Digitized maps enhance hiking

#Middlebury #MLT #DigitizedMaps By JANINE SULLIVAN-WILEY How people follow a trail has evolved over time, from the earliest discerning of faint marks along a woodland floor through ... Continue Reading →

Amphibians cope with winter

#Middlebury #MLT   By JANINE SULLIVAN-WILEY Deep winter in Middlebury brings sub-freezing temperatures for days and weeks on end, causing the ground to freeze hard as a brick. ... Continue Reading →

Holidays are for the birds

#Middlebury #MLT #Wildlife By JANINE SULLIVAN-WILEY The holiday season is upon us and our thoughts often turn to what we can get for the ones we love. If you love nature and the birds ... Continue Reading →

Trail markers help hikers

#Middlebury #TrailMarkers By JANINE SULLIVAN-WILEY The leaves are falling, the poison ivy is dormant, and views are again becoming long through the trees. The colder weather means ... Continue Reading →

Preserve name honors Irene Walker

#Middlebury #MLT     By JANINE SULLIVAN-WILEY Irene Mabel Walker was an impressive woman, a really talented entrepreneur who was very generous in her final bequests. Middlebury ... Continue Reading →

Family fun coming to Bronson Meadow

#Middlebury #MLT By JANINE SULLIVAN-WILEY For over 30 years now, the 6.3-acre field on the north side of route 188 near Pies and Pub – Bronson Meadow, a Middlebury Land (MLT) property ... Continue Reading →

Turtles need our help

#Middlebury #Turtles By JANINE SULLIVAN-WILEY Basking in the sun on a log, gliding beneath kayaks on Lake Quassapaug, or trying to cross a busy road, turtles are a special part of ... Continue Reading →

Arborist trims notable tree

#Middlebury #CucumberMagnolia By JANINE SULLIVAN-WILEY On a windy, blustery Arbor Day people from around the state came to Middlebury to care for a very special Connecticut Champion ... Continue Reading →

Invasive plants damage the environment

By JANINE SULLIVAN-WILEY Around here, until recently we had a locally famous escapee, Buddy the Beefalo, since captured and moved to an animal sanctuary in Florida. His last minute ... Continue Reading →

Some critters sound similar

#Middlebury #MLT   By JANINE SULLIVAN-WILEY You probably recognize by sound or sight many animals, birds, reptiles and amphibians that live around our part of Connecticut. Or ... Continue Reading →