WELCOME TO THE BRANFORD LAND TRUST
Welcome to the Branford Land Trust website, where we invite you to help PROTECT, LEARN about and EXPLORE Branford’s open space and diverse natural features.
The Branford Land Trust Earns National Accreditation!
The Branford Land Trust is pleased to announce that it has achieved national recognition as an Accredited Land Trust! We join a network of more than 400 land trusts across the nation that have demonstrated their commitment to professional excellence and to maintaining the public’s trust in their work. “It is exciting to recognize the […]
Read More...REGISTER NOW! Environmental Day Camp, August 16
Registration is still open for the Branford Land Trust’s popular Hand-on Environmental Day Camp to be held on Friday, August 16 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. This is an awesome experience for children ages 5-9 who will enjoy lots of hands-on activities, including touch tanks, woodland and Long Island Sound exploration, nature crafts, and […]
Read More...A Walk Through History at Killam’s Point
with Town Historian Jane Bouley and Naturalist Martha Rice Sponsored by the Branford Land Trust and the First Congregational Church of Branford Centuries before the English arrived, Native Americans made Killam’s Point their home. Food was readily available, shelter in caves protected them from the elements, travel by water simplified moving and a spring supplied […]
Read More...Killam’s Point: Native Americans Summer at the Shore
Co-sponsored by the BLT and First Congregational Church of Branford. Registration required, call 203-314-7128. Killam’s Point is off Shore Drive just west of the Orchard House Adult Day Care Center. Drive to the end of the road to the parking area. August 4 Native Americans Summer at the Shore Sunday, 10:00am – Noon Native Americans […]
Read More...Recommended Reading
FROM CONNIE DRYSDALE The National Book Review calls The Death and Life of the Great Lakes, by Dan Egan “A literary clarion call.… Egan’s narrative reflects a nuanced understanding of history and science, which is matched by his keen perceptions about public policy.” FROM JOHN WATSON Little Toller Books is an independent British publisher founded […]
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CALENDAR
Work Party – Lower Sybil Creek Preserve
September 21 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 amKillam’s Point in Fall Splendor
October 19 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 amWork Party – Lucy Hammer Woodland
October 19 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Branford Land Trust
P.O. Box 254
Branford, CT 06405
(203) 483-5263
info@branfordlandtrust.org
