Interested in seeing one of Connecticut's beautiful chestnut orchards?
The Great Mountain Forest Orchard sits nestled at the base of Great Mountain off Undermountain Road in Falls Village – Photo by Bill Adamsen
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Join Ellery “Woods” Sinclair of the Berkshire-Litchfield Environmental Council and the Connecticut Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation for a brief walk into a 300 plantings American Chestnut orchard in Falls Village. This walk includes a presentation about the sudden loss of this valuable, majestic hardwood of the Eastern forest, the dramatic ecological impacts of that loss and the process of restoration. The walk is this Saturday, September 19th at 10:00am – with a rain date for inclement weather (see below).
If you are interested in learning more about the Great Mountain Forest there is a fantastic article written by Mr. Sinclair on pages four and five of the Spring 2009 CT-TACF Chapter Newsletter [~600kb] which can be downloaded in printable form using the link provided. Route 7 or Route 63 to Undermountain Road in Falls Village. The Grove (roughly 3.5 miles from Route 7 on the left, and roughly 1 mile from Route 63 on your right) will be posted with signs for the event. Rain cancels the walk. Rain date will be Sunday, September 20 at 10:00 am. Walk is 1/4 mile, 1.5 hours. *Pre-registration is required: call 860-824-7454 or email WML61 “at” comcast “dot” net to reserve a space.
More information can be found at the Housatonic Heritage web-site or on the CT Chapter of TACF Calendar of events.
