Wildlife photographer Peter Christoph presents award-winning images and photographic secrets when you travel with him virtually to a typical New England swamp. Enjoy an intimate look at the many varieties of birds that inhabit our swamps, including ospreys and herons, shorebirds, woodpeckers, and other cavity dwellers. Sloshing and crawling through the swamp so you don’t […]
Katan-Ensor Preserve/Old Messenger Road Corridor Property and Trail Work Party -- Meet at 9AM at Katan-Ensor Parking Area located at the end of Strong Road We invite you to join us on Saturday morning, April 24, to help us do additional property clean-up and also extend the Katan-Ensor Preserve trail into the GLT’s Old Messenger […]
Join us on Saturday morning, May 2, to help us do additional property clean-up and extend the Katan-Ensor Preserve trail into the GLT’s Old Messenger Road Corridor. Please bring loppers, hand pruners, shovels and/or rakes. Please wear gloves, long pants, and wear a mask. We also suggest some bug spray and would ask you to […]
Join us for a Land Trust tradition, our Mother's Day Weekend Spring Migration Bird Walks led by expert birders John Weeks and Christine Chinni. These walks will take place on the GLT's Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve, 253 Loomis Street in North Granby and will start promptly at 7:00AM. You'll see a variety of birds at […]
Join us for a Land Trust tradition, our Mother's Day Weekend Spring Migration Bird Walks led by expert birders John Weeks and Christine Chinni. These walks will take place on the GLT's Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve, 253 Loomis Street in North Granby and will start promptly at 7:00AM. You'll see a variety of birds at […]
Celebrate Connecticut Trails Day with the Granby Land Trust! Join us on Saturday, June 5, at 10 am for a family-friendly hike on the Seth & Lucy Holcombe Preserve. We will take a gradual uphill hike to a ridgeline. Along the way, we will visit a vernal pool and an open field. The hike will […]
Join us for a FLASH First Hike on the new Katan-Ensor/GLT Old Messenger Road Preserve Trails this Saturday, July 31, at 1:00 PM. We’ll gather at the Katan-Ensor Preserve Trailhead Kiosk. You will have two options: A 2.5-mile hike, starting on the Katan-Ensor Preserve and following the yellow trail onto to the Schlicht Family and Richard P. […]
See the sunrise from the lookout on the Schlicht Family Preserve. We will depart from the Katan-Ensor trailhead at 5:30 am SHARP. We will proceed across the Katan-Ensor Preserve to the Schlicht Preserve, where there is a wonderful lookout to the East. Please bring a headlamp so you can navigate your way to the top […]
The Granby Land Trust is pleased to sponsor Open Farm Day 2021, a Granby Agricultural Commission event. Visit local farms and experience firsthand the amazing variety of agriculture we have right here in Granby. To see a list of participating farms and see a schedule of events, CLICK HERE.
Bring the entire family to explore the GLT's beautiful Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve – 210 acres of woods, wetland, open fields, and ridgeline. We will be on the lookout for items of natural and historical interest to family members of all ages. Highlights include Creamer Pond, Glazier Cabin, the North and South Marshes, the Ridge […]
An In-Person Program Featuring the Photography of Don Shaw Despite its name, this new Granby Land Trust preserve is anything but dismal, especially for lovers of winged wildlife. Longtime birder and GLT Board Member John Weeks offers a comprehensive presentation based on years of nature study, and photographer and GLT Member Don Shaw will showcase […]
GLT Property/Trail Work Day - Saturday, October 16 at GLT's Godard Preserve in North Granby from 9 - 11AM. Gather at upper Donahue Road entrance (across from Mary Edwards Property entrance). Please bring gloves, clippers, rakes, shovels, etc. RSVP to info@granbylandtrust.org so we can organize the crew and be ready to get lots done! Thank […]
