by Sophia Livecchi | Jun 29, 2020 | Summer Steward Internship
Dear supporters of the New Canaan Land Trust, My name is Sophia Livecchi and I am the NCLT Summer Intern Program Coordinator for Summer 2020. It is with much pleasure to say that we have completed our first week of the Summer Steward Internship Program with an extreme...
by New Canaan Land Trust Team | Jun 26, 2020 | Nature Feature
Written and photographed by Susan Bergen, NCLT Board Member This is National Pollinator Week, and a good time to reflect on why pollinators are important. How we can make our own yards and public spaces more pollinator friendly? NCLT’s wildflower meadow at Still Pond...
by New Canaan Land Trust Team | May 28, 2020 | Nature Feature
Written and photographed by Susan Bergen, NCLT Board Member There is an idiomatic expression that describes an extremely shy woman as a ‘shrinking violet.’ While violets may be miniscule and often passed over for more showy flowers, there is nothing shrinking about...
by Aaron Lefland | May 7, 2020 | Nature Feature, Stewardship
Designed to blend in with their surroundings, you’ve probably never noticed the trail cameras that NCLT uses across our preserves. Yet these cameras are a critical tool in land management, and one that we’ve been using for years. NCLT maintains a small...
by Aaron Lefland | Apr 29, 2020 | Nature Feature, Uncategorized
Our first wildflowers, Golden Alexanders (Zizia aurea) are blooming now at the Fowler meadow. These bright yellow flowers offer pollen and nectar to early season pollinators such as azure butterflies, mining and other short-tongued bees, flower flies and soldier...
by Aaron Lefland | Apr 26, 2020 | Uncategorized
We are pleased to announce that we will be reopening our trails this Monday, April 27th. Once again, we’ll be welcoming visitors back to our preserves to enjoy the trails and reconnect with nature. Our decision follows the town’s decision to reopen the...
by Aaron Lefland | Apr 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
We know that this crisis is hitting everybody differently, and we hope that you are doing okay. Some of our supporters have asked what they can do to help the New Canaan Land Trust continue to thrive in this moment, so we made a list of three ways you can help: ...
by NCLT Admin | Apr 23, 2020 | Nature Feature
Written and photographed by Susan Bergen, NCLT Board Member Did you know that the pregnant queen is the only member of a bumble bee hive to survive the winter? All the other workers and drones die at the end of the season. The queen goes into hibernation, spending...
by Beth Sanford | Mar 31, 2020 | Important Milestones, Nature Feature, Uncategorized
Fiftieth anniversaries are usually big deals. In ordinary times, that is. The ‘golden’ anniversary of Earth Day however will likely be eclipsed by the extraordinary health crisis the world faces in 2020. Over the past 49 years, the celebration of Earth Day on April...
by Aaron Lefland | Mar 31, 2020 | Uncategorized
In consideration of the Town of New Canaan’s recent order to close town parks, all New Canaan Land Trust preserves are closed until further notice. Please understand that we did not make this decision lightly. We know that, for many, a walk through the woods was a...
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