by Elle Smith | Apr 30, 2022 | Important Milestones
To friends and supporters of the New Canaan Land Trust: As our Board President, Tom Cronin, announced in last month’s eNews, I am moving on from my role as Executive Director of the New Canaan Land Trust. On this, my final week at NCLT, I wanted to take a moment to...
by Elle Smith | Feb 25, 2021 | Volunteering
Do you love birds? Would you like to help NCLT get ready our bird boxes ready for the spring nesting season? We have two ways to get involved: Birdhouse Clean-out:We have 35 bluebird-type bird houses that need to be cleaned of last year’s nests. Clean-out is a...
by Elle Smith | Jan 31, 2021 | Stewardship
The Land Trust’s Firefly Sanctuary has become one of our post popular preserves, and for good reason! Each summer, tens of thousands of fireflies light up the night sky in what is thought to be the first dedicated firefly sanctuary in the United States. Visitors...
by Elle Smith | Nov 19, 2020 | Nature Feature
Written and photographed by Aaron Lefland. Click images to enlarge. Like many of the forests across Connecticut, the woods of New Canaan are fairly homogenous. Past disturbances to the landscape, both natural and anthropogenic, have created woodlands that are...
by Elle Smith | Oct 30, 2020 | Uncategorized
Hiking is a great way to stay fit if you’re not comfortable going to the gym and you want to spend more time outdoors. There are thousands of miles of hiking trails scattered throughout the country and many local communities are creating more trails for people to use....
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