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 […]
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 […]
