News
South Park Property Added to Green Corridor
Aspetuck Land Trust (ALT) has plenty of good news to share, starting with its recent purchase of a 19-acre parcel from…
Speaking Up for Preservation of Norwich Lands
“Preserves are good for children, even little kids who are 5 or 6. They learn about the environment and about…
East Haddam Land Trust Opens Newly-Acquired Saunders Preserve
On September 10th, East Haddam Land Trust (EHLT) opened the Saunders Preserve to the public. The 69-acre property is located in the…
Completion of Gallup Farm’s Preservation
Byron Gallup, the 13th-generation landowner of Gallup Farm, partnered with the Connecticut Farmland Trust, the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, and the Connecticut…
Building a Winter Habitat for Wildlife
Last month, Greenwich Land Trust received 14 American holly trees from Sam Bridge Nursery. The land trust will plant the trees in the…
Restoring and Cleaning up Ayers Preserve
During the 2022-23 winter, the East Haddam Land Trust stewardship team removed decaying and dead spruce trees at their Ayers Preserve. The spruce…
Books and Blanket Environmental Learning Program
“Using in-house programmatic creation and collaboration with our community partners, we are thrilled to offer a wide variety of educational…
Listen to Gwen and Ruth Marrion’s Interview on the Bolton Breeding Bird Survey
Gwen and Ruth Marrion spoke to Wayne Norman Interviews about the recently completed Bolton Breeding Bird Survey on Bolton Land Trust preserves. The survey…
The Housatonic Valley Association’s Summer River Steward Interns
This summer, a group of River Steward interns supported the Housatonic Valley Association with environmental research, cleanup, and outreach. The interns completed…
Firefly Viewing Parties in New Canaan
“To see several thousand fireflies, lighting up the sky, right in your backyard? I think it slows you down and…
New Hunter Brook Preserve in Norwich
Avalonia Land Conservancy closed on 26.99 acres of land from the City of Norwich. The parcel will be managed for wildlife, wetlands,…
Two Stewards in One Town
Avon Land Trust Avon Land Trust Trail Master Scott Lewis worked diligently the past week at the land trust’s Hazen Park to Tower…