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SUMMARY:Last Saturdays on the Trail: History of Grupes House - New Canaan Land Trust's Headquarters and Bird Release with Wildlife in Crisis
DESCRIPTION:Last Saturdays on the Trail: History of Grupes House - New Canaan Land Trust's Headquarters and Bird Release with Wildlife in CrisisDate & Time: October 25th\, 10 AMLocation: New Canaan Land Trust Headquarters\, 1124 Valley Road\, New Canaan\, CT \nJoin Grupes House historian Chris Schipper and learn about the history of Grupes House. Following the presentation\, Wildlife in Crisis will release a rehabilitated bird into Browne Preserve - next to Grupes House. Light refreshments will be served. \nRegister Now
URL:https://newcanaanlandtrust.org/events/last-saturdays-on-the-trail-history-of-grupes-house-new-canaan-land-trusts-headquarters-and-bird-release-with-wildlife-in-crisis/
LOCATION:NCLT Office\, 1124 Valley Road\, New Canaan\, CT\, 06840\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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SUMMARY:Pollinators in New Canaan
DESCRIPTION:Click Here to RegisterYou probably know the important roles that bees and butterflies play in our local ecosystems\, but there are many other types of pollinators that rely on New Canaan’s meadows\, woodlands\, and backyard gardens. Join New Canaan Pollinator Pathway’s very own Susan Bergen for this informative and important presentation on the evening Tuesday\, April 5. Her presentation focuses on the 6 main groups of native insect pollinators that live in CT.  Susan will talk about their life cycles\, the importance of native plants and how to create year-round pollinator friendly habitats. This will be a virtual presentation\, via Zoom. \nSusan Bergen is a lifelong nature lover and gardener with a special interest in pollinators and how they interact with the plant world.  She has observed and photographed pollinators for the past ten years in her own garden\, on the New Canaan Land Trust preserves and in other public parks in town. \nClick Here to Register
URL:https://newcanaanlandtrust.org/events/pollinators-in-new-canaan/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Pollinator Pathway
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SUMMARY:All About New Canaan's Watersheds
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a virtual presentation about New Canaan's watersheds\, how they factor into conservation planning\, and the importance of keeping our watersheds healthy. The presentation will be delivered by Chris Sullivan\, Executive Director of Southwest Conservation District. Before joining Southwest Conservation District\, Chris was in the water bureau at CT DEEP for 11 years and previously ran a statewide quality monitoring program. \nMore information about this program\, including registration\, is forthcoming.
URL:https://newcanaanlandtrust.org/events/watersheds-march-2022/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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SUMMARY:Gardening with Nature: Lecture by Edwina von Gal
DESCRIPTION:Register HERECo-presented by The Glass House the New Canaan Pollinator Pathway Partners \nOur obsession with tidy\, “clean” landscapes is proving to be harmful to the things and the ones we love. How can we step away from the need for “neat” and let nature play a role in how we perceive\, design\, and maintain our human-dominated landscapes? Join celebrated landscape designer Edwina von Gal for an online lecture that considers the rewards of gardening with nature\, not against it. She will also discuss her new initiative Two Thirds for the Birds\, a call to action to landscape and environmental professionals to make all their projects habitat friendly. \nPrincipal of her eponymous landscape design firm since 1984\, Edwina von Gal creates landscapes with a focus on simplicity and sustainability for private and public clients around the world. Her book Fresh Cuts won the Quill and Trowel award for garden writing. In 2008\, while designing the park for The Biomuseo Panama\, she founded the Azuero Earth Project\, promoting native species reforestation on Panama’s Azuero Peninsula\, perhaps the first of its kind to work without synthetic chemicals. In 2013\, she created the Perfect Earth Project\, a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising consciousness about the dangers of toxic lawn and garden chemicals\, and the importance of planting native species\, to protect the health of people\, their pets\, and the planet. In 2021\, she launched a new initiative\, Two Thirds for the Birds. She is currently converting her own property\, Marshouse\, into a laboratory and teaching center for Whole and Healthy landscape practices. \nEdwina received the Institute of Classical Architecture and Art’s Arthur Ross Award in 2012 and is the 2017 recipient of Guild Hall’s Academy of the Arts Lifetime Achievement Award for the Visual Arts. In 2018 she received the NY School of Interior Design’s Green Design Award and The Isamu Noguchi Award\, as well as the Conservator Award from Quogue Wildlife Refuge in 2020. She lectures regularly about nature-based landscape solutions. \nRegister HERE
