Come celebrate WLT’s newest acquisition: the Mountain Lake Preserve. This splendid parcel is the former site of a beloved summer camp which boasts beautiful views, spectacular rock formations and picturesque ponds and streams.

Register HERE! Co-sponsored by CT Forest & Park and the Warren Land Trust.

Treks will be offered for all ages and abilities; participants will have a choice of two guided hikes. The first option will be an out-and-back to the amphitheater, coupled with an out-and-back to Strait’s Pond, for a total of 1 ¾  miles. The second offering, including a steeper climb and more challenging terrain, will pass the amphitheater and continue on through scenic woodlands with mountain laurel stands and an impressive glacial erratic. This excursion will end at the Strait’s Pond out-and-back path for a total of 2 ¼ miles. Be sure to bring your water bottle and appropriate hiking shoes. We will provide the scenery and the trail mix cookies!

WLT received an Excellence in Conservation Award for permanently protecting two extraordinary properties: the 198-acre Tanner Farm and the 152-acre Mountain Lake Preserve from the Connecticut Land Conservation Council (CLCC), the statewide organization that advocates for and supports land trusts.

Calling Volunteers for WLT’s Mountain Lake Preserve Trail Clearing!

A huge thank you to all of the volunteers who came out last year to help getting our trails ready for the 2025 hiking season. Your help is needed again in 2026! 

This is a perfect opportunity to get to know WLT’s new Mountain Lake Preserve, while helping to build walking paths on this beautiful property. The focus will be on preparing a loop trail on-site. 

Bring your enthusiasm...and how about a friend or two? 

Details for trail-clearing newcomers:

• Approximately 2 hours of your time

• Dress appropriately for tick avoidance

• Bring work gloves, water, and any equipment you may have, such as loppers and handsaws.

Please email info@warrenlandtrust.org to sign up. Check www.warrenlandtrust.org for upcoming details and last minute changes.

WLT received an Excellence in Conservation Award for permanently protecting two extraordinary properties: the 198-acre Tanner Farm and the 152-acre Mountain Lake Preserve from the Connecticut Land Conservation Council (CLCC), the statewide organization that advocates for and supports land trusts.

THANK YOU for your support!

Earth Day Townwide Clean-up April 18

It’s that time of year again: Spring cleaning for Warren’s roadsides! On April 18 from 10-1 let’s get out there and get rid of a winter’s worth of litter - our roadsides should be sprinkled with wildflowers, grass, trees - not nip bottles and coffee cups!

Stop by the sign-up table in front of the Warren General Store, select your route and pick up trash bags and gloves. A dumpster will be available at the Town Garage for refuse drop-off.

The activity is sponsored by the Warren Land Trust and Warren Parks and Rec, who, along with the Warren General Store, will reward every trash pick-up party with a $5 voucher for the Warren General Store - our way of saying thank you for cleaning Warren's roadsides in commemoration of Earth Day.

Special Nip Bottle Contest challenge from Town Wine & Spirits! Collect all the nip bottles from your route and drop them off at Town Center Wines & Spirits. Win the Gift Basket if you've collected the most!

Can't make it on April 18th? No problem! Choose your route and do a DIY roadside clean-up on your schedule! Just tell us your plans by emailing us at info@warrenlandtrust.org and we'll make a note of it and THANK YOU!

We’ve had so much fun this winter, we’ve decided to extend our series!

Saturday, March 7 at 10am Snowshoeing Hike on WLT’s Mountain Lake Preserve.

Parking at the end of Mountain Lake Road- 64 Mountain Lake Road, Warren

For snowshoeing, choose appropriate footwear and bring snowshoes and poles. For winter hiking, bring poles and yak trax or sturdy footwear with good treads.   

Children are welcome - parents, please use your judgement as to appropriate age and ability. Dogs on leash are welcome.

Email info@warrenlandtrust.org for questions, information or to sign up. Registration is not required but appreciated so we can better prepare for the event.

Please check the WLT website announcement banner for last minute changes.

