Indian Rock Nature Preserve

04/02/2026

Afternoon spots are going fast. sign up now! PLENTY OF EGGS for ALL time slots, CANDY FREE event! Activities, Face Painting, Farm Animals are all included in the admission cost! Food for sale.

04/01/2026

03/31/2026

This Friday! Weather looks good! Remember to pre-register, spots are filling up fast. Plenty of eggs for ALL time spots!

03/30/2026

This Friday! RAIN OR SHINE! Rain brings it under our huge tent and all activities indoors. Spots are filling up, pre-register now to insure you have a spot!

03/27/2026

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03/04/2026

Yum! Coming up THIS Saturday, March 7th from 8AM to 12PM. Enjoy a variety of pancakes, bacon or sausage, and breakfast beverages.

Adult tickets are $10 each. Children are $7. Children 12 months and under are free of charge.

After breakfast, head outside to learn more about the maple sugaring process, and how we go from sap to syrup from the past to present.

Walk ins are welcome. You may pre-register at https://elcctpublic.campbrainregistration.com/

See you there!

02/27/2026

Camp registration opens up this Sunday, March 1st!

Students entering K-10th grade can register as campers. Students entering 10th-12th grade, and are at least 14 years old, may apply to be counselors in training!

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02/20/2026

The Environmental Learning Centers of Connecticut proudly presents the 20th Annual Comedy Night Fundraiser, a milestone celebration of two decades of community, laughter, and life-changing environmental education!

📅 When: Saturday, March 21, 2026 | 6:00 PM – 11:00 PM
📍 Where: Bristol Event Center, 112 Century Drive, Bristol, CT
💵 Tickets: $100 per person, or purchase a private table for 12 at $1,200.

Join us for cocktails, dinner, hilarious stand-up comedians , raffles, door prizes, and more, all while supporting Indian Rock Summer Camp and helping kids in CT unplug, explore, and thrive in nature. 🌿

Act now! Tickets are going fast. Grab yours or become a sponsor at ELCCT.org/comedy.

Celebrate 20 years of community, comedy, and kids in nature, don’t miss it!

02/18/2026

It seems we have sad news to share. The Great Horned Owl nest, and the two eggs that were laid by the pair a few weeks ago, has been abandoned.

Many factors may contribute to eggs being abandoned. Examples include viability (they may have frozen during those cold, cold temperatures), hazing from crows and ravens, or simply the male or female do not have the appropriate condition to raise young....we will never know for sure.

The good news is, the male and female continue to hang around the area. There is hope that they will lay an additional clutch. We'll keep our fingers crossed!

02/17/2026

The lines are up and sap is flowing! This weather is exactly what we need to collect sap. Freezing nights and thawing days. Soon, we'll be firing out the evaporator.

Our sugar bush is located on one of our satellite reserves. Taps are placed in sugar maple trees and the tubing allows gravity to do a bulk of the work. Instead of individual buckets, our sap ends up in one collection barrel that we transfer to Indian Rock daily.

02/16/2026

It's true, we're hiring! Go to https://elcct.org/about/employment/ for more