URL:https://newcanaanlandtrust.org/events/gardening-with-nature-lecture-by-edwina-von-gal/
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SUMMARY:Religion & Environment: An Interfaith Exploration of Conservation and Environmentalism
DESCRIPTION:Click HERE to registerJoin the New Canaan Land Trust and Interfaith Council of New Canaan in an interfaith exploration of conservation and environmentalism. Centered around the three Abrahamic faiths\, this program will explore the different ways that religion tasks us with protecting and stewarding the earth. We welcome community members of all faiths to join us. \nThe program will begin with a lecture from Drs. Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim\, professors at Yale University\, and Co-Directors of the Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology. Their presentation will link conservation and environmentalism to the teachings of many of the world’s religions. Drs. Tucker and Grim will also help us to understand how different faiths interpret and and ask us to respond to the environmental issues that we face today. \nFollowing the lecture\, we will host a panel discussion with faith leaders from in and around New Canaan. The panel will be moderated by Reverend Stephanie Johnson\, a former student of Drs. Tucker and Grim\, who has spent many years working at the intersection of theology and environmentalism and facilitates faith-based environmental programs. Additional information about the panel is below. \nThis program will be hosted via Zoom Webinar. Due to the Omicron surge\, we are no longer offering in-person attendance. \nClick HERE to RegisterFeatured Lecturers \nMary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim teach at Yale School of the Environment and Yale Divinity School. They direct the Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology\, which arose from ten conferences they organized at Harvard's Center for the Study of World Religions. They are series editors of the Harvard volumes from the conferences on Religion and Ecology. Tucker specializes in East Asian religions\, especially Confucianism. Grim specializes in indigenous traditions\, especially Native American religions. Grim and Tucker have written a number of books including Ecology and Religion (Island Press\, 2014) and edited the Routledge Handbook of Religion and Ecology (2017). They are editors for the series on Ecology and Justice from Orbis Books. \nThey were students of Thomas Berry and collaborated over several decades to edit his books. They also wrote Thomas Berry: A Biography with Andrew Angyal (Columbia\, 2019). \nPanelists \n  \nPanel ModeratorReverend Stephanie Johnson\, Rector\, Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church in Greenwich \n  \nDr. Kareem Adeeb\, Chairman of the Interfaith Council of Southwestern ConnecticutPart-time Imam at the United Nations in New York \n  \nElizabeth Garnsey\, Associate Rector\, Saint Mark’s Episcopal Church in New Canaan \n  \nReverend Robert Kinnally\, Pastor\, Saint Aloysius Parish in New Canaan \n  \nCliffe Knetchtle\, Senior Pastor\, Grace Church in New Canaan \n  \nRabbi Jay TelRav\, Rabbi\, Temple Sinai in Stamford \nClick HERE to Register
URL:https://newcanaanlandtrust.org/events/religion-environment-2022/
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SUMMARY:The Spotted Lanternfly in Connecticut
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URL:https://newcanaanlandtrust.org/events/the-spotted-lanternfly-in-connecticut/
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:Religion & Environment: An Interfaith Exploration of Conservation and Environmentalism
