cooper and Diana Cooper have added the final additional four acres to the existing Cooper Farm agricultural easement along the Bethany – Woodbridge town line (total 51 acres). The addition to the Cooper Farm easement expands a fabulous greenway protecting… Read more: February 2025

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