Plant & Tree ID and Fall Foliage Walk Identifying and understanding edible, medicinal, and invasive plants
Sponsored by the Old Quarry Nature Center Your guides are Dr. David Gropper and Dr. Tom Worden.
Sunday afternoon, October 17th, 2-3pm (no rain date)
Meet at Rogers Park Pond Parking Area off Memorial Drive (Danbury, CT)
Promptly at 2pm
Late comers: Walk in from Rogers Park Pond entrance
straight ahead to the Old Quarry field house; read instructions on the door. This is an easy and informative walk.
Contact Tom Worden 203-748-8093 for information. For access from the East via Overlook Road: From the North: Take Main Street south to where it becomes Memorial Drive. Go past Rogers Park its pond area and Overlook Road; park here. Our entrance and eastern access trail are marked. From the South: Take Coal Pit Hill Road north; Turn left onto Memorial Drive 200 yards to Overlook Drive; Park in the Rogers Park Pond area. Our eastern access trail will be marked
For access by foot from the West via Mountainville Road: From the North: Take Main Street south to its end. Turn right west on South Street to traffic island. At traffic island with tree turn left, south onto Mountainville Road. Go 1 mile past Willow & Mountain Road to Maple Lane; turn left at the "Oakcrest" sign & large wood Old Quarry Nature Center sign. From the South: Take Long Ridge Road to where Mountainville Road begins. Turn right onto Maple Lane at the OQNC and "Oakcrest" signs.
About the Old Quarry Nature Center & its role in Danbury's green spaces: The Old Quarry's 75 forever wild acres surround two limestone quarries, abandoned in the 19th century. It has an ecology & geology trail in its woods, fields, wetlands, and streams. Each can be walked in 30-40 minutes. Noteworthy sites are keyed to guide maps that outline their historical, geological, or biological significance. These trails are open dawn to dusk in fair weather to all who love the outdoors.
The Old Quarry's science center can seat 75. It presents its geological specimen collections in glass cases in a rustic setting and has a library of field guides and nature books. It can be used by community, educational, and outdoor groups from Danbury and its neighboring communities. The Old Quarry is supported by the Conservation Commission of Danbury and a group of volunteers, the Friends of the Old Quarry. | 
