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.
AN URGENT MESSAGE FROM THE CONNECTICUT AUDUBON SOCIETY
Something is killing birds to the south. Taking in your bird feeders now might help to keep it from spreading. An unknown affliction has been killing songbirds in southern, mid-Atlantic states, and mid-west states. Although it seems as if it hasn’t reached Connecticut yet, it’s time to take precautions. The Connecticut Audubon Society has been […]
Read More...June 23: Branford Land Trust Annual Meeting
Canaries in the Salt Marsh 2021 BLT Annual Meeting Wednesday, June 23, 7:00pm via Zoom Featuring Chris Elphick, UCONN Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Come listen to Dr. Elphick discuss the impact of climate change on salt marshes and the organisms that depend on them. His presentation will follow a brief business meeting which […]
Read More...Garlic Mustard Pesto
Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata) is an open space nemesis — an aggressive invasive plant that forms dense colonies in our woods, along our trails, and even in our yards. Will Rowlands at Connecticut Gardener explains, “garlic mustard is one of only a few invasives that’s capable of dominating the understory of deciduous forests and woodlands. […]
Read More...Earth Day Town and River Clean-up
The Town of Branford will be holding the traditional Earth Day Town and River Cleanup event from 8:00 am to noon on April 17. We encourage those of you who feel safe in doing so to stop by the Green for suggestions of locations or head directly to your favorite Branford Land Trust tract and […]
Read More...Environmental Justice Demands Listening
In order to serve our membership, our community, and our region, the Branford Land Trust continues to present materials that help place our mission to preserve open space in historical, cultural, and national context. Today we would like to highlight the work of Dorceta E. Taylor, a professor at the Yale School for the Environment […]
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Branford Land Trust
P.O. Box 254
Branford, CT 06405
(203) 483-5263
info@branfordlandtrust.org
