ParamsComponent::init() - APP/Controller/Component/ParamsComponent.php, line 114
ParamsComponent::get() - APP/Controller/Component/ParamsComponent.php, line 10
PlacesController::display() - APP/Controller/PlacesController.php, line 110
ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ??
Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491
Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 193
Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167
[main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 105
Warning (2): Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /var/www/vhosts/devel4/p300/lib/Cake/Utility/Debugger.php:797) [APP/Lib/Globals.php, line 156]
public static function setCookie () {if (empty($_COOKIE['ct'])) setcookie('ct', self::$currentTownUrl, strtotime("+1 year"), '/');
setcookie - [internal], line ??
Globals::setCookie() - APP/Lib/Globals.php, line 156
Globals::setCurrentTown() - APP/Lib/Globals.php, line 86
Globals::setTown() - APP/Lib/Globals.php, line 52
PlacesComponent::detail() - APP/Plugin/Core/Controller/Component/PlacesComponent.php, line 116
PlacesController::display() - APP/Controller/PlacesController.php, line 110
ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ??
Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491
Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 193
Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167
[main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 105
Warning (2): Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /var/www/vhosts/devel4/p300/lib/Cake/Utility/Debugger.php:797) [APP/Lib/Globals.php, line 64]
$var = array(
'site_id' => '190',
'name' => 'Best Things Connecticut',
'theme' => 'BestThingsState',
'hostname' => 'bestthingsct.com',
'canonical' => 'bestthingsct.com',
'state' => 'CT',
'full_state' => 'Connecticut',
'https' => '1',
'layout' => 'bestthingsstate',
'cookie_redirect' => '0',
'tokens' => array(
'season' => 'Spring',
' bt-fif-apple' => '',
' bt-fif-corn-maze' => '',
'ab_cv_state_hud_local_ha' => '',
'at-corn-maze' => '',
'at-gas-avg-diesel' => '',
'at-gas-avg-mid' => '',
'at-gas-avg-premium' => '',
'at-gas-avg-reg' => '',
'at-gas-avg-us' => '$3.160',
'at-gas-price-1-diesel' => '',
'at-gas-price-1-location' => '',
'at-gas-price-1-mid' => '',
'at-gas-price-1-premium' => '',
'at-gas-price-1-reg' => '',
'at-gas-price-2-diesel' => '',
'at-gas-price-2-location' => '',
'at-gas-price-2-mid' => '',
'at-gas-price-2-premium' => '',
'at-gas-price-2-reg' => '',
'at-july4-blt-article-link' => '',
'at-ski-resort' => '',
'at_political_registered_count' => '',
'at_ttd_widget' => '<div class="module-blank">
<div class="ttd-module clearfix" style="background:url(https:/imgcdn.americantowns.com/img/uploads/banner-images/hiking-hero.jpg); min-height:250px; background-position: 50% 50%; background-size: cover;">
<div>
<div class="col-md-3"></div>
<div class="col-md-9 va-container">
<div class="ttd-text">
<div class="va-content">
<div class="header"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-paperclip" aria-hidden="true"></span> Things to do in {local_city}</div>
<h2 class="title"><a href="/{town_sef_url}/hiking/">Summer Hiking!</a></h2>
<div class="subtitle">Maps, directions, locations and more for where to go hiking this spring around {local_city_state}!</div>
<a class="btn btn-white" href="/{town_sef_url}/hiking/">LETS GO!</a>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<!--static -->
<!---
<div class="ttd-thumb">
<span class="content-type btn btn-primary"><a href="/{town_sef_url}/movie-times/">movies</a></span>
<div class="image">
<a href="/movie/pacific-rim-uprising-190576/"><img class="img-responsive" src="http://www.movienewsletters.net/photos/19057601.jpg" /></a>
</div>
<div class="caption truncate"><a href="/movie/pacific-rim-uprising-190576/">Movie: Movie - Pacific Rim: Uprising</a></div>
</div>
{Xmodule_AT - TTD Featured Event}
{Xmodule_AT - TTD Featured Event - Music}
