by Susan Bergen | Aug 28, 2026 | Uncategorized
Photo Credit: Cristen Cottrell In early August, a wandering monarch butterfly found a perfect spot to lay her eggs. A few weeks later, the milkweeds in the Barbara Johansen Pollinator Garden were full of her caterpillars. Monarchs lay their eggs singly on the...
by Susan Bergen | Jun 4, 2024 | Uncategorized
Turkeys at home in suburban New Canaan Wild turkeys were once common denizens of Connecticut forests before European settlers came and transformed the landscape. As the trees were felled to make way for farms and pastures, the species gradually diminished. By the...
by Susan Bergen | May 6, 2024 | Uncategorized
This year it is white-footed mice – lots of them! Each spring volunteers clean our birdhouses to prepare for the new nesting season. The Land Trust maintains 30 bluebird-type nesting boxes located on 10 preserves. It is always a surprise when a volunteer opens a...
by Susan Bergen | Dec 5, 2023 | Uncategorized
The Oenoke Lane GreenLink Trail connects a six-acre woodland preserve with a downtown neighborhood. Nature preserves protect our biodiversity by supporting intricate food webs and providing sanctuary for birds, pollinators and all kinds of wildlife. Unfortunately,...
by Susan Bergen | May 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
The Pandorus Sphinx Moth with wing span of 3 ½ inches Did you know there are more than 12,000 species of moths in North America? As the majority of them are active at night, we rarely see them. In contrast, there are about 765 species of North American butterflies....
by Andrew Delach | Aug 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
Dear Supporters of the New Canaan Land Trust: The NCLT is proud to share the wonderful happenings of our second internship session. Following the completion of our first summer session, the Land Trust was more than excited to welcome several new members. Andrew,...
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