Start off the New Year on the right foot! Come out for a hike with the Branford Land Trust on Tuesday, January 1 at 1:00PM! This year, we’ll explore Van Wie Woods, a favorite among local hikers. Enjoy this 2+ mile hike led by Lauren Brown, Matt Reed and Julie Wagner, with an option for […]
On January 19, we will work at the DeLeo field to remove the woody trees and shrubs that have encroached on the edges of the field, limiting the area that the Pages can mow for hay. Meet at 9:00 am. Bring loppers, small handsaws, sturdy hand clippers, and work gloves. Park on the wood road […]
Branford Land Trust Board meetings are open to the public.
Tinker Woods – We will reestablish a trail along the boundary from Stony Creek Road to the rear of the property. Meet at 9:00. Park on Pepperwood Lane near Stony Creek Road/Rt. 146 (just east of the Tilcon rail tracks) and walk east on Stony Creek Road (toward Stony Creek). Enter the woods across the […]
Branford Land Trust Board meetings are open to the public.
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. Come find out how to recognize animal footprints and other signs of their passage through the woods during two Animal Tracking Classes scheduled for Saturday, January 26 and […]
Note Second Saturday date. We will work at the Goss Tract cleaning along the Totoket Road edge of the preserve, removing litter and invasive plants, and trimming the trails as needed. Meet at 9:00 am at the Tilcon parking lot at the west end of the Pine Orchard/Stony Creek trolley trail. Bring work gloves, mattocks, […]
A demonstration organized by a Branford High School student is planned for noon Friday, March 15, on the town green. The demonstration is to protest government inactivity on global change and to show solidarity with Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old Swedish high school student who started the #FridaysForFuture movement. Greta has missed school almost every […]
Branford Land Trust Board meetings are open to the public.
Note first Saturday date! We will return to the Jenny Vedder Preserve to clean up chronic party sites, do any needed trail maintenance, and continue the removal of invasive plants, especially a large patch of garlic mustard, which should be leafing out but not yet starting to flower. Meet at 9:00 am at the pull-off […]