SATURDAY SNOWSHOE UPDATE

PLEASE PARK ALONG BRICK SCHOOL ROAD—WE WILL WALK IN DUE TO ICE ON LINDSTROM PARK ACCESS ROAD

THIS WALK MAY BE CHALLENGING DUE TO CURRENT DEEP AND HEAVY SNOW CONDITIONS

Join Warren Land Trust and Warren Parks and Rec final snowshoe adventure (or winter hike if snow is lacking) of the season! WLT Board member and longtime winter sports enthusiast Mickey Morris will take the lead along with WLT’s Don Lawson and provide snowshoeing tips.

Saturday, Feb. 28 at 10am Snowshoeing or Winter Hike on WLT’s Keith Family Preserve.

Parking: access off of Rte 45 North, via Brick School Rd, on the left. From Brick School Rd, after a little less than 1/2 mile, turn left to the parking area, marked by a sign for Lindstrom Park. The road becomes a dirt track at that point and you follow the track to the end where the parking area is located.

For snowshoeing, choose appropriate footwear and bring snowshoes and poles. For winter hiking, bring poles and yak trax or sturdy footwear with good treads.   

Children are welcome - parents, please use your judgement as to appropriate age and ability. Dogs on leash are welcome.

Email info@warrenlandtrust.org for questions, information or to sign up. Registration is not required but appreciated so we can better prepare for the event.

Please check the WLT website announcement banner for last minute changes.

Warren Land Trust and Warren Parks & Rec are teaming up to bring you a series of snowshoe adventures (or winter hikes if snow is lacking) on WLT Preserves! Board member and longtime winter sports enthusiast Mickey Morris will take the lead along with WLT’s Don Lawson and provide snowshoeing tips.

Saturday, Feb. 14 at 10am Snowshoeing or Winter Hike on WLT’s Cunningham Nature Preserve. 

Parking: at the cul-de-sac at the end of the paved portion of Cunningham Road. Walk to Finney Monument and back.

For snowshoeing, choose appropriate footwear and bring snowshoes and poles. For winter hiking, bring poles and yak trax or sturdy footwear with good treads.   

Children are welcome - parents, please use your judgement as to appropriate age and ability. Dogs on leash are welcome.

Email info@warrenlandtrust.org for questions, information or to sign up. Registration is not required but appreciated so we can better prepare for the event.

Please check the WLT website announcement banner for last minute changes.

Mark your calendar for the final showshoeing or winter hike of the season on Feb. 28 at the Keith Family Preserve. Stay tuned for more info.

A fabulous time was had by all!

Warren Land Trust and Warren Parks & Rec are teaming up to bring you a series of snowshoe adventures (or winter hikes if snow is lacking) on WLT Preserves! Board member and longtime winter sports enthusiast Mickey Morris will take the lead along with WLT’s Don Lawson and provide snowshoeing tips.

Saturday, Jan. 31 at 10am Snowshoeing on WLT’s Dorothy Maier Preserve, Sackett Hill Road, across from the Warren School. 

Parking: Warren School parking lot (not on Sackett Hill Road).

Dress for cold temps and wind. Wear appropriate footwear and bring snowshoes and poles. Bring thermos with hot beverage.

Children are welcome - parents, please use your judgement as to appropriate age and ability. Dogs on leash are welcome.

Email: info@warrenlandtrust.org for questions, information or to sign up. Registration is not required but appreciated so we can better prepare for the event.

Please check the WLT website announcement banner for last minute changes.

Mark your calendar for future snoeshowing/winter hikes. Stay tuned for more info.
* 2/14 Cunningham Nature Preserve 
* 2/28 Keith Family Preserve

Come visit the Warren Land Trust table at the Holiday on the Hill celebration! You can find us at the Parish Hall behind the church, off of Sackett Hill Road, along with the Warren Historical Society and other friends! Enjoy savory snacks and beverages for the whole family, along with food and libations, also offered by the Warren Historical Society and others.

Check out trail information and maps, and - if you need inspiration for holiday giving - a selection of our always-popular WLT logo merchandise is available for you at a special pop-up store. Hope to see you there!

You are invited to the Annual Meeting of the Warren Land Trust, followed by a hike on the new Cunningham Nature Preserve extension, Saturday, November 15 at 10am, Warren Town Hall, Lower Level Conference Room, 50 Cemetery Road.