DESCRIPTION:Due to today’s storm\, the Land Trust and Interfaith Council have make the decision to postpone tonight’s Religion and the Environment Program. The storm is forecasted to get worse as the day goes on\, which complicates travel for our out-of-town lecturers and panelists\, and may causes power/internet outages for our virtual attendees. \nWhile we were very much looking forward to gathering today\, we feel it best to reschedule so that this important program can have the greatest reach and impact. The new program date will be announced as soon as possible. \nClick HERE to registerJoin the New Canaan Land Trust and Interfaith Council of New Canaan in an interfaith exploration of conservation and environmentalism. Centered around the three Abrahamic faiths\, this program will explore the different ways that religion tasks us with protecting and stewarding the earth. We welcome community members of all faiths to join us either in-person or virtually. \nThe program will begin with a lecture from Drs. Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim\, professors at Yale University\, and Co-Directors of the Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology. Their presentation will link conservation and environmentalism to the teachings of many of the world’s religions. Drs. Tucker and Grim will also help us to understand how different faiths interpret and and ask us to respond to the environmental issues that we face today. \nFollowing the lecture\, we will host a panel discussion with faith leaders from in and around New Canaan. The panel will be moderated by Reverend Stephanie Johnson\, a former student of Drs. Tucker and Grim\, who has spent many years working at the intersection of theology and environmentalism and facilitates faith-based environmental programs. Additional information about the panel is below. \nJoin us in-person at the Congregational Church of New Canaan\, or online via a live stream. We kindly request that all participants wishing to attend in-person be fully vaccinated. We will have reduced capacity at the Congregational Church meeting house to allow for social distancing\, and require that attendees wear masks for the duration of the program.  \nClick HERE to RegisterFeatured Lecturers \nMary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim teach at Yale School of the Environment and Yale Divinity School. They direct the Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology\, which arose from ten conferences they organized at Harvard's Center for the Study of World Religions. They are series editors of the Harvard volumes from the conferences on Religion and Ecology. Tucker specializes in East Asian religions\, especially Confucianism. Grim specializes in indigenous traditions\, especially Native American religions. Grim and Tucker have written a number of books including Ecology and Religion (Island Press\, 2014) and edited the Routledge Handbook of Religion and Ecology (2017). They are editors for the series on Ecology and Justice from Orbis Books. \nThey were students of Thomas Berry and collaborated over several decades to edit his books. They also wrote Thomas Berry: A Biography with Andrew Angyal (Columbia\, 2019). \nPanelists \n  \nPanel ModeratorReverend Stephanie Johnson\, Rector\, Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church in Greenwich \n  \nDr. Kareem Adeeb\, Chairman of the Interfaith Council of Southwestern ConnecticutPart-time Imam at the United Nations in New York \n  \nElizabeth Garnsey\, Associate Rector\, Saint Mark’s Episcopal Church in New Canaan \n  \nReverend Robert Kinnally\, Pastor\, Saint Aloysius Parish in New Canaan \n  \nCliffe Knetchtle\, Senior Pastor\, Grace Church in New Canaan \n  \nRabbi Jay TelRav\, Rabbi\, Temple Sinai in Stamford \nClick HERE to Register
URL:https://newcanaanlandtrust.org/events/religion-environment/
LOCATION:Congregational Church of New Canaan\, 23 Park Street\, New Canaan\, CT\, 06840\, United States
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SUMMARY:Labyrinth Walk & Talk with Christopher Kaczmarek
DESCRIPTION:On the eve of the summer solstice\, join artist and professor Christopher Kaczmarek at Watson-Symington's Labyrinth for an informal talk about the history of seven-circuit labyrinths and the making of our Labyrinth from local stones gathered at the preserve. The outdoor talk will be followed by a meditative walk through the labyrinth. \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://newcanaanlandtrust.org/events/labyrinth-walk-talk-with-christopher-kaczmarek/
LOCATION:Watson-Symington Preserve\, 100-110 Wellesley Dr\, New Canaan\, CT\, 06840\, United States
CATEGORIES:Guided Walk,Lecture,Sculpture Trail
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SUMMARY:Beech Leaf Disease - What we know about the impact to our trees
