GLT Members, please join us for our Granby Land Trust Annual Meeting — a community gathering to celebrate Granby's dedication to preserving and protecting open land — on Sunday, October 15.

GLT Annual Meeting for Members

All current GLT members are invited to the 2023 GLT Annual Meeting and Potluck Supper on Sunday, October 15 at the Holcomb Farm’s North Barn Pavilion.

At this year’s meeting, a representative from the Connecticut Land Conservation Council will be on-hand to award the group’s 2023 Excellence in Conservation Organization Award for an Outstanding Project to the Granby Land Trust, for our work with community partners (the Salmon Brook Historical Society, the Friends of Holcomb Farm, and the Town of Granby) to protect both the 45-acre Wilcox Farm complex (in 2021) and 277 acres of the 311-acre Holcomb Farm (in 2022).

3-5 pm: Tour the Wilcox House and Barn. Volunteers from the Salmon Brook Historical Society will open the circa 1800 Wilcox House and 1857 Barn for tours from 3-5 pm. Come see the newly restored pantry, furnished with items found in the house that match what was listed in Sadoce Wilcox’s 1833 estate inventory; and the impressive 300-year-old loom, which was used by the Wilcox Family to create woolen cloth at the earliest stages of the Industrial Revolution in America. Located on the banks of the West Branch of the Salmon Brook, this beautiful home’s future was unclear before the GLT stepped in to purchase it; and the SBHS has done amazing work to restore the house and barn since accepting it from the Land Trust in 2021.

4 pm: Tour the Holcomb Tree Trail. Eric Lukingbeal, who serves on both the Granby Land Trust Board of Directors and the Friends of Holcomb Farm Board of Directors, will lead a tour of the Holcomb Tree Trail Arboretum at 4 pm. Comprised of both mature and newly-planted trees, the Holcomb Tree Trail takes you up the hill across the road from Holcomb Farm, giving a beautiful view not only of the many varieties of trees, but also of the valley below. Designed, installed, and maintained entirely by Friends of Holcomb Farm volunteers, the Tree Trail is managed as an arboretum, to be enjoyed by all. The entirety of the trail is now protected by a conservation easement held by the Granby Land Trust.

5 pm: Potluck Supper. Back by popular demand! Bring your favorite side dish, salad or dessert. We will provide the main dish. Please let us know what you’re bringing so we can plan accordingly!

6 pm: GLT Annual Meeting and Award Presentation. Learn about our recent activities, elect new board members, and celebrate our land trust heroes. The CLCC award presentation will take place during the meeting.

Watch your email for more information and a registration link; or go to www.granbylandtrust.org and click on “Annual Meeting” to learn more! RSVP by October 9.

Our success over the last 50 years is the result of so many contributions from so many people, including all of our members. We hope you will come celebrate with us.

To review the minutes from our 2022 Annual Meeting, please click on the button below.