Next Event Nov 22nd, 2025.Hibbert PreserveSee you next there!
Celebrate Take-a-Hike Day*, Saturday, Nov 22, 1.30 p.m.,
with a Trail Ranger Guided Hike
at Hebron’s Hibbert Preserve!Join Hebron Trail Ranger co-Leaders for a guided hike of the beautiful nature walking trails on the Hibbert Preserve, including a loop on adjoining town-owned open space! Meet at the Trailhead on Old Colchester Road. See Site Map for details. The hike brings you through old farming land, forest, and meadows, following an old laneway and historic stonewalls. The two mile walk is an easy to moderate 2 miles round trip with some rocky and potentially muddy sections, so hiking shoes are recommended. Allow 1.5 hours to enjoy this hike. The event is free, open to all, and only stormy or steady rain cancels. Pets are welcome but must stay leashed. Bring a snack to enjoy during the walk! *November 17th is the actual Take-A-Hike Day We are celebrating it this weekend.
Good to know. As always when hiking, wear bright clothing, tick protection, and be sure shoe soles are clean when entering so any invasive pests don’t “hitch a ride” into new territories. To avoid the possibility of spreading jumping worm cocoons (undetectable in soil as they are the size and color of poppy seeds), exchanging hardy native plant cuttings in water and / or bare root plants (roots packed in moist non-soil medium & wrapped in plastic) are encouraged. There will also be potted plants. Gardeners who know there are jumping worms in their yards can bring home potted plants without risking the start of a new colony. Why be concerned about jumping worm cocoons? It only takes one cocoon to start a new colony and there are no viable means of eradicating the invasive worms once hatched and multiplying. Jumping worms eat all the organic matter in the soil and especially threaten our natural and forest ecosystems, including native plants, trees, birds, insects, and so on. Learn more from the CT Agricultural Experiment Station Fact Sheet
Prevention tips start at the bottom of page 4.
| Next Event Nov 22nd, 2025.Hibbert PreserveSee you next there!
Celebrate Take-a-Hike Day*, Saturday, Nov 22, 1.30 p.m.,
with a Trail Ranger Guided Hike
at Hebron’s Hibbert Preserve!Join Hebron Trail Ranger co-Leaders for a guided hike of the beautiful nature walking trails on the Hibbert Preserve, including a loop on adjoining town-owned open space! Meet at the Trailhead on Old Colchester Road. See Site Map for details. The hike brings you through old farming land, forest, and meadows, following an old laneway and historic stonewalls. The two mile walk is an easy to moderate 2 miles round trip with some rocky and potentially muddy sections, so hiking shoes are recommended. Allow 1.5 hours to enjoy this hike. The event is free, open to all, and only stormy or steady rain cancels. Pets are welcome but must stay leashed. Bring a snack to enjoy during the walk! *November 17th is the actual Take-A-Hike Day We are celebrating it this weekend.
Good to know. As always when hiking, wear bright clothing, tick protection, and be sure shoe soles are clean when entering so any invasive pests don’t “hitch a ride” into new territories. To avoid the possibility of spreading jumping worm cocoons (undetectable in soil as they are the size and color of poppy seeds), exchanging hardy native plant cuttings in water and / or bare root plants (roots packed in moist non-soil medium & wrapped in plastic) are encouraged. There will also be potted plants. Gardeners who know there are jumping worms in their yards can bring home potted plants without risking the start of a new colony. Why be concerned about jumping worm cocoons? It only takes one cocoon to start a new colony and there are no viable means of eradicating the invasive worms once hatched and multiplying. Jumping worms eat all the organic matter in the soil and especially threaten our natural and forest ecosystems, including native plants, trees, birds, insects, and so on. Learn more from the CT Agricultural Experiment Station Fact Sheet
Prevention tips start at the bottom of page 4.
| Next Event Nov 22nd, 2025.Hibbert PreserveSee you next there!
Celebrate Take-a-Hike Day*, Saturday, Nov 22, 1.30 p.m.,
with a Trail Ranger Guided Hike
at Hebron’s Hibbert Preserve!Join Hebron Trail Ranger co-Leaders for a guided hike of the beautiful nature walking trails on the Hibbert Preserve, including a loop on adjoining town-owned open space! Meet at the Trailhead on Old Colchester Road. See Site Map for details. The hike brings you through old farming land, forest, and meadows, following an old laneway and historic stonewalls. The two mile walk is an easy to moderate 2 miles round trip with some rocky and potentially muddy sections, so hiking shoes are recommended. Allow 1.5 hours to enjoy this hike. The event is free, open to all, and only stormy or steady rain cancels. Pets are welcome but must stay leashed. Bring a snack to enjoy during the walk! *November 17th is the actual Take-A-Hike Day We are celebrating it this weekend.
Good to know. As always when hiking, wear bright clothing, tick protection, and be sure shoe soles are clean when entering so any invasive pests don’t “hitch a ride” into new territories. To avoid the possibility of spreading jumping worm cocoons (undetectable in soil as they are the size and color of poppy seeds), exchanging hardy native plant cuttings in water and / or bare root plants (roots packed in moist non-soil medium & wrapped in plastic) are encouraged. There will also be potted plants. Gardeners who know there are jumping worms in their yards can bring home potted plants without risking the start of a new colony. Why be concerned about jumping worm cocoons? It only takes one cocoon to start a new colony and there are no viable means of eradicating the invasive worms once hatched and multiplying. Jumping worms eat all the organic matter in the soil and especially threaten our natural and forest ecosystems, including native plants, trees, birds, insects, and so on. Learn more from the CT Agricultural Experiment Station Fact Sheet
Prevention tips start at the bottom of page 4.
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