DESCRIPTION:REGISTRATION REQUIRED\nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER \nJoin us for a virtual lecture with Dr. Robert Marra\, a plant pathologist who is investigating the impacts of and potential controls for Beech Leaf Disease (BLD). Dr. Marra’s presentation will provide an overview of the current research about this disease\, which has the potential to devastate beech trees across our region. \nBeech Leaf Disease was first identified in Fairfield County in 2019\, and has already had a profound impact on Fairfield County’s landscape. Since cases were first observed\, the outbreak has become more widespread with infections being observed in all but one CT county. An increasing number of trees\, both in forests and landscaped areas\, are showing the telltale signs of infection: crinkly\, brown\, leathery leaves. Younger trees may die as early as three years after becoming infected\, and the disease is believed to make infected trees more susceptible to other pests. Because the disease is fairly new\, researchers are still learning about the disease and developing treatments and controls. \nDr. Robert Marra is a researcher in the Department of Plant Pathology and Ecology at the CT Agricultural Experiment Station. His expertise is in plant pathology\, mycology\, fungal genetics\, population biology\, evolution\, and molecular biology. He has studied numerous plant diseases across Connecticut\, including pathogens in salt marsh grass\, chestnut blight\, neonectria fungus in birch\, and Sudden Oak Death. Recently\, he has been working to better understand the mechanisms and potential treatments of Beech Leaf Disease. Dr. Marra holds a BS in Biology and Russian from State University of New York at Binghamton and a Ph.D. in Plant Pathology and Mycology from Cornell University. \nREGISTRATION REQUIRED\nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER \nPresented in partnership with: Aspetuck Land Trust; Darien Land Trust; Greenwich Land Trust; New Canaan Land Trust; Norwalk Land Trust; Stamford Land Trust; Wilton Land Conservation Trust; New Canaan Conservation Commission; New Canaan Beautification League; Planet New Canaan
URL:https://newcanaanlandtrust.org/events/beech-leaf-disease-lecture-2021/
LOCATION:CT
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SUMMARY:Waking Up to the Earth: An Environmentally-Inspired Poetry Reading with CT's State Poet Laureate
DESCRIPTION:Welcome spring with a special nature-inspired poetry reading at the New Canaan Land Trust. Join us in-person to hear Connecticut Poet Laureate\, Margaret Gibson\, and other Connecticut Poets read from their new anthology\, titled Waking Up to the Earth: Connecticut Poets in a Time of Global Climate Crisis. The event will feature several poet laureates from around the state sharing their poems inspired by nature and the climate crisis. \n  \n\n\nThe Book \nWaking Up to the Earth: Connecticut Poets in a Time of Global Climate Crisis is an anthology of poems by Connecticut poets who write of their relationships with the earth in a time of global climate crisis. The scope of the poems goes far beyond Connecticut to the whole ecosystem we humans share. With praise and wonder\, and sometimes with grief or anger\, the poems in this collection pay close attention to our planet and its inhabitants\, its forests and oceans\, its creatures: turtles and dung beetles\, bats and bobcats\, oak trees\, orchards\, and rivers. In a time of climate crisis\, the poems in this anthology ask everyone to wake up to the earth\, and to cherish it. \nGet your copy of Waking Up to the Earth at Elm Street Books. \n  \nThe Poets \nMargaret Gibson\, current State of Connecticut Poet Laureate\, is the author of 12 books of poems\, and editor of Waking up to The Earth. A new book\, The Glass Globe\, is forthcoming in 2021. AWARDS include the Lamont Selection for Long Walks in the Afternoon\, her second book\, 1982; the Melville Kane Award (co-winner) for Memories of the Future\, (1986)\, and the Connecticut Book Award for One Body\, 2008. The Vigil was a Finalist for the National Book Award in Poetry in 1993. Broken Cup was a Finalist for 2016 Poets’ Prize\, and the title poem from the book won a Pushcart Prize for that year. “Passage\,” from Not Hearing the Wood Thrush\, was included in The Best American Poetry\, 2017. She has written a memoir\, The Prodigal Daughter\, University of Missouri Press\, 2008. Gibson is Professor Emerita\, University of Connecticut. She lives in Preston\, CT.  For more information\, visit her website. \nAdditional Presenters Include: \n\nChristine Beck\nCarol Chaput\nGinny Lowe Connors\nMary Guitar\nGwen Gunn\nPat O'Brien\nLana Orphanides\n\n\nIn-Person Registration \nA limited number of tickets will be available for in-person attendance. Your $30 ticket will include admission for you and a guest\, and include a copy of Waking Up to the Earth.  \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THE IN-PERSON EVENT \nDue to limited interest\, the live-stream portion of the event has been cancelled. We will be recording the event\, and will post it to our video library shortly after the event. \nFor questions about this event\, please send an email to Info@NewCanaanLandTrust.org\, or call the New Canaan Land Trust at 203-972-1270.
