Red Hill Woods: We will continue removing Japanese barberry and invasive plants from the stream floodplain and the area of dumped rock and fill near the highway. Meet at 9:00AM. Get to know some of the BLT properties and spend a little time with some great people. A great chance for school-age kids to pick […]
Led by educator and naturalist Jim Goggin. Walk the trails and enjoy magnificent views from granite bluffs. Watch the birds and animals preparing for winter. Wonder over the forest in amazing color. Diversity and serenity awaits those joining us for a family outing. Registration required. Call 203-314-7128. (Read More)
Lucy Hammer Woodland - We will return to the trail that runs along the top of the ridge, which has become overgrown by Euonymus. Time and number of volunteers permitting, we will clear the top of the dam and check the other trails. Meet at 9:00AM.
Join the us for our traditional pre-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. Led by Land Trust Trustees and Advisory Board members, this is a great opportunity to enjoy the outdoors and refreshing fall weather with […]
Monday, December 2 at 7:00PM You’re invited to join us at the Sylvan Point Condominium club house for the BLT Osprey Support Group Meeting on Monday, December 2 at 7:00PM. Goals: Top priority is to establish support system for Bob Bejnerowicz for his continued leadership in maintaining approximately 40 osprey nesting platforms. Second priority is […]
Hoadley Creek Preserve - We will work in the Medlyn fields, clearing along the edges and around boulders and staking the boulders to make them visible during next year's mowing. Get to know some of the BLT properties and spend a little time with some great people. A great chance for school-age kids to pick […]
Start off the New Year on the right foot! Join the Branford Land Trust on Wednesday, January 1 at 1:00 PM for a 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. Led by local naturalists, this is a […]
Join the Branford Land Trust for an informative and important lecture on Connecticut’s most important pollinator — bees — presented by Dr. Kimberly Stoner, Entomologist, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station. The first event in this Winter Lecture Series will take place on Tuesday, January 28, 7:00 p.m., at the Willoughby Wallace Memorial Library in Stony Creek […]
Stop by and check out the Branford Land Trust maple sugaring demonstration on Saturday, March 7 from 12-4pm.This is a great chance to learn about the cultural history of maple sugaring, walk the trails to see how sap is collected, watch sap being boiled into syrup, and taste some of the sweet stuff for yourself! […]