I woke up a bit earlier than usual the other morning. From my vantage point on Smith Ridge Road, I watched the snow glistening under a full moon as it set over Oenoke Ridge.December’s full moon has been known as the Cold Moon or the Long Night’s Moon, a name...
By Susan Bergen In early fall, the New Canaan Land Trust meadows become a sea of yellow as the goldenrod bursts into bloom. Goldenrod is considered by the Xerces Society as one of the most important native plants that supports pollinators and other insects. Contrary...
Dear supporters of the New Canaan Land Trust and Waveny Park Conservancy, This Friday marked the end of the 2019 Summer Steward Internship program. First off, I would like to thank everyone that has made these past fifteen weeks with the New Canaan Land Trust so...
Dear supporters of the New Canaan Land Trust and Waveny Park Conservancy, Today marks the end of our third week with the Session 2 interns. This week, we focused on habitat and resource conservation. We realized these lessons through our projects and educational...
Dear supporters of the New Canaan Land Trust and Waveny Park Conservancy, This week, the interns and I continued to work across New Canaan’s open spaces while creating numerous learning opportunities. On Monday, the interns met at the Silvermine-Fowler preserve to...
Dear supporters of the New Canaan Land Trust and Waveny Park Conservancy, This week, we began our second session of the 2019 Summer Steward Internship program. During the first session, we were able to complete numerous projects across many of our properties. We plan...
Every year since 2014, NCLT has worked with high-school-aged students across New Canaan to introduce them to land stewardship and conservation. This program offers so many unique opportunities for our interns to learn about and preserve New Canaan’s environment. Tasks...
Dear supporters of the New Canaan Land Trust and Waveny Park Conservancy, Today marks the end of our first session of the 2019 Summer Steward Internship. Alex Hazlin, Alex Schauer, Ben Walter, Jake Harasiuk, and Vivi Reeves have learned so much during their time with...
Dear supporters of the New Canaan Land Trust and Waveny Park Conservancy, Today marks the end of the third week of our first Summer Steward Internship session for the 2019 season. The interns have consistently performed great work these past few weeks, and we are...
Dear supporters of the New Canaan Land Trust and Waveny Park Conservancy, The Session 1: Summer Steward Interns have just completed their second week of our program. Despite the shortened week, we were able to make significant improvements to Hicks Meadow,...
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