The meeting is a chance to learn about WLT’s accomplishments in 2025 and plans for 2026. Come hear exciting updates about strategic protection of Warren's high-conservation-value land and natural resources, and find out what is on the programming agenda for the year to come. 

Coffee and seasonal treats will be available. 

The business meeting will be followed by a hike on the new extension trail of WLT’s Cunningham Nature Preserve, now with enhanced parking and accessibility, thanks to you, our friends and neighbors, during the Give Local 2025 campaign. Come see what your support has built!

The hike is 1.5 miles long and will take about 1 hour. The trail is moderately difficult with some steeper elevation.  We recommend sturdy hiking shoes.

Co-sponsored by the Warren Land Trust and Warren Parks and Recreation 

All proceeds go to Warren Volunteer Fire Company and Warren Social Services 

OctoberFest with Cider Run/Walk, Live Music, Fun Games, Food & Entertainment
·      Kids Fun Run at 10:15am

·      5K Adult Run/Walk at 10:30am

·     REGISTER:  https://runsignup.com/Race/CT/Warren/CiderRunWalk5k

Drop by the Warren Land Trust table - check out trail maps, merchandise, grab a newsletter or trail cookie, or just say hello!

.·     Enjoy local brews

·      Live music & entertainment

·      Delicious food vendors

·      Family-friendly games & seasonal festivities

TICKETS: https://events.humanitix.com/warren-octoberfest-2nd-annual

We hope to see you there!

Housatonic Heritage Walk Saturday, Sep 13 at 10am on Mountain Lake Property, formerly known as “Mountain Lake Camp and Conference Center.”

Co-sponsored by the Warren Land Trust, the Warren Historical Society and Housatonic Heritage

Register at the WHS website

Meet Saturday Sep 13 at 10am at 64 Mountain Lake Road

The property features stunning rock formations, sweeping meadows and beautiful lake scenery. It is also home to sensitive natural resources vital to Lake Waramaug’s watershed and the public water supply of the area.

From the meeting point at the cul-de-sac the 1 ½ hour / 1 ¼-mile walk leads to an impressive rock structure known as the Amphitheatre, where Warren Town Historian Heather Forstmann will speak about the early history of the property, and Scott Thyberg, a son of the camp’s founders, will recount growing up there with his family.

The hike then loops back and continues through a meadow along Straits Pond and the adjacent beaver pond. A short walk across a natural dam will offer views of the scenic 17-acre lake on one side and the lovely waterlily filled beaver pond on the other. At the end of the hike WLT’s famous trail blazer cookies await!

Remember to bring your own water bottle, wear sturdy footwear and bug repellant. For last minute postings in case of inclement weather, please see this website.

In addition to its historical significance, the property is part of a larger system of undeveloped and protected land. Combined with the Wyantenock State Forest, Warren Land Trust’s recently acquired Cunningham Nature Preserve, the Kent Land Trust’s East Kent Hamlet Nature Preserve and other adjacent conservation easements, it is a contiguous protected block of approximately 1200 acres with an extensive trail system.

Directions to 64 Mountain Lake Road. From the center of Warren, drive south on Lake Road and eventually take a right turn onto Curtiss Road. Drive up Curtiss Road until reaching a fork and bear left onto Mountain Lake Road, and drive to the end. OR From New Preston, drive north on East Shore Road, passing Lake Waramaug on the left. East Shore Road then becomes Lake Road. After a bit, take a left onto Curtiss Road. Drive up Curtiss Road until reaching a fork and bear left onto Mountain Lake Road, and drive to the end.

SUNDAY June 8 at 1PM

Warren Land Trust’s 2025 Trails Day hike takes us to one of WLT’s newer properties: the Keith Family Preserve. This 73-acre gem, acquired in 2021 thanks to a generous bequest from Joyce Keith, sits on a wooded ridgeline that falls away on either side, with wetlands below and a lovely hemlock grove in and around the property’s high point. There are old stone walls, great rock formations and a large stand of mountain laurel on one side of the ridgeline that — fingers crossed — will be in bloom for Trails Day.