URL:https://newcanaanlandtrust.org/events/waking-up-to-the-earth/
LOCATION:CT
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210512T190000
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SUMMARY:RESILIENCE: Our Forests and Their Champion Trees
DESCRIPTION:Register HERETrees provide a number of critical services to our community\, yet we are losing them at a staggering rate. Join us for a lecture from City University of New York professor\, Dr. Andrew Reinmann\, in which we explore the many ways that trees improve our community’s health and wellness\, and the important role that urban and suburban forests play in addressing the impacts of climate change. \nDr. Reinmann will also present the results from a recent research project that examined forests in urban and suburban areas and assessed the associated benefits of forests across Westchester County. This project helps to provide recommendations on where more trees can be planted\, what tree species are likely to thrive in a changing climate\, and how local communities can participate in restoring forest cover. \nFollowing Dr. Reinmann’s presentation\, we will highlight ways to get involved in our new citizen science project: The New Canaan Champion Tree Project. You can help us to identify New Canaan’s oldest and largest tree specimens\, and create a catalogue of mighty maples and hearty hemlock. Don’t worry: if you can’t make the presentation\, we’ll also have information about this citizen science project on our website. \nThis program is a part of the monthly series\, “Resilience.” New Canaan Library is a proud recipient of the American Library Association’s “Resilient Communities” grant and has partnered with New Canaan Land Trust and Planet New Canaan to organize public programming focused on the themes of the films\, “Fire and Flood: Queer Resilience in the Era of Climate Change” and “Decoding the Weather Machine.” These programs provide a fascinating window into what you thought you knew about climate change\, and inspire participants to take local action to mitigate its consequences. Community members will be invited to learn from individuals and organizations that will share both local and national data and perspectives. \nRegister HERE\nDr. Andrew Reinmann is an ecologist and biogeochemist who focuses on plant ecophysiology and the terrestrial carbon cycle. He is particularly interested in understanding the effects of environmental change (e.g.\, climate change\, urbanization\, and land cover change) on the drivers of plant-mediated controls of terrestrial carbon cycling\, and nitrogen dynamics as a limiting nutrient\, across a continuum of human-disturbed ecosystems. His research draws from multiple disciplines and combines field observations\, ecosystem experiments\, and laboratory analyses with GIS\, remote sensing\, and modeling. Reinmann currently has projects in forested and human dominated landscapes throughout the mid-Atlantic and Northeastern U.S. \nDr. Reinmann is an Assistant Professor of Environmental Sciences Initiatives at the City University of New York\, and Assistant Professor of Geography at Hunter College. For his latest CV\, click here. \n\nRegister HERE
URL:https://newcanaanlandtrust.org/events/resilience-champion-trees/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Pollinator Pathway
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210424T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210424T143000
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SUMMARY:RESILIENCE: A Community Conference on “Decoding the Weather Machine”
