Our traditional pre-Thanksgiving hike will explore the fields, woodlands, streams and granite outcrops of the 100 acres donated by two generations of the Van Wie family. 87 Red Hill Road off Leetes Island Road. Park along road at #87.
We will continue the clearing of woody shrubs and trees from Stony Creek Limited Partnership field. Bring loppers, small handsaws, sturdy hand clippers, work gloves. Park on Long Point Road or Wallace Road. The work parties offer a chance to get to know BLT properties and to spend a little time with some great people. […]
Join us for a peaceful start to 2017 with a hike at the Branford Land Trust newest acquisition, Red Hill Woods. Red Hill Woods is a stunning 29-acre parcel at the end of Red Hill Road, just north of 950 acres of protected open space currently protected by the Branford Land Trust, the Guilford Land Conservation Trust, […]
The work parties offer a chance to get to know BLT properties and to spend a little time with some great people. If you have school age kids, this is a chance for them to pick up some community service credits. Call Bill Horne (203-488-6146) for more information.
Learn to recognize animal footprints and other signs of their passage through the woods during the two Animal Tracking classes sponsored by the Branford Land Trust’s Nature Explorer Program from 9:30 to 11am on Saturday, January 28 and Saturday, February 25. These fun and interesting classes will be led by naturalists Tom Cleveland and Chris […]
We will continue to work on removing trees and shrubs that have encroached on the field and clearing along the fence line and the trail entrance. Time and number of volunteers permitting, we will also clear the top of the dam. Meet at 9:00; park along the side of Cherry Hill Road across from Montoya […]
What is the Long Island Sound Blue Plan? Find out at the Branford Land Trust’s February Lecture to be held on Wednesday, February 22, 7 p.m. at the Blackstone Memorial Library in Branford. All are free to the public.
Learn to recognize animal footprints and other signs of their passage through the woods during the two Animal Tracking classes sponsored by the Branford Land Trust’s Nature Explorer Program from 9:30 to 11am on Saturday, February 25. These fun and interesting classes will be led by naturalists Tom Cleveland and Chris Woerner at the Lake […]
NOTE CHANGE TO 2ND SATURDAY We will clean up chronic party sites, do any needed trail maintenance and continue the removal of invasive plants, mostly privet, that has been the focus of our stewardship work on this preserve for several years, focusing on pulling the small seedlings that have sprouted in the previously cleared areas. […]
Guided by local naturalist Lauren Brown, and co-sponsored by the Branford Land Trust and the First Congregational Church of Branford.