The hike will proceed up the main trail, following the ridgeline, and through 2 loop trails on either side of the main trail. The total distance is about 2 miles and, as you may have guessed by the repetition of the word ridgeline, there is definitely some up and down on this trail.
If it has rained recently, the lower part of the trail can be wet; choose appropriate footwear, please. And as this is NW CT, dress to avoid ticks. You bring your water bottle…we’ll provide plenty of our President’s famous — and delicious — Trail Blazer cookies. After all, hiking has been known to stimulate the appetite! 

The event is organized by the CT Forest & Park Association

and co-hosted with the Lake Waramaug Association.

 Registration is requested

·      Check the WLT website in case of a last-minute weather notice

Lindstrom Park, Brick School Road, Warren CT

https://maps.app.goo.gl/EU6QXxbgT8RCZfEn9

The property is accessed via Brick School Road in Warren. Follow Rte 45 north out of Warren Town Center for about 2 miles. Brick School Rd is on your left. Proceed down Brick School Road for approximately 1/2 mile; turn left at the sign for Lindstrom Park. The short road becomes a brief dirt track at that point; follow the track to the end where the parking area is located. Warren Land Trust volunteers will be on hand to help guide you.

Help WLT Get YOUR Trails Ready for Hiking Season!


Our May workday is at Keith Preserve: Saturday, May 17, 9am

Meet at the parking area in Lindstrom Park on Brick School Road @ 9:00am

- Approximately 1.5 hours

-Dress appropriately for tick avoidance!

-Bring work gloves, water and equipment such as loppers, handsaws

Directions: Brick School Road from Route 45, Lindstrom Park is located approximately 0.6 miles on the left. Brick School Road from Route 341, Lindstrom Park is approximately 2.2 miles on the right.

Let us know you’ll be there: info@warrenlandtrust.org

THANK YOU for your help!

Help WLT Get YOUR Trails Ready for Hiking Season!

We have two trail-clearing sessions coming up this Spring and we’d love to have you join us! 

This month at Cunningham Preserve. RESCHEDULED TO 4/27, 9am due to forecasted rain. Located at the end of Cunningham Road - follow dirt road to the right at the end of Cunningham Road to the parking area.

Dress for working in the woods and for the weather. Sessions will last approximately 1.5 - 2 hours. You bring your loppers, hand saws, and water. We’ll supply the snacks!

Let us know you’ll be there: info@warrenlandtrust.org

It’s that time of year again: Spring cleaning for Warren’s roadsides! Let’s get out there and get rid of a winter’s worth of litter - our roadsides should be sprinkled with wildflowers, grass, trees - not nip bottles and coffee cups!

Stop by the sign-up table in front of the Warren General Store, select your route and pick up trash bags and gloves. A dumpster will be available at the Town Garage for refuse drop-off.

The activitiy is sponsored by the Warren Land Trust and Warren Parks and Rec, who, along with the Warren General Store, will reward every trash pick-up party with a $5 voucher for the Warren General Store - our way of saying thank you for cleaning Warren's roadsides in commemoration of Earth Day.

Special Nip Bottle Contest challenge from Town Wine & Spirits! Collect all the nip bottles from your route and drop them off at Town Center Wines & Spirits. Win the Gift Basket if you've collected the most!

Can't make it on April 19th? No problem! Choose your route and do a DIY roadside clean-up on your schedule! Just tell us your plans by emailing us at info@warrenlandtrust.org and we'll make a note of it and THANK YOU!

Sorry we have to cancel this event—Maybe we’ll have more cooperative winter weather next year!

If there's snow, there will be snowshoeing! Mark your calendar for March 8!

Snowshoeing with selectman and WLT board member Dave Schneiderbeck on WLT’s Cunningham Nature Preserve, for approx one hour.

Please bring your own equipment. Approximately one mile of flat terrain. Children are welcome (parents should use their judgement as to appropriate age and ability). Dogs on leashes are welcome.

Park at the cul de sac at the end of the paved portion of Cunningham Road. Walk to Finney Monument and back.

Please email: info@warrenlandtrust.org for questions, information or to sign up. Registration is not required but appreciated. It will help us prepare for the event.

CANCELED due to ICY conditions!

If there's snow, there will be snowshoeing! Mark your calendar for Feb. 22 and March 8!