DESCRIPTION:Register HereThe Earth is a weather machine composed of four elements: land\, air\, water\, and ice. Climate scientists warn that pollution\, the rise in temperatures around the globe\, and the removal of our forests are dangerously changing the planet’s delicate balance\, but emphasize that it’s not too late to rewrite the future. \nThe virtual conference will be divided into three parts: at-home viewing of “Decoding the Weather Machine\,” virtual lectures from experts featured in the film as well as local leaders sharing their data and observations\, and virtual breakout community discussion groups. Lunch and refreshment breaks are provided. \nTentative Conference Schedule: \n\nPrior to the conference: At-home viewing of “Decoding the Weather Machine” film (click HERE)\n11:00 am – 11:45 am: presentation by Waleed Abdalati\, PhD\, Professor of Geography\, University of Colorado Boulder and live Q&A\n\nTopic of discussion: Earth’s changing ice cover\, sea level rise\, and the technology used to measure changing ice cover and sea level rise\, as well as effective ways to present this information to planners\, decision-makers\, and policy-makers\n\n\n11:45 am – 12:30 pm: Colonel Jason E. Kelly\, South Atlantic Division Commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and live Q&A\n\nTopic of discussion: climate change and national security\n\n\n12:30 pm- 1:00 pm: Lunch break \n1:00 pm – 1:45 pm: presentation by James O’Donnell\, professor and Executive Director of CIRCA – CT Institute for Resilience and Climate Adaption at UCONN\, on local initiatives to mitigate climate change and live Q&A\n1:45 pm – 2:15 pm: Breakout discussion groups\n2:15 – 2:30: Goodbyes and additional resources to stay connected\n\nSpeaker bios forthcoming. \nThis program is a part of the monthly series\, “Resilience.” New Canaan Library is a proud recipient of the American Library Association’s “Resilient Communities” grant and has partnered with New Canaan Land Trust and Planet New Canaan to organize public programming focused on the themes of the films\, “Fire and Flood: Queer Resilience in the Era of Climate Change” and “Decoding the Weather Machine.” These programs provide a fascinating window into what you thought you knew about climate change\, and inspire participants to take local action to mitigate its consequences. Community members will be invited to learn from individuals and organizations that will share both local and national data and perspectives. \nRegister Here
URL:https://newcanaanlandtrust.org/events/resilience-decode-weather-machine/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Pollinator Pathway
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210420T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210420T200000
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SUMMARY:An Introduction to Birding at the New Canaan Land Trust
DESCRIPTION:Click Here to RegisterJoin father-son duo\, and expert birders\, Avery and Newel Cotton\, for a virtual introduction to birding at the New Canaan Land Trust. Participants will learn some of the best ways to identify common birds across the Land Trust's Still Pond Preserve\, an eBird hotspot. Using the physical description of each species\, coupled with their calls and preferred habitats\, the Cottons will highlight a few of the many species that you might come across during a visit to the preserve. \nWith the spring migration getting started\, this virtual walkthrough will give participants the tools they need to get out and start birding on their own. \nThe Cottons will also introduce participants to a few birding tools and resources\, including eBird and other resources from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. eBird is one of the world's largest citizen science projects\, enables birders to record their bird sightings\, see what other birders have spotted in the area\, and locate birding hotspots in New Canaan and across the globe. \nClick Here to RegisterAvery and Newell Cotton are New Canaan residents\, and and avid birding team. Together\, they have spotted hundreds of different species across the globe\, and regularly record their sightings on eBird. Recently\, Avery and Newell have become birding ambassadors for the land trust\, regularly visiting preserves that are designated as eBird hotspots\, and recording sightings so that the Land Trust can track migratory and resident bird populations. With this knowledge\, the Land Trust is able to better manage its preserves for species in need. The Cottons were also featured in THIS STORY in the Land Trust's 2020 annual report.
