by Erin Feeney | Jul 9, 2021 | Summer Steward Internship
Dear New Canaan Land Trust supporters: Week three was a short one filled with high heat, a holiday, and a hurricane. After a day off on Monday, the crew started at Fowler on Tuesday. We have been taking the first part of the morning at most properties to do a...
by Erin Feeney | Jul 3, 2021 | Summer Steward Internship
Dear New Canaan Land Trust supporters: In my Wildland Fire Program at school back in Wisconsin, a lot of emphasis is put on the value and importance of regular briefings and debriefings. Debriefing after an action-packed day is way to reflect and evaluate how things...
by Erin Feeney | Jun 26, 2021 | Summer Steward Internship
A message to all of our New Canaan Land Trust supporters: It is an honor for me to be able to update you on how the Summer Steward Internship is going. As a New Canaan native, it feels really good to be home and I feel so fortunate to be able to share my knowledge and...
by New Canaan Land Trust Team | Jun 10, 2021 | NCHS Internship Program
Written by Peter Vigano After a successful National Trails Day event on Saturday in which we installed many raised walkways and lined the trails at Colhoun Preserve (much thanks to everyone who participated!), we had a well-deserved Monday off. We got right back into...
by New Canaan Land Trust Team | Jun 4, 2021 | NCHS Internship Program
Written by Gabe Smock I hope that everyone had a great Memorial Day on Monday! This week the interns spent time preparing for National Trails Day (June 5th!), doing trail maintenance, and finishing comparing real estate data with properties that the Land Trust has...
by New Canaan Land Trust Team | May 28, 2021 | NCHS Internship Program
I’m Peter, one of the two interns that started at the Land Trust last week, and I’m excited to provide an update for our first full week. On Monday, Gabe was unfortunately out, so I started the day by continuing to remove the invasive plant Garlic Mustard from the...
by New Canaan Land Trust Team | May 27, 2021 | NCHS Internship Program
Last week the Land Trust welcomed two new senior interns, Gabe Smock and Peter Vigano! Both interns attended New Canaan High School and have worked with the Land Trust in some form or another in the past. Last summer, Peter worked as one of the interns in the...
by New Canaan Land Trust Team | May 10, 2021 | Nature Feature
Most of us walk by American witch hazel (Hamamelis virginiana) on Land Trust preserves, or in most any woodland area in the Northeast, without giving it a thought. This small tree looks more like a big shrub. With no regular shape and crooked branches that spread...
by Susan Bergen | Apr 16, 2021 | Nature Feature
What cavity nesting birds use man-made bird houses? What months do birds nest and what materials do they use to build them? What can we learn about bird nests and their nesting behavior from our bird houses? The Land Trust’s Bird Houses The Land Trust, with the...
by Aaron Lefland | 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...
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