Snowshoeing with selectman and WLT board member Dave Schneiderbeck on WLT’s Cunningham Nature Preserve, for approx one hour.

Please bring your own equipment. Approximately one mile of flat terrain. Children are welcome (parents should use their judgement as to appropriate age and ability). Dogs on leashes are welcome.

Park at the cul de sac at the end of the paved portion of Cunningham Road. Walk to Finney Monument and back.

Please email: info@warrenlandtrust.org for questions, information or to sign up. Registration is not required but appreciated. It will help us prepare for the event.

REGISTRATION REQUIRED!
Please email: info@warrenlandtrust.org

You probably know the sense of calm and other-worldly experience upon entering a beautiful forest trail. What if you paused and took the time to tune into all of our sensory experiences there? This practice, formalized in Japan and known as shinrin-yoku, or forest bathing, is a form of mindfulness practice that can foster a sense of calm and well-being, improve health, and enhance the feeling of curiosity and connection to nature.
On February 15, 2025, the Warren Land Trust is teaming up with the Warren Public Library to bring a forest bathing and art experience to kids, ages 6-9. Jane Manley, elementary school art teacher and Chair of the Warren Public Library will lead a short walk on the WLT’s Dorothy Maier trail. Kids will be invited to tune into all of their sensory experiences and will have small notebooks to draw, make marks, or write notes about them. The group will then return to the library to create a work of art based upon the forest experience. Snacks will be served. Kids must be accompanied by a caregiver.
Space is limited and registration is required. For questions and to register, please email: info@warrenlandtrust.org

For more information on Forest Bathing for kids and adults: https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/parents/forest-bathing-destresses kids/#:~:text=“Forest%20bathing%20activities%20pull%20us,react%20to%20emotions%20as%20well.

https://health.clevelandclinic.org/why-forest-therapy-can-be-good-for-your-body-and-mind

Thanks for coming—we had a great time tracking!

Winter hike on Jan. 25 at 10 am with Selectman and WLT board member Dave Schneiderbeck on WLT’s Cunningham Nature Preserve.

The snow is beautiful but not deep enough for snowshoeing, so let’s take a winter hike on Warren Land Trust’s Cunningham Preserve! Bring poles and yak trax or other sturdy footwear with good treads instead of snow shoes. Approximately one hour, one mile of flat terrain. Children are welcome, parents, use your judgement as to appropriate age and ability. Dogs on leash are welcome.

Park at the cul-de-sac at the end of the paved portion of Cunningham Road. Walk to Finney Monument and back.

Mark your calendar for Feb. 22 and March 8 for snowshoeing or a winter hike.

Please email: info@warrenlandtrust.org for questions, information or to sign up. Registration is not required but appreciated. It will help us prepare for the event.

Thanks for stopping by—we had a wonderful time!

Come to the WLT Table!

Join the Holiday on the Hill celebration and step up to the WLT table ! Enjoy sweet and savory treats and beverages for the whole family, to go with other food and libations offered.

Need inspiration what to give? A selection of attractive WLT merchandise will be there for your holiday gift giving convenience - also on sale at the WLT pop-up store at the Warren General Store.

Come see what we’ve been up to this past year, and what we have planned for the future!

Business meeting with program and hike on our Coords Preserve to follow. Light refreshments provided.

More info to come.

Come out to Warren Woods and enjoy Family Fun, paired with the 5K Cider Run!

Whether you or your kids plan to run or just hang out, bring the whole family! Cider and donuts, and other activities are offered for all to enjoy. Dogs on leashes and little ones in strollers are welcome.
Jointly sponsored by the Warren Land Trust, Warren Parks and Rec and Friends of the Warren School. 

To sign up to help with the event, assisting with tasks such as water station, traffic control, course spotters, registration/check in, food prep, and always, clean up help—click below to send an email to admin@warrenlandtrust.org.

Thank you for your help with this family friendly fun fall event!

We hope to see you there!

Sunday, October 20 from 1pm to 4pm drop by the Warren Land Trust table at the Oktoberfest Fundraising Event for the Warren Volunteer Fire Company at Warren Woods. 

Check out our maps, merchandise, grab a newsletter or trail cookie, or just come by to say hello.