URL:https://newcanaanlandtrust.org/events/intro-birding-at-nclt/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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SUMMARY:Meadows and Monarchs: A Discussion on Pollinators with Lepidopterist\, Victor DeMasi
DESCRIPTION:Register HEREThrough images and conversation\, Victor DeMasi\, lepidopterist\, will transport you to his pollinator meadow in Redding\, Connecticut. Along the way we will view some of the rare and common species he has seen there in 40 years of stewardship. Victor will explain life histories of some of our species and how a butterfly garden promotes a diversity of pollinators. \nDiscussions will include the importance of insects to our well being\, butterflies in our changing environment and invasive plant species. The complex demise of the Monarch Butterfly will receive particular emphasis\, as will a discussion of ways to attract pollinators to your own backyard. \nVictor DeMasi is an extremely active member of The Pollinator Pathway. He was a wetland conservation officer in his hometown of Redding\, Connecticut for 20 years\, and is presently a curatorial affiliate at the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History in New Haven. He busies himself with preserving open space in town and preserving butterflies in the museum. His field work with butterflies contributed almost a thousand citations to the recently published Connecticut Butterfly Atlas. He has contributed articles to scientific publications and his mark-recapture studies with Swallowtail butterflies was recently cited in the book Swallowtails of the Americas. During the Pandemic he is doing a pollinator survey of two meadows in Redding CT. \nRecent butterfly study trips with his spouse Roanna\, a photographer\, have been to the Amazon forest in Guyana\, Nicaragua\, and yearly studies in Montane\, California to assess the impact of climate change on fauna. His work in South America was recently featured in The Yale Environmental News. \nRegister HERE
URL:https://newcanaanlandtrust.org/events/meadows-and-monarchs-dimasi/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Pollinator Pathway
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SUMMARY:RESILIENCE: “Fire and Flood” and A Digital Archive of Hurricane Maria
DESCRIPTION:Register HerePLEASE NOTE: Attendees are encouraged to watch the film\, “Fire and Flood: Queer Resilience in the Era of Climate Change” in advance of this lecture and will receive streaming instructions immediately after registering. \nIn September 2017\, Hurricane Maria devastated the U.S. commonwealth of Puerto Rico. This deadly hurricane left unprecedented destruction in its wake\, while dangerously inadequate government relief left so many victims stranded. “Fire and Flood: Queer Resilience in the Era of Climate Change\,” reveals how one marginalized community came to its own rescue. Personal stories in the documentary show how innovative forms of mutual aid not only delivered critical services\, but also created an enduring infrastructure of support for the island’s Queer community. Their story of resilience can be instructive for all of us. \nThis virtual program will be a presentation about the “Emergency Response Archive of Puerto Rico\,” by Valeria Fernández-González\, who was profiled in the film and will represent the University of Puerto Rico-Río Piedras (UPRRP); Mirerza González Vélez\, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs of the College of Humanities at UPRRP;  Christina Boyles\, Assistant Professor of Culturally-engaged Digital Humanities\, Andy Boyles Petersen\, Digital Scholarship Librarian\, and Elisa Landaverde\, Special Collections LGBTQ+ Librarian\, of Michigan State University Libraries; and Ricia Anne Chansky of University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez. With the support of a $325\,000 from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation\, the “Emergency Response Archive of Puerto Rico” will be a digital open access repository of Puerto Rican artifacts of disaster pertaining to Hurricane María (2017)\, the Guayanilla earthquakes (2020)\, and COVID19 (2020)\, to be housed in the project’s Omeka S site\, with copy cat collections available at the Digital Library of the Caribbean and at Michigan State University. Learn more here. \nThis program is a part of the monthly series\, “Resilience.” New Canaan Library is a proud recipient of the American Library Association’s “Resilient Communities” grant and has partnered with New Canaan Land Trust and Planet New Canaan to organize public programming focused on the themes of the films\, “Fire and Flood: Queer Resilience in the Era of Climate Change” and “Decoding the Weather Machine.” These programs provide a fascinating window into what you thought you knew about climate change\, and inspire participants to take local action to mitigate its consequences. Community members will be invited to learn from individuals and organizations that will share both local and national data and perspectives. \nRegister Here
URL:https://newcanaanlandtrust.org/events/resilience-fire-flood/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Pollinator Pathway
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SUMMARY:RESILIENCE: The Secret Life of Trees
