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May 2020
Birding for Beginners
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). Join expert birder, David Parsons, on a guided walk through the New Canaan Land Trust’s Still Pond Preserve. With meadows, wetlands and woodlands, the preserve is home to over 50 species of birds, and is an excellent place to spot a diverse array of bird species. Participants will learn to identify birds by both their visual…
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Firefly Viewings: Three Nights!!!
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). Local entomologists believe that the New Canaan Land Trust’s Firefly Sanctuary is home to one of the largest populations of fireflies in our region. During a few weeks each summer, the fireflies light up the night sky as they try to find and attract a mate. Join guides from the New Canaan Land Trust on a…
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Butterflies of New Canaan: Where to Find and How to Identify Them
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). Join amateur entomologist, Victor DeMasi, on a guided walk through the New Canaan Land Trust’s Livingston-Higley Meadow. One of the largest in New Canaan, this meadow is home to dozens of species of butterflies, and is an excellent place to spot these beautiful creatures. Participants will learn about the butterfly life-cycle, ways to identify butterflies, as…
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Foraging New Canaan: Wild, Edible Plants
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). Join expert forager “Wildman” Steve Brill, for a delicious walk through the New Canaan Land Trust’s Watson-Symington Preserve. Along the way, Steve will point out many of the edible plants that can be found in our region, giving participants a chance to snack during the walk. Steve will also discuss the proper way to identify, prepare,…
Find out more »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…
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