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October 2020
The Resurgence of the American Chestnut: A Grassroots Effort to Save one of America’s Iconic Trees
This program is co-sponsored by the New Canaan Land Trust and New Canaan Library. Please register on the Library’s event page (link coming soon). The American chestnut was once the dominant tree in our forests. A century ago, it was eradicated from the landscape by a fungal blight and declared functionally extinct. Learn the story of the American chestnut and the efforts to bring this iconic tree back to the eastern woodlands with Jack Swatt, CT Chapter President of the…
Find out more »Sculpture Trail Showcase
The Carriage Barn Arts Center's third annual “Capturing New Canaan” Exhibit (October 22 – November 3) will feature a community competition & showcase of photographs of the New Canaan Sculpture Trail. Featuring a selection of images by the Sculpture Trail’s official photographer Elaine Lloyd, the showcase will also include up to fifteen juried photographs submitted online and selected by the exhibition committee. Submissions for the exhibit are due by September 30, 2020. More details about the event and submission instructions…
Find out more »Earth Day 50.5: Celebratory Concert at Town Hall
The COVID-19 outbreak forced us to postpone our celebrating the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. But fear not! We're still planning to celebrate this milestone on October 22nd, exactly 6 months after the true 50th anniversary of Earth Day. We'll call it Earth Day 50.5 Join the New Canaan Land Trust on the Town Hall Green for a free, family-friendly concert. We'll be Celebrating Earth Day 50.5 with classic tunes played by New Canaan's own Nick Depuy. Expect Depuy’s acoustic…
Find out more »November 2020
53rd Annual Meeting
Join the New Canaan Land Trust for our 53rd Annual Meeting. The virtual meeting will feature updates from Land Trust President, Tom Cronin; Treasurer, Art Berry; and Executive Director, Aaron Lefland. Our guest speaker is Gerald Torres, Professor of Environmental Justice at the Yale School of the Environment. Professor Torres is an acclaimed global scholar of environmental law, who has spent his career examining the intrinsic connections between the environment, agriculture and food systems, and social justice. More details about…
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