DESCRIPTION:Register HEREProduced by Patagonia Films\, “Treeline: The Secret Life of Trees\,” is a glimpse into the amazing lives of our oldest living companions: trees. The short film’s incredible cinematography explores the inextricable connection between humans and forests\, and provides us with a new way of understanding our life-long symbiotic relationship with trees. \nDuring this program\, participants will watch the 40-minute film together on Zoom and then Aaron Lefland\, Executive Director of the New Canaan Land Trust\, will lead a panel discussion with foresters\, ecologists\, and land managers working in CT’s forests. The discussion will expand on some of the film’s themes\, including forest health and resilience\, tree ring research\, and the impacts of climate change on our forests. While many of the topics in Treeline are presented at the global level\, they apply directly to New Canaan as well. Our panel discussion will help to “bring home” some of these topics\, and provide audience members with actionable ways they can help support healthy trees in our community. Questions from the audience will be encouraged. \nThis program is a part of the monthly series\, “Resilience.” New Canaan Library is a proud recipient of the American Library Association’s “Resilient Communities” grant and has partnered with New Canaan Land Trust and Planet New Canaan to organize public programming focused on the themes of the films\, “Fire and Flood: Queer Resilience in the Era of Climate Change” and “Decoding the Weather Machine.” These programs provide a fascinating window into what you thought you knew about climate change\, and inspire participants to take local action to mitigate its consequences. Community members will be invited to learn from individuals and organizations that will share both local and national data and perspectives. \nRegister HEREModerator & Panelists\nAaron Lefland is the Executive Director of the New Canaan Land Trust. Prior to joining the Land Trust in 2017\, Aaron received a Master of Forest Science from the Yale School of the Environment. There\, he studied the sustainable management of New England’s forests and published two peer-reviewed journal articles about community forestry and the demographics of important timber species. His previous experience includes running a low-impact forest management operation and conducting ecological research related to long-term changes in forest composition. \nLaura Green is an adjunct lecturer in the Biology Department at Southern Connecticut State University where she teaches about botany and forest ecology. Her previous experience includes managing the Research and Naturalist Projects at the Yale School Forests\, researching understory plant communities in Southern New England\, and volunteering with the Native Plant Trust. Laura holds a Master of Forestry from the Yale School of the Environment\, a Bachelor of Arts in Geography from Vassar College\, and is a CT licensed forester. \nConnor Hogan is the Director of the McLean Game Refuge\, a 4\,400 acre wildlife sanctuary in northern Connecticut. In this role\, he designs and implements all of the research\, conservation\, management\, education\, and recreation activities at the Refuge. He frequently works with and serves as a resource for land trusts and other conservation organizations in the region. Connor holds a Master of Forestry from the Yale School of the Environment\, a Bachelor of Arts from Bates College\, and is a CT licensed forester. \nMatt Viens is the GreenSkills Program Manager at the Urban Resources Initiative in New Haven\, an urban forestry non-profit that fosters community-based land stewardship programs. He has overseen a number of programs at URI\, including street tree planting\, green jobs training\, and most recently\, supervising the installation of 75 bioswales throughout the downtown area. Matt holds a Master of Environmental Management from the Yale School of the Environment\, a Bachelors of Science in Environmental Science and Policy from the University of Maryland\, and is an ISA certified arborist.  \nRegister HERE
URL:https://newcanaanlandtrust.org/events/resilience-the-secret-life-of-trees/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Pollinator Pathway
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SUMMARY:53rd Annual Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Advanced registration is required. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER.\nThe New Canaan Land Trust invites you to their 53rd annual meeting\, held by Zoom at 6pm on Thursday\, November 12. The annual meeting is an excellent opportunity to learn about the many ways that the Land Trust is engaging the New Canaan community in the conservation and stewardship of open space. \nThis years meeting will also feature a guest lecture from 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. His lecture will provide an overview of the topic of environmental justice\, and touch on some of the ways that land and water conservation has both exacerbated and helped to solve varying social justice issues. \nProfessor Torres’ lecture promises be both eye-opening and thought provoking. Together\, we can learn about how access to land\, water\, and other natural resources can shape a community\, and how the strategic and thoughtful conservation of these resources can lead to a more equitable future. \nThe Land Trust will begin their meeting at 6pm\, and the lecture from Professor Torres will begin at 6:30pm. Attendees are welcome to attend either or both portions of the event\, and your advanced registration will admit you to both portions of the evening. \n\n \n\nAdvanced registration is required. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER.
URL:https://newcanaanlandtrust.org/events/53rd-annual-meeting/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Annual Meeting,Lecture
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