{Xmodule_AT - TTD Featured Event - A&E}
-->
</div>
</div>',
'bt-fif-cross-country-skiing' => '',
'bt-fif-cross-country-skiing-town' => '',
'bt-fif-pumpkin' => '',
'bt-fif-ski-resort' => '',
'bt-fif-ski-resort-town' => '',
'bt-st-pat-current-article-link' => '<h2 class="section-title"><a href="/article/st-patricks-day-events-things-to-do-{yyyy}/">View our St. Patrick's Day Parade and Event Picks for 2024!</a></h2>',
'bt-st-pat-event-article-link' => '<h2><a href="/article/st-patricks-day-events-things-to-do-2023/">Click Here for the Best {local_full_state} St. Patrick's Day Parades, Events, and Celebrations in {yyyy}.</a></h2>',
'city' => '',
'csa_channel' => '4386904569',
'cv_total_state_cases' => '',
'cv_total_state_deaths' => '',
'cv_total_state_new_cases' => '',
'cv_total_state_new_deaths' => '',
'cv_total_us_cases' => '107,184,620',
'cv_total_us_deaths' => '1,166,662',
'cv_total_us_new_cases' => '1,648',
'cv_total_us_new_deaths' => '8',
'Description' => 'no description',
'driveniq' => '9120',
'election-pres-primaries-dem' => '',
'election-pres-primaries-gop' => '',
'election-primary-caucus-title' => '',
'election-state-primaries' => '',
'election_polling_places_links' => '',
'election_polling_times' => '',
'election_reg_dates' => '',
'facebook-domain-verification' => 'vl89ndnlz41k1c88pvard1pcnjyz23',
'fb-pageurl' => 'https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fbestthingsconnecticut%2F',
'fif_arcades' => '',
'Footer Menu Module' => 'footer menu',
'Footer Script Module' => 'footer script',
'ga-tag' => 'UA-84129886-13',
'ga-tag-type' => 'UA-93259101-2',
'geo-places-side' => '',
'google_map_key' => 'AIzaSyDzI235lSZuyYxO3lTLp4Y57nPcoo25XXE',
'Header Menu Module' => 'BTS - Main Header',
'Header Script Module' => 'header script',
'header-logo' => 'logo-best-things-connecticut.png',
'headertext' => '',
'headertext-image' => '',
'health-dept-links' => '',
'health-dept-name' => '',
'health-dept-twitter' => '',
'lhr_june_temp' => '',
'lhr_state_compost_link' => '',
'lhr_state_haz_waste_link' => '',
'lhr_state_trash_ton' => '',
'lhr_state_waste_rank' => '',
'mardis_gras' => '',
'not-states' => '',
'ntv' => '',
'ntv2' => '',
'og_image' => '',
'places-index' => '',
'pn-town-text' => '',
'pn-town-venue-header' => '',
'political_event_tags' => '',
'political_ideology' => '',
'political_news_tags' => '',
'political_opinion_tags' => '',
'political_ql_dem_local_party' => '',
'political_ql_dem_state_party' => '',
'political_ql_rep_local_party' => '',
'political_ql_rep_state_party' => '',
'political_ql_voter_reg' => '',
'political_registered_count' => '',
'political_registered_count_dem' => '',
'political_registered_count_estimated' => '',
'political_registered_count_exact' => '',
'political_registered_count_rep' => '',
'political_soapbox_tags' => '',
'political_term' => '',
'political_title_events' => '',
'political_title_home' => '',
'political_title_news' => '',
'political_title_opinion' => '',
'political_title_soapbox' => '',
'right-module-data-1' => '/events/geo_search/tags:arts-and-entertainment/radius:50/title:Best Things To Do Near You/prompt:Best Things To Do Near You/show:10/list-insert:Ad Event-Place Module-1|4,Ad Event-Place Module-2|8,Ad Event-Place Module-3|12/',
'right-module-data-2' => '/places/geo_search/tags:gold|silver/radius:50/title:Best Places To Go Near You/prompt:Best Places To Go Near You/show:15/list-insert:Ad Event-Place Module-1|4,Ad Event-Place Module-2|8,Ad Event-Place Module-3|12/',
'state-link' => '<div>Select a <a href="http://bestthingsct.com/ct">{local_full_state_c}</a> town to find the Best Things-To-Do and Places To Go around you</div>',
'state-list' => 'title:Best Things To Do and Places To Go, select your state:',
'state-page-title' => 'title:Select your town to find the Best Things To Do and Places To Go around you:',
'taboola_ads' => 'y',
'Top_Ad' => '',
'town-article-plumbing' => '',
'town-article-token' => '',
'town-biking' => '',
