| DATE: June 3, 2006 (RAIN DATE June 4th @ 1PM) TIME: 10am (PROMPTLY)-noon - arrive early LOCATION: Holcombe Wildlife Preserve (directions) The Newtown Forest Association (NFA) is sponsoring a hike on June 3, 2006 at the site of its Headquarters on the 170 acres Holcombe Wildlife Preserve and Memorial Trail Properties at 55 Great Hill Road, Newtown, CT 06470. The Hike will start at 10AM (PROMPTLY) and will take approximately 2 hours; however, there is an option to shorten the hike by taking an alternative route back to the parking area. The hike will travel through the fringe of several hay fields, divert into the woods, back into hay fields, climb to an elevated vernal pool, then descend before concluding on the top of Holcombe Hill, the highest point in Newtown, possibly Fairfield County, where hikers will have a completely unobstructed view of Fairfield, New Haven and Litchfield Counties. This will be the first of the NFA’s 2006 monthly planned hikes and will celebrate the Statewide CT Trails Day sponsored by the Connecticut Forest & Parks Association which expects many similar events to also take place simultaneously across CT. The remainder of the 2006 Trail Hike schedule will be published on our website and at our annual membership meeting on May 19th, 2006 @ Cyrenius H. Booth Library. These hikes occur monthly at various properties and are guided by one of our Board members. The NFA is a not-for-profit public charity. The NFA is one of CT’s oldest private land trusts, preserving property since 1924, and currently owns over 1,000 acres. For additional information about the NFA and this hike visit our website @ www.newtownforestassociation.org. If you have any questions please RSVP in advance by either leaving a voicemail at our office @ 203-270-3650 or via email at nfatreasurer@yahoo.com. Sincerely, C.O.(Guy) Peterson, IV, NFA Treasurer and Membership Committee Option 1 - Second to walk the Holcombe Memorial Trail Third to walk the Holcombe Hill Canopy Trail - the 360 degree vista view on top of Newtown's highest peak Option 2 - Second to walk the Holcombe Hill Canopy Trail - the 360 degree vista view on top of Newtown's highest peak Back to News Index |
2006 CT Trail Day Hike
Newtown Forest Association
Connecticut's Oldest Private Land Trust
Connecticut's Oldest Private Land Trust
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