Event Types: Nature & Outdoors

Celebrate Arbor Day by planting a sapling!

Families with children of all ages join Ms. Kathleen at the Ridgefield Library on Friday, April 26th at 4:30 PM for some great stories and to meet Jessica Duquenoy, an arborist with Bartlett Tree Experts.  Learn about trees native to Ridgefield and some tips for planting your tree!

Each family will receive a sapling to plant. Please register to ensure you can bring home a sapling.

Rid Litter Days

Saturday, April 27 and Sunday, April 28

If everyone helped for 15 minutes, what a difference it would make.

Take Pride – Town Wide!

Pick Up Supplies at:

• Ridgefield Bicycle Company, 88 Danbury Road
• Ridgefield Rec Center, 195 Danbury Road
• Town Hall Information Office, 400 Main Street

(Supplies; safety vests, trash bags, blue bags for recycling cans & plastic bottles)

Drop off points for filled refuse bags on April 27 & 28 only:

• Branchville Elementary School, 40 Florida Road
• East Ridge Middle School, 10 East Ridge
• Farmingville Elementary, 324 Farmingville Road
• Ridgebury Elementary, 112 Bennetts Farm Road
• Ridgefield High School, 700 North Salem Road

For more information or questions, call/text Barb Hartman: 203-858-6792

Co-sponsored by the Caudatowa Garden Club and Town of Ridgefield

with support from Ridgefield Bicycle Co. and Ridgefield Hardware Store

Download flyer from Community Events Calendar at www.ridgefieldct.org/community/events

Bring the whole family for a one-of-a-kind hiking and tasting experience! At secret locations along the Woodcock trails we’ll delight your senses with craft brews and sweet sips for all ages plus animal encounters, treats and treasure hunts, live music and food for purchase from the Mobile Pie Pizza Truck. Even furry family members will enjoy some goodies along the trek! Proceeds support Woodcock’s community programs.

Available ticket times:

12 – 2 pm
12:15-2:15 pm
3 – 5 pm *Sold Out!
3:15 – 5:15 pm *21+ only available
5:45 – 7:45 pm Going fast!

Day of tickets will only will available if space allows. Buy now!

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Connecticut is experiencing a waste crisis. More waste is generated than we have the capacity to manage. What’s happening to all that waste? What is the town of Ridgefield doing to be part of the solution?

Come to the Ridgefield Library on Saturday, April 27th at 2:00 PM and learn where your trash really goes – and how to Take The Challenge to reduce your waste and save money!

Jennifer Heaton-Jones, the Executive Director of the regional governmental solid waste and recycling authority, HRRA, will present at this family-friendly program. There will be plenty of time for Q & A.

So come on out to the Ridgefield Library, and let’s talk trash!  Please register.

As human and environmental health come under a litany of new pressures, our gardens can become sanctuaries. Working at the intersection of nature and culture, gardeners have a unique opportunity to impact biodiversity and help make landscapes more resilient and less dependent on harmful inputs. But first, a shift in perspective is necessary.

In a discussion ranging from historic hedges to wooded wilderness, Toshi Yano, the Director at the Perfect Earth Project, will draw on his experiences as Director of Horticulture at Wethersfield Estate & Garden, as well as his experiences gardening at Stonecrop Gardens and private estates, to discuss the challenges facing our landscapes and some exciting new ideas for stewarding them into the future.

Join us at the Ridgefield Library on Tuesday, April 30th from 10:00 AM to hear Toshi speak.  Please register.