Northwest Park & Nature Center

09/14/2026

𝐑𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐈𝐒 𝐍𝐎𝐖 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍!

https://www.windsorct.gov/897/Wee-Wanderers

09/08/2026

For those wondering how to potentially combat the spotted lanternfly, (beyond squishing them), plant milkweed! 🦋

Check out Nat Geo's article for the early research findings: https://on.natgeo.com/3nELdX

Spotted lanternflies first appeared in the United States in 2014 and have continued to spread in the 12 years since. The invasive species, now found across 19 states, feeds on plant sap, harms trees, and threatens the grape and w**e industry as well as many other crops. While experimenting with ways to fight back against the insects, scientists have discovered a promising new weapon: milkweed. https://on.natgeo.com/3nELdX

09/07/2026

𝐖𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐚 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐋𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐚𝐲!

09/05/2026

Pollinator Weekend is coming up soon!

Register today to join our educators for our Pollinator Hike on Saturday, Sept 12th, here at Northwest Park. Or join us on Sunday, Sept 13th for an amazing program that includes a real bat: Bats: Winged Gardeners!

Personally, I'd come to both events! 🦇🌳🥾🐝

09/01/2026

𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐥𝐲 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫! 📣

𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝟐: First day of 2026-2027 Homeschool programming!
𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭. 𝟔: Discovery Day - Medicinal Plants (FREE - All Ages - NC)
𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝟕: Closed for Labor Day
𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝟏𝟐 & 𝟏𝟑: Pollinator Weekend! (Reg)
12𝘵𝘩 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘏𝘪𝘬𝘦 & 13𝘵𝘩 𝘉𝘢𝘵𝘴: 𝘞𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘎𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴
𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝟏𝟒: Registration for Wee Wanderers opens! (Fall & Winter)
𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝟐𝟔: Harvest Full Moon Hike (Reg)

More info: 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐭.𝐠𝐨𝐯/𝟗𝟏𝟑/𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐰𝐞𝐬𝐭-𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐤

08/31/2026

Mark your calendars - September 20th will be The Connecticut Valley To***co Historical Society's next Farm Tour! 🌿🥾

We are planning another farm tour September 20, 2026.
Please note we listened to the feedback and this year we have a more comfortable bus for everyone.
The farm tour will start at the Museum at 135 Lang Road then proceed by bus to a to***co farm where there will be a demonstration to the curing process of to***co.
This will be followed by a trip back to the museum for a tour of the museum, a great barbecue and fellowship.
Please call me at 860-836-0285 or Email at [email protected] with any questions.
Attached is the flyer for the to***co farm tour.

08/29/2026

Plans change, but that's okay!

Join us for our 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐝 (𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭. 𝟏𝟐-𝟏𝟑), to marvel at pollinators out on the trails with our experienced educators during our Pollinator Hike, or explore the world of bats during an interactive program sponsored by the Friends of Northwest Park; Bats: Winged Gardeners. 🌳🥾🦋🐝🦇

Can't wait to see you there in just TWO short weeks!
(More info: ᴡɪɴᴅsᴏʀᴄᴛ.ɢᴏᴠ/1018/Pᴏʟʟɪɴᴀᴛᴏʀ⁻Wᴇᴇᴋᴇɴᴅ)

08/26/2026

08/26/2026

𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐬?
𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐲! 🛑🪰

The spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) is a non-native species that feeds on over 70 types of plants, including economically important crops and trees. It uses piercing-sucking mouthparts to extract sap from stems, branches, and trunks, which can weaken plants and reduce vigor. In MA and CT, grapevines, apple trees, and hops are among the most vulnerable crops, with grapevines at particular risk of significant damage or death after heavy feeding in a single season.

As the insect feeds, it excretes a sugary substance known as 'honeydew'. This honeydew accumulates on leaves, branches, and surfaces below infested plants. The presence of honeydew promotes the growth of sooty mold, a black fungal coating that can interfere with photosynthesis when it covers leaf surfaces. While most established trees can survive feeding, the combination of honeydew and sooty mold can lead to health issues, especially in high populations.

The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CT DEEP) encourages public reporting and extermination to aid in monitoring its range and reducing spread.

𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞:
https://tinyurl.com/SpottedLanternflyQuickFacts
https://tinyurl.com/MoreSpottedLanternflyInfo

08/24/2026

THIS FRIDAY! 🌕⭐️🥾🌳
Don't forget to register for our Full Moon Hike this Friday evening.

𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐠𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐠𝐨𝐬𝐡!
𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐌𝐨𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝟐 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐬 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲! 😲

𝘜𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘶𝘨𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘰𝘯 𝘔𝘰𝘰𝘯, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘸𝘢𝘺. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘪𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘮, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥, 𝘭𝘪𝘵 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘰𝘰𝘯’𝘴 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘸. 𝘞𝘦’𝘭𝘭 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘬 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘴, 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦𝘵𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘢𝘮𝘱 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘱. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘰𝘯 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘪𝘨 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘭𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘦𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘳𝘩𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘮 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘴. 🌕🥾🌳

Ages 12+, Residents: $12, Nonresidents: $16
Registration: windsorct.gov/896/Full-Moon-Hikes