PUBLISHED ON August 7, 2020 by Linda Tuccio-Koonz in CTPost
Summer flies by with the arrival of August. If you’ve been looking for activities to enjoy with children, here are some fun options:
Randall’s Farm Preserve in Easton is ideal for those needing a nature fix. The former dairy farm offers 34 acres of open meadows, stone walls, groomed trails and forests. The meadows are filled with wildflowers, so be sure to keep an eye out for butterflies. There’s also small ponds and snapping turtles.
This beautiful property opened in 2012 and is part of the Aspetuck Land Trust, which has joined forces with the global community of citizen scientists through the iNaturalist app . If you add your wildlife sightings to iNaturalist when you hike here, it will help the Land Trust document and manage the property. Plus, it’s great fun for kids.
Randall’s Farm Preserve is also home to a new project involving the rearing of honey bee queens. The project is run by the Back Yard Beekeepers Association. The Easton preserve is a perfect spot for this important work, thanks to its diverse environment.
Aspetuck Land Trust, a nonprofit, was founded in 1966 to preserve open space in Westport, Weston, Fairfield and Easton. Over the years it has protected 150 properties on more than 2,000 acres of land, and recently launched a Green Corridor initiative to save more land and increase biodiversity.
A mom and her son enjoy a grassy trail at Randall’s Farm Preserve in Easton. Photo: Nancy Moon