Earth Day Panel: Local Efforts to Combat Climate Change – Zoom

Virtual

Please join us for a discussion of local efforts to combat climate change.   The panel will include Jim LaPorta of Litchfield Hills Solar, local historical Jeremy Brecher, and First Selectman Gordon Ridgway.   Please join us via Zoom.  Register at cornwalllibrary.org.

Town Budget Public Hearing – CCS

Cornwall Consolidated School 5 Cream Hill Road, West Cornwall, CT

Key Documents BoE 2022-2023 Budget Packet 4.22.22 Cornwall Budget Hearing_ Legal Notice_FY 2022 - 2023 FY '23 Proposed Budget_Town of Cornwall

Trail Introduction at Furnace Brook Preserve

Foote Fields Furnace Brook Road, Cornwall Bridge, CT

Join Cornwall Conservation Trust’s President Barton Jones who will be introducing the Blue Trail Spur on the Furnace Brook Preserve. Meet at Foote Field. Please follow Covid precautions and tick proof!  

T’ai Chi Ch’uan Class (First Class) – Foote Field Pavilion

Foote Fields Furnace Brook Road, Cornwall Bridge, CT

New beginner T'ai Chi Ch'uan class: Wednesdays, 5-6 PM, Foote Field Pavilion.  First class: April 27. Cost: $50/month (first class is free). For more information: 860-672-6726, or davidcolbert7@gmail.com.

Hike Trinity Preserve with Dr. Rob Clark

Join Cornwall Conservation Trust for a follow-up hike and talk on local insects given by Dr. Rob Clark from Great Hollow Nature Preserve & Ecological Research Center in New Fairfield. Please meet at the Dibble Hill entrance to the Trinity Preserve. He will cover both the good and bad ones, pollinators to invasives.  You can [Read More...]

Trivia Night LIVE – Library

The Cornwall Library 30 Pine St, Cornwall, CT, United States

Trivia Night LIVE at Cornwall Library Info and team registration at CornwallAssociation.org

Region One Budget Referendum 2022

Cornwall Town Hall 24-26 Pine Street, Cornwall, CT, United States

A Referendum will be held in the Cornwall Town Hall, 24 Pine Street, on Tuesday, May 3, 2022 from noon until 8:00pm, for the purpose of voting on the Region One School Budget. Absentee Ballots are available in the Town Clerk’s office.

24th Annual Spring Bird Walk

24th Annual Spring Bird Walk led by Art Gingert and Jean Bouteiller on Saturday, May 7, at 7 a.m. Limited to 12 participants—first-time birders are welcome. Bring binoculars, wear waterproof boots, and take precautions for ticks. Please do not wear white. Rain date, Sunday, May 8. Call Art at 672-0077 to register and for details.

Eva Chen Reading of “I Am Golden” – Library

The Cornwall Library 30 Pine St, Cornwall, CT, United States

Live at The Cornwall Library  Eva Chen is a first-generation Chinese-American who grew up in New York City, and since 2020, the New York Times best-selling author and her family have been settled in Litchfield County. Eva released her 8th children's book, I Am Golden, earlier this year. In collaboration with the Hotchkiss Library of Sharon, we are [Read More...]

Recurring

Birding with Phone Apps – Rattlesnake Preserve

Rattlesnake Preserve 12 Rattlesnake Road, West Cornwall, CT, United States

Note that the dates/times for these events have changed as of May 6. Come unscramble the multiple wonders of finding, reporting, and identifying birds using phone apps. What are the differences between BirdsEye, eBird, Merlin, iBirdPro, and Seek/iNaturalist?  There are also many other apps useful for bird identification (e.g., Sibley, Peterson, Audubon, & NatGeo guides, [Read More...]