Dogs Welcome Hike
On Saturday November 8 at 10am meet at the Foote-Pope Preserve on Pierce Lane to walk either the Furnace Brook Trail or the Hare Trail, led by Terry Burke and Katie Freygang. This is a Dogs Welcome event!
On Saturday November 8 at 10am meet at the Foote-Pope Preserve on Pierce Lane to walk either the Furnace Brook Trail or the Hare Trail, led by Terry Burke and Katie Freygang. This is a Dogs Welcome event!
On Sunday November 9 at 11am, Mare Rubin will lead a Wellness and Meditation Walk through the Rattlesnake Preserve to ground ourselves in the notable shifts of the fall season. Meet at the North entrance on Rattlesnake Road closer to Cream Hill Road.
On Saturday, November 15 at 4pm via Zoom. we will be having our annual meeting and a special lecture by David Foster, Forest Ecologist from the Harvard Forest entitled History, Ecology, and Future of the New England Landscape to present a vision for conserving and managing our forests. Registration is required at CornwallConservationTrust.org.
On Sunday, December 14 at 10am Terry Burke and Fiona Ocain will be leading a hike through the Day Preserve. This preserve trail is a steady rise through wooded fern beds to a field and ridge top view. It is a medium level and is 1.9 miles, our longest. Be tick savvy too.
Announcing a new 2026 roster of hikes to showcase our preserves on the second Saturday of every month at 10 a.m. The First will be January 10 at the Hart Preserve, towards the end of Cherry Hill Road, hosted by Matt Petrillo and Terry Burke. This is a lovely .75 mile walk though fields, meadows [Read More...]
On Saturday, February 14 at 10am there will be a fun hike up the Welles Preserve Trail. Park near 43 Town Street. Led by CCT Stewards. This is a one-mile easy traverse to a stunning overlook across the valley towards Mohawk Mountain. Be prepared for mud or ice.
On Saturday, March 14 at 10am there will be a fun hike on the Foote-Pope and Furnace Brook Preserve Trail. This is a .5 plus .75 easy circuit through open fields and wooded terrain that opens onto Furnace Brook and Cornwall Village, a must-know amenity for Village walkers. Meet at the entrance at the bottom [Read More...]
On Saturday, April 11, at 10am there will be a fun hike up the Trinity Forest Preserve Trail. Meet at the entrance at the top of Dibble Hill Road. Led by CCT Stewards. This is a mile and a quarter walk through beautiful forest, culminating at an extraordinary beaver pond and community. One steep slope. [Read More...]
The Cornwall Conservation Trust’s mission is to help preserve Cornwall’s unique rural and agricultural character. It does this through either acquiring land or promoting the use of easements on private land to protect areas of special natural resources, habitats, or views from development. We recognize our success depends upon an educated and aware public. It [Read More...]
On Sunday, May 10, at 10am, there will be a Mothers’ day hike including a guided meditation at the Beaver Pond, down the Trinity Forest Preserve Trail. Meet at the entrance at top of Dibble Hill Road. Led by CCT Steward, Mare Rubin. This is a mile and a quarter walk through beautiful forest, culminating [Read More...]