May 2nd, 9:30am. Arbor Day Celebration/Tree Planting Join Wethersfield Village Improvement Association along with Town dignitaries at Emerson Williams Elementary for a tree planting and celebration. The town’s 4th graders will read their poetry and show their drawings of trees. The John Chester Fife and Drum Corp will be there to perform.
May 9th, 6:30am.Bird Walk Free – Reservations Encouraged Join Jay Kaplan from Roaring Brook Nature Center for his annual bird walk at Cedar Hill Cemetery. Jay will lead participants through the ornamental foreground in search of resident and migratory birds. Appropriate hiking shoes and binoculars are strongly recommended. Admission to the program is free. Advance […]
June 6th, 10:00am. Tree Walk Free – Reservations Encouraged Join arborist John Kehoe on this walk featuring Cedar Hill Cemetery’s rare and notable trees. The tour, through the ornamental foreground and historic memorial sections, will highlight trees such as the beautiful European Weeping Beech, the unusual (for the Northeast) Umbrella Magnolia, and the Huss Hemlock named […]
June 7th, CT Trails Day Paddle Great Meadows Conservation Trust, in collaboration with Connecticut River Conservancy, will be holding two paddles at Wethersfield Cove on Connecticut Trails Day Weekend. The paddles will be on Sunday, June 7. A beginner paddle around the cove with paddle instruction and a limited number of kayaks available, and an […]
August 22nd, 10:00am. Mushroom Hunt Admission: $10.00; Members Free – Reservations Encouraged Join Joe Lenoce of Connecticut Valley Mycological Society in search of mushrooms at Cedar Hill Cemetery. Joe will discuss the basic types of fungi, where to find them, and proper methods of collecting. Participants will then head out to search for mushrooms in […]
September 15th, 7:30pm. Stargazing at Cedar Hill Admission: $10.00; Cedar Hill & ASGH Members Free – Reservations Encouraged Explore the night sky at Cedar Hill Cemetery with the Astronomical Society of Greater Hartford. Learn about telescopes and astronomy while viewing prominent objects such as the moon, globular clusters, planets, nebula, or galaxies. Advance reservations are […]
October 17th, 10:00am. Fall Foliage Tour Admission: $10.00; Members Free – Reservations Encouraged More than 2,000 trees representing 100 species and varieties grace the grounds of Cedar Hill Cemetery. John Kehoe leads this autumn walk highlighting a colorful sampling of the remarkable collection including maples, cherries, beeches, pines, cedars and more. Advance reservations are recommended and […]
