Current GLT Members, please join us for our Granby Land Trust Community Supper & Annual Meeting — a gathering to celebrate Granby’s dedication to preserving and protecting open land — on Sunday, October 18, 2026, at Granby Congregational Church, UCC, North Campus (219 North Granby Rd. Granby — the former First Congregational Church of Granby). […]
Connecticut's once dwindling bobcat population was facing extirpation until 1972 when unregulated exploitation was halted and the bobcat was reclassified as a protected furbearer with no hunting or trapping seasons. Since then, the bobcat population has recovered due to improving forest habitat conditions and legal protections. Learn more about their life history, preferred habitat, and […]
Today there is great interest in ancient, “old-growth” forests. New England, surprisingly, still has some small fragments of such old forests, although they represent less than 1% of its original, pre-settlement forest. A high percentage of central New England land is cloaked in second-growth forest that is recovering from the massive land clearing of former […]
Art lovers, nature lovers, wine lovers, and everyone else who enjoys a lovely night out, join us on Thursday, October 29, from 5-8 pm for Opening Night of the Granby Land Trust's annual juried art show, Celebrating New England’s Natural Beauty, at Lost Acres Vineyard. Enjoy complimentary hors d’oeuvres and wine (one glass per person, […]
The Granby Land Trust Juried Art Show, Celebrating New England’s Natural Beauty, held in partnership with the Granby Artists Association, will run from October 29 – November 29, 2026 at Lost Acres Vineyard in North Granby. Our Opening Reception on October 29 will take place from 5-8 pm. Join us for our Opening Reception and […]
Master Conservationist Ginny Apple offers a timely presentation about the wild turkey. Learn about snoods, wattles, beards, and beaks. There's lots to gobble about with this American icon, including their super vision, emotionally expressive head coloring, turkey talk (purrs, clucks, and yelps), and surprising ability to run and fly faster than you might think. Get […]
This fall, the Simsbury Public Library will host the Fall Old Forest Film Series in celebration of America's 250th anniversary. The series explores the beauty and importance of New England's old-growth forests and is presented in partnership with New England Forests, Real Art Ways, Simsbury Grange, Avon, Canton, Granby, Simsbury and Traprock Ridge Land Trusts, and additional […]
This fall, the Simsbury Public Library will host the Fall Old Forest Film Series in celebration of America's 250th anniversary. The series explores the beauty and importance of New England's old-growth forests and is presented in partnership with New England Forests, Real Art Ways, Simsbury Grange, Avon, Canton, Granby, Simsbury and Traprock Ridge Land Trusts, and additional […]