Upcoming and Recent Events

5K Race On Tap

Join us for our first official race on our new off-road 5K Course.

Meet Your Greens

Meet Your Greens is Northwest Connecticut’s Green Drinks happy-hour network, providing opportunities to make conservation and land-use connections. These informal gatherings offer time for people to exchange news and plant seeds for collaboration. All are welcome and no RSVP is necessary.

BWLT is Co-Hosting with Other Area Land Trust’s 

Thursday, October 24th 5-7 PM

Woodbury Brewing Company

Trunk Or Treat

Come Meet The Mad Hatters

The Bridgewater Land Trust has partnered with the Bridgewater Historical Society to “treat” families to some fun on Halloween. Bring your kids over to the Peck House near the Burnham Library and meet the “Mad Hatters of Hat Shop Hill”!

For those who may not know the history, there were a number of large hat factories in Bridgewater in the 1800’s located on Hat Shop Hill Road. The phrase “mad as a hatter” comes from mercury poisoning, also known as Mad Hatter disease, which was common among hatters in the 19th century. Mercury was used to stiffen felt for hats. Over time, the hatters inhaled mercury vapors and it caused illness which included unpredictable and crazy behavior. These crazy “mad hatters” are back!