Events

MHLC's Preserve Challenge

All year long!

All MHLC Preserves

Take the Preserve Challenge! Visit all 22 MHLC Preserves to receive a limited edition "Challenge Finisher" sticker or embroidered patch. (Please complete registration AFTER you complete the challenge. Click below to learn more and download the official tally sheet!)

Fall Birding

Saturday, October 25, 2025

7:30 - 10 a.m.

Basic Creek Reservoir

Join MHLC and birding guides Dan Leonard and Eric Molho to watch and listen for fall migrating birds. This is a special opportunity to visit the Basic Creek Reservoir, which was protected by MHLC in 2019 with a conservation easement.

Autumn Guided Walk

Saturday, November 1, 2025

1 - 3 p.m.

Hollyhock Hollow Sanctuary

The forests, meadows and wetlands of Onesquethaw Creek are a cycling kaleidoscope of seasonal change. For Native peoples of the Northeast, the autumn season is a time for collectingnuts, late season fruits, and for hunting wild game. Join ethnoecologist Justin Wexler for an autumn guided walk at the Hollyhock Hollow Sanctuary and learn about the natural world through the lens of Northeastern Native languages, history, and folklore.

Flights of Fancy Collage Workshop

Saturday, December 13, 2025

1 - 3:30 p.m.

MHLC Office

Come enjoy an afternoon creating original paper collages inspired by the beauty of birds. Design fantasy bird portraits by simply cutting and gluing decorative papers to create your unique artworks. Participants will learn collage techniques and all materials will be included in the $7 supply fee. (No experience is necessary, adults only.)

Winter Solstice Walk

Sunday, December 21, 2025

10 a.m. - 12 p.m.