Meetings & Programs — 2026
Meetings, unless otherwise noted, are held, in-person, at the Litchfield Community Center, 421 Bantam Road (Rt. 202), Litchfield, CT. Additionally, for those that are not able to attend the monthly meeting at the Litchfield Community Center, the presentation will be available via Zoom. To register for the Zoom presentation, click on the link provided in the announcement write-up.
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Meetings:
Spring Flowers of Connecticut
March 2, 2026
Monday, 6:45 p.m.
Location: Litchfield Community Center
Join naturalists Barbara and Peter Rzasa for a presentation highlighting their photographis of native spring wildflowers. After our long, cold winter, we think you will enjoy viewing Connecticut spring beauties. These unique flowers will lift your spirits and encourage a walk through Connecticut forests. This will be a great way to review your ability to identify these spring blossoms. Stories and flower folklore of our native spring wildflowers will be shared.
The meeting and program will be available via Zoom for those unable to attend the in-person meeting at the Litchfield Community Center. Click on the following link to register. <TBA>
New England Cottontail Restoration
April 6, 2026
Monday, 6:45 p.m.
Location: Litchfield Community Center
In 2011 Lisa Wahle helped us launch a New England Cottontail (NEC) restoration project at Boyd Woods Sanctuary, creating what we referred to as “rabbitat.” Here she will talk about the initiative, lessons learned along the way, other species that have benefitted, and new directions for conservation and research. She will highlight the habitat work that was conducted and recognition of the land stewards who shepherded this project.
Lisa is a retired wildlife habitat biologist who worked with the CT DEEP, the Wildlife Management Institute, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, and Connecticut landowners to restore populations of the imperiled NEC and other young-forest and shrubland-dependent species. She represented Connecticut on the regional NEC Technical Committee and provided assistance to DEEP for statewide NEC project planning and implementation, as well as population monitoring and reporting. Lisa chairs the Chester Conservation Committee and is on the board of the Connecticut Botanical Society.
The meeting and program will be available via Zoom for those unable to attend the in-person meeting at the Litchfield Community Center. Click on the following link to register. <TBA>