Monthly Archives: May 2024

20th Anniversary Forest & Garden Party

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The Jonah Center Board invites you to help celebrate our 20th Anniversary at our Forest and Garden Party on Saturday, June 22 from 3:00 to 5:00 PM at the South Middletown home of Jon Morris and Pam Frost.

Over the past 14 years, they have transformed their thirty-acre property into a beautiful and inspiring model of sustainable living, with highly productive vegetable gardens, fruit trees, a woodlot that they harvest selectively and keep free of invasive plants, a solar-heated swimming pool, perennial borders, solar panels, and decorative use of stone and wood. Continue reading →

Central CT Loop Trail Public Workshop — Monday, June 10

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We urge the public to attend a special workshop on the route study for the Central CT Loop Trail segment from Portland to Cheshire, conducted by engineering firm VHB. The event will be held in the Council Chambers of Middletown’s City Hall on Monday, June 10, 6:30  – 8:00 p.m., beginning with a formal presentation and followed by questions and comments from the public. Continue reading →

Paddle Schedule for July 2024

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Our “Paddle With A Purpose” schedule for July is set. We need volunteer paddlers to help us remove the remaining patches before low water level makes it impossible. A limited number of loaner kayaks are available (for Saturday morning paddles only; see below). Paddles in the “Floating Meadows” in Middletown will launch from the boat launch at 181 Johnson Street.  Paddles in Pecausett Pond in Portland launch from Portland Boat Works at 1 Grove Street.

The remaining July paddle dates are as follows:

Tues. July 23 @ 5 p.m. —  Floating Meadows in Middletown (loaner kayaks not available for this event).

Sat. July 27 @ 9 a.m. — Floating Meadows in Middletown (loaner kayaks available).

Please use the Paddle Registration Form to register for any of the dates listed. By registering, you will receive last-minute news on changes of plans due to weather or other factors.

To borrow a kayak, paddlers must also register with the CT River Conservancy (which owns the loaner kayaks) well in advance of the paddle date . Here is their registration link.  https://ctriver.vomo.org/opportunity/wc-middletown  Under the map showing Middletown on the left side, click Join.  Then, for the date you indicated, you will see 2 volunteer paddler options.  The top one is for those who need to borrow a kayak..  Click Join for that date on the right side.  Then you will have to “sign in” by setting up a CRC account, or using a Google account.