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 […]
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 […]