Enjoy beverage tastings, food and entertainment with music and theatre. Tickets can be purchased at the door or by using the QR code on the flyer.

We hope to see you there!

This Thursday is the Hunter's Moon! The next full moon after the autumn Harvest Moon, the Old Farmer’s Almanac reports that the name comes from the Algonquin tribe - a reminder that traditionally in many cultures this is the time to hunt and store up meat for the long winter.

Join us as we celebrate the changing of the seasons this Thursday 10/17 with a walk under the Hunter’s Moon on the Willis Tanner Farm Preserve. Meet at the Willis Tanner Preserve field on Above All Road at 6:30.  The field is approximately a mile up Above All Road on the right-hand side. Park along the road in front of the preserve.

Bring a flashlight; well-behaved dogs on leashes always welcome. Come dressed for the weather, and sturdy footwear recommended -  it’s a post-harvest farm field! Refreshments will be provided.

Please let us know you’ll be there! Register at info@warrenlandtrust.org.

Discover Secrets of Warren's HISTORIC Cemetery Residents on saturday, September 21!  

You are invited to the 2024 Housatonic Heritage Walk by the Warren Historical Society and the Warren Land Trust to learn about Warren’s rich history. 
 
Meet on 9/21 at 10am at the Warren Historical Society, Warren Community Center, 7 Sackett Hill Road(it’s the first building on the left going up on Sackett Hill Rd, opposite the church). 
 
We will walk 1/4 mile to the Old Warren Center Cemetery, where WHS Curator Heather Forstmann will share the histories and secrets of some of the cemetery’s residents! 
 
Please email Heather Forstmann at warrenhistorian@outlook.com to register!

“Climate Change—Old Forests, Big Trees!”
with Scholar and Expert Forester Bob Leverett

Registration requested: Click Here for Eventbrite or email info@warrenlandtrust.org

A Powerful Tool Against Climate Change…that's right here in our backyard!

Find out from from expert forester and naturalist Bob Leverett how his discovery of regional old growth forests - thought by most to be extinct in New England - can be a powerful tool to protect the environment.

Wine and cheese reception to follow talk.

Hike the Preserves of the Waramaug Watershed!

REGISTER HERE!

The Kent Land Trust (KLT), the Warren Land Trust (WLT) and the Lake Waramaug Association (LWA) invite you to join us on Sat. June 1st at 10:00am for Trails Day 2024! This year we are showcasing new trails on adjoining KLT and WLT preserves located in the Lake Waramaug watershed. These trails feature scenic old walls, rock outcroppings of every size and shape, lovely streams, meadows and marshy areas, a walk alongside Beaman Pond and a glimpse of Lake Waramaug along with the chimney and foundation walls of an historic farm building.

The hike which we estimate will take approximately 2 hours starts at WLT’s Cunningham Nature Preserve and winds through both that preserve and KLT’s East Kent Hamlet Nature Preserve before looping back through Cunningham once more. The trail is approximately 3.5 miles long, has an elevational change of about 580 feet and should be considered MODERATELY DIFFICULT. As always, STURDY HIKING SHOES are the best footwear; mud, though not widespread, should always be considered a possibility in our New England climate, and bringing BUG SPRAY & WATER is never a bad decision. We will have board members and staff from our respective organizations to guide you, and snacks for that appetite you’re sure to work up!

We look forward to welcoming you to Kent Land Trust, Warren Land Trust and the Lake Waramaug Association’s 2024 Trails Day hike! It’s going to be a great one.

Please REGISTER for this hike by clicking below:

Meeting Location Details

00 Cunningham Road, Warren, CT

google map coordinates:
41°43’50.7″N 73°23’03.1″W
41.730745, -73.384186

We will begin the hike at Warren Land Trust’s Cunningham Nature Preserve which is located at the very end of Cunningham Road in Warren. From Route 341 via Reed Road, you will reach the end of the paved portion of Cunningham Road in approximately 1.8 miles. Continue on the dirt road for approximately 0.5 miles to the parking area. We will have representatives at the end of the paved road to guide hikers to parking and carpooling will be available from there. Please check our website and/or Ct Forest and Parks (trailsday.org) for any last-minute updates.