Granby Land Trust
Founded in 1972, the Granby Land Trust (GLT) works to preserve Granby’s natural heritage through the conservation of its scenic vistas, open space corridors, wildlife habitat, ecologically sensitive areas, and agricultural land.
The GLT has protected 3,295 acres, as it owns 2,225 acres of land and holds conservation easements on an additional 1,070 acres. The Land Trust is committed to environmental education and provides and maintains walking trails on a number of its preserves.
The Land Trust earned National Accreditation by the Land Trust Alliance in 2014 and renewed its Accreditation in 2019, proving that it is committed to professional excellence, responsible governance and lasting stewardship of its properties.
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Two Virginia Rails photographed earlier this week near the South Marsh at the GLT’s Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve. Wary of being in the open, these chickenlike long-billed birds like freshwater and brackish wetlands (like the South Marsh) that have cover and feed primarily on insects. You are more likely to hear their distinctive call in the hours surrounding dawn and dusk (“tick-it, tick-it, tick-it…) than see them so this was a terrific photo 📸 capture by GLT Member Don Shaw, Jr.
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Once again, the Granby Land Trust’s “Trust the Bees” Gran-Bee Trivia Contest team stirred up a beehive of activity at last Friday’s Granby Education Foundation event. We thank our Gran-Bee Team members – GLT Board Members Karen Dowd, Stacey Bahn Kroninger, and former GMHS student and current educator Kenzie Dowd – for their great work, which included distributing many Karen Dowd-crocheted bees 🐝 to a swarming crowd of youngsters. Congratulations 👏 to the Granby Education Foundation on running yet another successful Gran-Bee!
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In celebration of 🌎 Earth Day, let’s share some of our favorite Granby nature 📸 photos! Here are some of ours, to get things started. Post yours below! (Photos by Don Shaw Jr., Merle Yoder, Todd DeWald, and Rick Orluk.)
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