The Turtleback Mountain Preserve’s Oak Woodlands hike is on May 17 from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Hikers will visit oak woodlands on the southwest side of Turtleback Mountain Preserve with Land Bank staff.

Details: 2.5 miles round trip, 600 feet elevation gain, easy pace. Park at South Turtleback trailhead off Wild Rose Lane. Bring trail-appropriate footwear, water, snack, binoculars, and your kids. There will also be a  Stonebridge Terrill to Crescent Beach Bird Walk on May 24 from 8 – 11 a.m.

Join ornithologist Kim Middleton on a walk through the Land Bank’s Crescent Beach and Stonebridge Terrill Preserves. The forest, meadow, wetland, and shoreline areas of these preserves provide a mosaic of habitats that host many of our resident and migratory birds. Details: 2.5 miles round trip, flat terrain. Park at Buck Park.

Bring trail-appropriate footwear, water, snacks and binoculars.