Tickets for the 2025 Firefly Season will go on sale June 1st for our Members. This page offers advanced ordering for New Canaan Land Trust members. Thank you for your support. Ticket sales open to the general public on June 2nd. To become a member, join here.

We also hope you will join us for the June 24th Firefly Kickoff Pary.  Tickets are limited, so act now!

Join the New Canaan Land Trust at Colhoun Preserve on Tuesday, June 24th, from 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM for drinks, desserts, and a night under the glowing light of the fireflies.

The Baked and Sauced Food Truck will be on-site, providing drinks and desserts.  Get a guided tour of the amazing firefly meadow at Colhoun Preserve by NCLT Board and Staff.  Dress for the weather and wear good outdoor walking shoes!

We look forward to welcoming you, our friends and supporters, to a special night to celebrate the 2025 Firefly Season.  To learn more about firefly preservation in New Canaan, check out this article feature  in the New York Times!

A few things to note about this event:

• Carpooling is strongly encouraged for this event, as parking is limited.

• Parking is available on Skyview Lane. There is no parking on the premises.

• If you have accessibility or mobility needs, we can coordinate a drop-off. Please contact the office at (203) 972-1270 to arrange.

• Please note that there are no facilities on site.

A painting of a firefly meadow by Bill McDonald

• The New Canaan Land Trust and our firefly neighbors Bill and Mary-Ellen McDonald were featured in the New York Times article “A Summer Spectacle Where Fireflies Are the Guiding Light.” If you don’t have a New York Times subscription, you can view a PDF of the article here.
• Learn more about Firefly Conservation and the Firefly Sanctuaries. Visit Bill McDonald’s website, FireflyConservation.org, which features his Conservation Handbook and photos, paintings, and videos of fireflies and their habitats. You can read more about how Bill raises fireflies in this article.
• The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation is an international nonprofit organization that protects the natural world through the conservation of invertebrates and their habitats. You can watch their videos on firefly conservation on their YouTube page.
• Biologist Sara Lewis came and spoke at the New Canaan Library on May 16, 2024. She is a biologist and professor emerita at Tufts who has spent the past thirty years studying firefly behavior, ecology, and evolution. She currently coordinates global firefly conservation efforts as co-chair of the IUCN Firefly Specialist Group. In addition to writing numerous scientific articles, Prof. Lewis has given a TED talk and has written popular articles for Scientific American, Undark, CNN, The Guardian, and National Wildlife. Her work has been featured in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and BBC, along with numerous radio shows and podcasts. She is also the author of Silent Sparks: The Wondrous World of Fireflies, an entertaining and highly accessible journey into their luminous lives.