Join us at the Opening Celebration of the New Canaan Sculpture Trail! Details about the event, including ticket sales, can be found at sculpture.newcanaanlandtrust.org/opening-celebrationDetails about the New Canaan Sculpture Trail can be found at sculpture.newcanaanlandtrust.org
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 […]
An Open House previewing the Sculpture Trail Photo Showcase, as part of the Carriage Barn's "Capturing New Canaan" exhibit. Fifteen juried photographs of the sculptures, selected from over 120 online entries and chosen by a dedicated exhibition committee, will be on display. The centerpiece of the Photo Showcase is an accompanying one-woman show by the New […]
Advanced registration is required. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER. The 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 […]
Produced 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. During this program, participants […]
Join the New Canaan Land Trust and Wildlife in Crisis as we celebrate World Wildlife Day with a wildlife release! We will be releasing both a Red-Tailed Hawk and Barred Owl, each of which has been lovingly rehabilitated by the team at Wildlife in Crisis. These amazing creatures will be released at one of the […]
PLEASE 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. In September 2017, Hurricane Maria devastated the U.S. commonwealth of Puerto Rico. This deadly hurricane left unprecedented destruction in its wake, while dangerously inadequate […]
Through 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 […]
Join 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 […]
The 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. The virtual conference will […]