Great news! The BLT has received competitive grant funding through Audubon Connecticut’s Wetland Mitigation and Connecticut’s In Lieu Fee Program to assist marsh migration on Jarvis Creek Farm! The project should begin toward the end of 2025 and may take two years to complete. A team of wetlands engineers and scientists will direct the project, and it will undergo permitting from several state and federal agencies. So, if you see machinery and people working on-site, you’ll know the project to save the Jarvis Creek salt marsh has begun.
Help kick off the Jarvis Creek Farm Salt Marsh Migration and Restoration Project by joining us for a series of FREE, fun & educational activities for all ages to learn about the importance of salt marshes.
“The History of Salt Haymaking in New England Marshes”
July 28, 6:30-7:30pm
At the Blackstone Memorial Library, co-sponsored by the Branford Historical Society, a presentation by Shaun Roche from the Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge. Click here for details.
Book Talk: The Outermost House
August 21, 7-8pm
At the Willoughby Wallace Memorial Library, their August Book Talk, led by Rabia Ali, is co-sponsored by the Branford Land Trust and will feature The Outermost House: A Year of Life on the Great Beach of Cape Cod by Henry Beston.
Salt Marsh Plant Walk
August 27, 6-7:30pm
Take a walk along the Stony Creek Trolley Trail with botanist Lauren Brown and Jack Matthias, Manager, Coastal Resilience for Audubon Connecticut.
“Marsh Migration at Jarvis Creek Farm”
September 17, 6:30-7:30pm
At the Blackstone Library, a presentation by Jack Matthias of Audubon Connecticut.
Marsh Migration in Action!
September 23, 6-7pm
Join scientists on a field trip to Chittenden Park in Guilford where the team completed a marsh migration project similar to the one about to start at Jarvis Creek Farm.
Help Protect the Tabor Marsh!
August 23 & September 20, 9am-12pm
Roll up your sleeves for some hands-on learning! At our two Saturday Work Parties at Tabor Marsh, you’ll learn to identify and then remove invasive plants along the marsh.
Did you know…the Branford Land Trust preserves many acres of salt marsh that protect our coastal communities from increased flooding due to climate-related sea level rise. They also provide important habitat for native species like Purple Martins, a Species of Special Concern here in Connecticut.
Purple Martins Artwork by Ele Willoughby, minouette.etsy.com
