Seymour Land Trust

07/02/2026

100 PROOF BAND!!
Play at 6pm.

07/02/2026

Head down to the KIDS ZONE tonight. Bounce Houses, Animals, Slime Zone, Games, Water Balloons and Egg Toss, more!

07/02/2026

35 RAFFLES TONIGHT!!

07/02/2026

Let us do the cooking tonight! See you at 5:30 pm.

06/29/2026

06/02/2026

July 2nd 2026! Starting at 6pm! Fireworks at 9:15pm! Come join us for food, fun, music, and fireworks! 🎆🇺🇲🎇

03/10/2026

Come join us March 28th 11am-2pm for our next event!

02/11/2026

New event location! Now at Seymour Public library! 46 Church St Seymour, CT 06483 11am-1pm

12/27/2025

🌲 Who Walked Here? The Ultimate Guide to Reading Animal Tracks 🐾🔎

Ever spotted a paw print in the mud or snow and wondered, "Who does this belong to?" 🤔

Tracking is like solving a mystery written on the ground. To help you decode the clues on your next hike, we’re breaking down the specific identification markers for the animals in this chart. These are field-tested traits used by naturalists! 👇

🌿 THE CANINES (Claws Out!) 🐕🦊
Canines almost always leave claw marks because their claws are non-retractable (unlike cats).
🔹 Domestic Dog: Look for a "messy" track. Toes often splay outward, and the track shape is generally rounder.
🔹 Red Fox: The elegant cousin. Fox tracks are oval/egg-shaped and very neat. Pro Tip: Look for an "X" shape in the negative space between the toes and the heel pad—this is a classic fox identifier that dogs don't usually have!

🌿 THE FELINES (Claws In!) 🐱
🔹 Bobcat: The ghost of the woods. Their tracks are round and usually lack claw marks because they keep their claws retracted to stay sharp. The heel pad has two lobes at the top and three at the bottom (shaped a bit like an 'M').

🌿 THE WATER LOVERS (Webbed & Toed) 💧🪵
🔹 Beaver: Nature’s engineer leaves a massive footprint! Look for large, fully webbed hind feet (5 toes) often accompanied by a wide tail drag mark erasing tracks behind them.
🔹 Muskrat: Smaller than the beaver. They have long, finger-like toes on the front and partially webbed hind feet. You'll often see a thin, distinct tail drag line in the middle of their trail.

🌿 THE MUSTELIDS (The Weasel Family) 🦦
🔹 Weasel: Tiny but fierce! They have 5 toes (though sometimes only 4 show). Their tracks are small, and they often move in a bounding pattern where hind feet land where front feet were.
🔹 Fisher: A larger forest dweller. Look for 5 toes and a C-shaped central pad. They are surprisingly large tracks for an animal of their size!

🌿 THE BIRDS 🦅🦃
🔹 Wild Turkey: A giant, classic three-toed fork. The tracks are huge (often 4 inches long) and wide.
🔹 Crow: Smaller and more delicate. They have 3 toes facing forward and 1 long toe facing backward (the hallux). Since they hop and walk, look for tracks that are close together.

💡 Tracker's Challenge: Next time you go out, try to find the difference between a dog print and a wild canine print. Remember: Messy = Dog, Neat "X" = Fox/Coyote.

Save this chart for your next outdoor adventure! 📸🌲