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  • May 2017
  • Sat 6
    May 6, 2017 @ 8:30 am - 10:30 am

    Nature Explorer: Spring Bird Walk

    Stony Creek Trolley Trail West Point Road, Branford, CT, United States

    Naturalist Chris Woerner leads our annual bird walks along the Trolley Trail and into the Vedder property. Come to one OR both!

  • Sun 7
    May 7, 2017 @ 8:30 am - 10:30 am

    Nature Explorer: Spring Bird Walk

    Stony Creek Trolley Trail West Point Road, Branford, CT, United States

    Naturalist Chris Woerner leads our annual bird walks along the Trolley Trail and into the Vedder property. Come to one OR both!

  • June 2017
  • Sun 4
    June 4, 2017 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

    Flora Walk at Vedder Preserve

    Stony Creek Trolley Trail West Point Road, Branford, CT, United States

    Lauren Brown will lead us on a late spring walk at the Vedder Preserve to observe and identify native plants and flowers. Meet in Stony Creek at the far end of West Point Road, which is across from the Willoughby Wallace Library. Click here for more information.

  • November 2017
  • Sun 19
    November 19, 2017 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

    Annual Pre-Thanksgiving Hike at Van Wie Preserve

    Van Wie Woods 87 Red Hill Road, Branford, CT, United States

    Join the Branford Land Trust for its pre-Thanksgiving hike to explore the fields, woodlands, streams and granite outcrops of the 100 acres donated by two generations of the Van Wie family. 87 Red Hill Rd. off Leetes Island Rd. Park along road at #87. (Read More)

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  • May 2018
  • Sat 12
    May 12, 2018 @ 8:30 am - 10:30 am

    Spring Bird Walk

    May 12-13 Saturday & Sunday, 8:30am Make time for these fun educational bird walks at the Trolley Trail and Vedder property with naturalist Chris Woerner.

  • Sun 13
    May 13, 2018 @ 8:30 am - 10:30 am

    Spring Bird Walk

    May 12-13 Spring Bird Walk Saturday & Sunday, 8:30am Make time for these fun educational bird walks at the Trolley Trail and Vedder property with naturalist Chris Woerner.

  • June 2018
  • Sat 2
    June 2, 2018 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

    Wildflower Walk

    June 2 Wildflower Walk Saturday, 2:00pm Join botanist Lauren Brown in search of spring flora and fauna on a hike through the scenic Goss property off Tilcon Road in Pine Orchard.  

  • November 2021
  • Sun 28
    November 28, 2021 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

    Thanksgiving Weekend Walk

    Van Wie Woods 87 Red Hill Road, Branford, CT, United States

    Join the Branford Land Trust on Sunday, November 28 at 1:00 PM for this traditional Thanksgiving hike at Van Wie Woods, exploring fields, woodlands, streams, and granite outcrops of the 100 acres donated by two generations of the Van Wie family. We’ll be joined by several local naturalists and members of the Branford High School […]

  • February 2022
  • Sat 26
    February 26, 2022 @ 9:30 am - 11:00 am

    Winter Animal Tracking Classes

    Lake Saltonstall Preserve Hosley Avenue, Branford, CT, United States

    Branford Land Trust Winter Animal Tracking Classes Saturday, January 29 & Saturday, February 26 9:30am - 11:00am at Lake Saltonstall Recreational Area Not just a walk in the woods, the Branford Land Trust’s popular Animal Tracking classes are led enthusiastically by naturalists Tom Cleveland and Chris Woerner each winter. Learn how to recognize animal footprints […]

  • March 2022
  • Sun 13
    March 13, 2022 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

    Winter Tree Walk

    Red Hill Woods Red Hill Road, Branford, CT, United States

    Winter Tree Walk Hosted by the Branford Land Trust Sunday, March 13, 2:00 p.m. at the Red Hill Woods Preserve You don’t need leaves to tell one tree from another! Local botanist and author Lauren Brown will show you how to use growth form, bark, and other features to make some sense out of the […]

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Branford Land Trust
P.O. Box 254
Branford, CT 06405
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The Branford Land Trust is accredited by the Land Trust Alliance Accreditation Commission

THE MISSION OF THE BRANFORD LAND TRUST IS TO PRESERVE OPEN SPACE IN BRANFORD,
AND TO PROMOTE OUR COMMUNITY’S APPRECIATION OF BRANFORD’S DIVERSE NATURAL FEATURES.

Photographs, unless otherwise noted, have been provided by Wendy Burton, Clare Hambly, Bill Horne, Harry Merrick, Jen Payne, and Gaile Ramey.