'town-data-1' => '/events/index/show:20/tags:arts-and-entertainment/autoshowmore:yes/title:Best Events Near You in {local_city_c}, {local_full_state}/list-insert:Ad Event-Place Module-1|4,Ad Event-Place Module-2|8,Ad Event-Place Module-3|12/',
'town-data-2' => '/places/index/show:20/radius:50/tags:gold|silver/autoshowmore:yes/title:Best Places To Go Near You/list-insert:Ad Event-Place Module-1|4,Ad Event-Place Module-2|8,Ad Event-Place Module-3|12/',
'town-description' => 'Best Things To Do and Places To Go around {local_city_c}, {local_state}',
'town-subtext' => '',
'state' => 'CT',
'full_state' => 'Connecticut'
),
'tags' => 'gold,silver'
)
setcookie - [internal], line ??
Globals::setSite() - APP/Lib/Globals.php, line 64
AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 120
PlacesController::display() - APP/Controller/PlacesController.php, line 114
ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ??
Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491
Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 193
Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167
[main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 105
Between 1966 and 1970, volunteers transformed a dump in the heart of Danbury into eighty forever wild acres embracing two limestone quarries and preserving four ecosystems: woods, field, wetlands and a stream. In 1966, Danbury's artists donated their work and Danbury citizens bought 125 pieces of art, thus generating $2400 to buy materials used by Danbury's Henry Abbott Technical School students to create a 35' x 75' field house seating 75.
The local Meserve Foundation funded the mapping out of our ecology trail through the wetlands. John Pawloski, director of the CT Mining Museum in Kent, documented the geology trail with help from Western Connecticut State University's biology department. People working at neighboring Starbucks pitched in last year to restore a meadow of 5+ acres for songbirds.
Henry Abbott Technical School teachers and students have made the Science Center handicapped- accessible, created individual storage spaces for student projects, installed task lighting, and tightened up the building for heating in winter. Costco donated lab tables for 20 compound microscopes donated by the University. The Women's Club of Danbury donated among other things a composting toilet for the increasing number of school and other community groups using this renovated building. Our specimen cases came from Yale. Our compound microscopes were donated by Western Connecticut State University. In a few short years, a passive nature center has been transformed into a nature preserve with well-marked, well-documented trails, and an indoor/outdoor science lab for public, private and home-schooled educational groups.
The Meserve Foundation again pitched in funding a video camera for Will Michael, the CT Naturalist, to use in documenting "Journey Through the Old Quarry" over the seasons. This hour video is being distributed to science teachers and community groups to share the ever-changing life of native plants and animals. We are now updating our website with photos of all the volunteers who made Old Quarry what it is today--on a budget of less than $1000 per year with only pro-bono staff and project volunteers.
We've rediscovered Kenneth Riley, Cowboy Artist of America, who designed our mascot owl and is also famous for his landscapes. We're looking for the many who've had a hand in creating what we enjoy today--those who donated and bought art, wielded hammers and saws, cleared debris--and uncovered our rock formations. Lastly, we are learning from our past, rediscovering and preserving 385 articles. Our first director, Virginia Welch, wrote on environmental issues in Danbury back in the late 1970's; issues still relevant to this day, and about the challenges we face in preserving nature in an urban setting.
Old Quarry Nature Center is not affiliated with AmericanTowns Media
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