Earth Day Weekend 2025: Help keep Granby beautiful
Last year, more than 125 Granby Land Trust (GLT) volunteers fanned out across Granby over the course of Earth Day Weekend, picking up more than 1.61 tons of roadside trash from 52 miles of road and several parking lots. It was, in a word, amazing. This year, we hope you’ll help with the effort!
The Granby Land Trust’s fourth annual Earth Day Roadside Cleanup will take place April 24–27. It is an easy (and honestly pretty fun) way to make a positive difference in your town. Gather your friends, your neighbors or your book club—organize your youth group, Boy Scout Troop, or sports team—or get out there on your own and make a difference!
You pick the street, you pick the friends, and you pick the time; we’ll provide the dumpster so you can easily dispose of it all. (Our dumpster will be located in the back parking lot at Holcomb Farm in West Granby from April 24 to 27.)
Please just email us at info@granbylandtrust.org to let us know where you plan to work, so we don’t double up and so we can track our reach. And if you’re willing, please send us pictures of yourself and your fellow volunteers—and the trash you’ve collected—so we can share them on social media to inspire others.
Once your work is done, reward yourself with a relaxing afternoon at Lost Acres Vineyard. Show a photo of yourself and your trash to our friends at the tasting counter, and they’ll give you a free glass of wine and a 10 percent discount on bottles as a way of saying thank you. (With many thanks, Lost Acres Vineyard!)
To learn more, go to GranbyLandTrust.org and click on events. We have organized this event as part of the Great Global Cleanup®, a worldwide campaign to remove billions of pieces of trash from neighborhoods, beaches, rivers, lakes, trails and parks—reducing waste and plastic pollution, improving habitats and preventing harm to wildlife and humans.
More land trust events
The art of nature photography
Learn how to become a better wildlife photographer! On Thursday, April 10, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Granby Senior Center, professional Wildlife Photographer Todd DeWald will give you tips on how to find wildlife, how to approach wildlife, how to set up on location and how to set yourself up for success. He will discuss camera settings, composition and lighting, and give you tips to help you improve your wildlife and nature photography. There will be time at the end of the presentation for questions. This program is presented by Granby Land Trust, Granby Camera Club and Granby Public Library. Space is limited. To register, visit granby-ct.gov/Library and click on “Register for a Program” or call the library at 860-844-5275.
Spring ephemeral walk
Join us on Wednesday, April 30, 6–7:30 p.m., as we explore the woods at the Granby Land Trust’s Mary Edwards Mountain Property seeking early blooming wildflowers. The forest floor awakens with vibrant colors and delicate blooms. Tune into the trail and use your powers of observation as we learn about spring blooming flowers. This 1.6-mile hike will be led by GLT member Aubrey Schulz, who holds a basic certificate in native plants from Native Plant Trust and is president of the Granby Wildflower Meadow. Please register for this event with an email to info@granbylandtrust.org
Mother’s Day spring migration bird walks
Join in a Land Trust tradition, the Mother’s Day weekend spring migration bird walks led by expert birders John Weeks and Christine Chinni. These walks will take place on Saturday, May 11 and Sunday, May 12 on the GLT’s Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve, 253 Loomis Street in North Granby. They will start promptly at 7 a.m. See a variety of birds as they return from a winter away. You don’t have to be a birder to enjoy this quiet morning in the woods. Please register in advance by emailing John Weeks at aerie.john@cox.net Space is limited and priority will go to GLT members.
For more information on these events and more, go to GranbyLandTrust.org and click on “Events.”