Programs & Events at the Center at Pomfret
Walk Our Trails!
ATTENTION BAFFLIN SANCTUARY WALKERS
The Bafflin Sanctuary trails are open to the public from dawn to dusk.
To minimize wildlife disturbance, we ask all walkers to stay on designated trails.
Click here for a trail map.
Click here for trail rules.
Center Hours
Tuesday through Sunday from 12 to 4 p.m.
Closed Mondays
Birds to look for in October
Read our Fall 2025 newsletter.
Family Programs
Opossums: Creatures of the Night
Meet Educational Ambassadors from Ferncroft Wildlife Rescue
Sunday, October 26, 2025, at 1 p.m.
While we’re asleep, opossums are awake, exploring, and searching for food. Learn all about these often misunderstood creatures of the night from FWR owners, Pam and Bill Lefferts, and members of their wildlife educational team. Best of all, meet Brandi and Brigitte, non-releasable opossums, who could not survive in the wild. At the end of the program, you may have a photo taken with them.
We had so many people the last time FWR was here, registration is highly recommended to assure your seats for this popular program. Click here to register (scroll down the page to the registration form) or call 860-928-4948. Fee: $5 CAS members; $10 non-members; free for children aged ten or younger. The program is recommended for children over five.
Children’s Programs
Toddlers, Trails, and Tales 
Session 1: Weds., Sept. 10 – Oct. 8, 2025, from 10:30 a.m. to noon (Sorry, this session is sold out.)
Session 2: Weds., Oct. 15 – Nov. 12, 2025, from 10:30 a.m. to noon
Parents, grandparents, guardians, and caregivers come out for some fresh air with your toddler, take a nature walk, and enjoy an activity or story. Join retired Pomfret Community School kindergarten teacher, Carolyn Otto, for a morning of fun and learning. Dress for the weather as many activities are outdoors. Registration requested by calling 860-928-4948. Fee: $5 per child per class or $20 per child per five-week session. (Fee is for one toddler with one accompanying adult.)
Bird Walks
Early Morning Bird Walks 
Tuesdays in September and October 2025 at 8 a.m.
With Andy Rzeznikiewicz as your guide, visit various locations around the sanctuary looking for birds. Bring binoculars and, if you have one, a spotting scope. Wear drab-colored clothing. No registration is required. Fee: $5 CAS members; $10 non-members.
Please register for the following by emailing Andy Rzeznikiewicz at arzeznikiewicz@ctaudubon.org or calling 860-928-4948. 
Trail Wood Bird Walk
Thursday, October 23, 2025, at 8 a.m.
Join Andy on a guided bird walk. Bring your binoculars and wear drab-colored clothing. Fee: $10 CAS members; $20 non-members.
Saw-whet Owl Banding Demonstrations
Friday, October 24, 2025, at 7 p.m.
Friday, October 31, 2025, at 7 p.m.
Saturday, November 8, 2025, at 7 p.m.
Join Andy and his fellow banders as they capture and band migrating Saw-whet Owls. See these amazing owls up close. Bring your camera. Space is limited. Fee: $20 CAS members; $30 non-members.
Art Exhibitions
The Quiet Corner
September 2 through October 31, 2025
Local artist Judy Doyle (In Our Nature studio) shares her pastel and watercolor paintings, inspired by her meanderings in and around northeastern Connecticut. Free admission.
Below: Lake Edge, High Summer (at the Center at Pomfret), Late Afternoon Fishing, and Food Truck
