Granby Land Trust explores Wilhelm Farm woodlands

Granby Land Trust members Ann Wilhelm and Bill Bentley graciously invited the Granby Land Trust to join them and DEEP forester David Beers for a walk at Wilhelm Farm on Nov. 14. Providing food for the Wilhelm family from 1936 to 1990, the farm has now switched its emphasis to a managed forest that provides timber, songbird, deer, and small mammal habitat, and most important in this time of climate change, carbon sequestration and storage.

Getting dirty for a good cause

About 20 Granby Land Trust members spent a Saturday morning in late October working to clean up the trails on the GLT’s Godard Preserve with its trail head located off Donahue Road in North Granby.

Sunrise at the library

Paul McDonnell was in the right place—Granby Public Library— at the right time—sunrise—for this lovely photo.

Granby Land Trust holds Annual Meeting

Named in memory of Olof Stevenson, who served as the caretaker on the Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve for more than 50 years when it was privately owned, the new Olof Stevenson Award celebrates exemplary stewardship work by a member(s) of the Granby Land Trust.

Good news for Granby birds

On the morning of Nov. 13, from left, John Spatcher, Drake Klotzman, Jay Martin and Paul Keary filled the cars and trucks waiting to pick up a wide variety of birdseed that had been ordered from the Granby Lions Club a few weeks earlier.

The Senior Skinny

Holiday Dinner: Wednesday, Dec. 15, 5 p.m. Sponsored by Arden Courts of Avon, with entertainment provided by Airborne Jazz. This holiday favorite starts off with hors d’oeuvres followed by a baked ham dinner, cheesy potatoes, vegetables and dessert. Seating is limited. Register by Dec. 8. Cost $10.

Health Notes

Caring for a loved one can bring incredible rewards—both physical and emotional. Caregiving roles take on countless shapes and forms. It can be assisting older adults, the ill, and disabled friends and family members, and every day help in small and big tasks.

UNICO News

The Granby chapter of UNICO—the nation’s largest Italian-American service organization—inducted its new officers at a recent chapter meeting.