The GLT Annual Meeting will take place on October 17 at 2 pm on the GLT's Katan-Ensor Preserve in West Granby. Refreshments will be served and we hope you'll join us for a hike on the GLT's Old Messenger Road Preserves after the meeting. Please RSVP to Trish Percival at info@granbylandtrust.org. We look forward to […]
GLT Members are invited to join us for a tour of Wilhelm Farm’s woodlands to learn more about the value of smart forest management, which provides a range of habitat for wildlife of all kinds. Led by current landowners Ann Wilhelm and Bill Bentley, the walk will feature insights from State Forester Dave Beers and […]
GLT Property/Trail Work Day – Saturday, December 4 at GLT’s Nuckols Preserve in West Granby. Entrance is on Simsbury Road, across from Stonewall Drive. Please bring gloves, clippers, rakes, shovels, etc. Please gather at 9:00 am. RSVP to info@granbylandtrust.org so we can organize the crew and be ready to get lots done! Thank you!
*** We're sorry, but registration for this event is now full. We hope you can join us on another hike soon! *** *** Due to the weather forecast, this hike has been postponed until Sunday, December 19 at 4:30 PM.*** Join friends old and new for a festive, family-friendly, full moon hike at the GLT's […]
One of the largest members of the weasel family, fishers are shy and elusive mammals that were once hunted and eradicated from much of New England. They were reintroduced in the forested regions of the state over 40 years ago and although viewed as a threat to domestic birds, rabbits and cats, they are an […]
Ring in the New Year with a walk in the woods! Join Land Trust member Fran Armentano for the 14th annual New Year’s Day Hike on the Land Trust’s spectacular Mary Edwards Mountain Property in North Granby. The hike will be about three miles and terrain is variable with some steep sections. Should there be […]
Sponsored by Granby Public Library and Granby Land Trust. ABOUT THE PRESENTATION Are you curious about the moose population in Connecticut? Join us for a virtual presentation with Andrew M. LaBonte (pictured here), deer and moose biologist with the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, Wildlife Division. LaBonte's talk will cover the history, […]
Four hundred years after the arrival of Europeans and the intensive land use that followed, forestland is finally recovering throughout the Northeast. Join us for a virtual presentation by Connor Hogan, Director of the McLean Game Refuge, to learn about Connecticut's aging forestlands and their potential to become old growth. Register HERE for the Zoom program […]
Join Sefra Alexandra, The Seed Huntress, on a virtual seed conservation safari! Find out how seeds are saved in global seed banks, in our living seed banks (the soil), and in our local seed library. Together, we will explore the importance of fortifying an ecoregional "seedshed" of native seeds to support pollinator health. We’ll also […]
In the 1960s and 1970s, artists like Robert Smithson, Nancy Holt, and Ana Mendietta began the revolutionary practice of making art using materials from the natural world. Learn more about the inspiration for the movement from Jane Oneail, art educator, and get insight into the works of several leading artists, including Andy Goldsworthy. Register HERE. Then look for […]
*** SORRY! THIS WALK IS FULL! *** 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 […]
*** SORRY! THIS WALK IS FULL! *** 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 […]
