by Elle Smith | Jul 20, 2021
Click Here to Register Have you spotted a butterfly in your backyard recently? Want to learn more about these and other pollinators during the peak butterfly season in Connecticut? Join us for a guided walk with expert lepidopterist, Victor DeMasi, on Saturday, August...
by New Canaan Land Trust Team | Oct 6, 2020 | Nature Feature, Uncategorized
The following photo essay was written and photographed by Susan Bergen. The wildflower meadow at Silvermine-Fowler is bursting with fall color and offering pollen and nectar to late season pollinators. The meadow, planted last fall by volunteers, features a...
by New Canaan Land Trust Team | Jun 26, 2020 | Nature Feature
Written and photographed by Susan Bergen, NCLT Board Member This is National Pollinator Week, and a good time to reflect on why pollinators are important. How we can make our own yards and public spaces more pollinator friendly? NCLT’s wildflower meadow at Still Pond...
by NCLT Admin | Apr 23, 2020 | Nature Feature
Written and photographed by Susan Bergen, NCLT Board Member Did you know that the pregnant queen is the only member of a bumble bee hive to survive the winter? All the other workers and drones die at the end of the season. The queen goes into hibernation, spending...
by New Canaan Land Trust Team | Oct 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
By Susan Bergen In early fall, the New Canaan Land Trust meadows become a sea of yellow as the goldenrod bursts into bloom. Goldenrod is considered by the Xerces Society as one of the most important native plants that supports pollinators and other insects. Contrary...
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