Great Outdoors
Vineyard is new home for tulip farm
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A pick-your-own tulip experience at a local vineyard last month was just in time for warm weather and springtime outings.
Great Outdoors
GLT Bird Walks identify nearly 60 species, including a loon
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At the GLT’s annual Mother’s Day Bird Walks, participants identified —either by sight or sound — nearly 60 species of birds, including a Virginia rail, a pair of scarlet tanagers, and, for the first time ever at Dismal Brook, a loon!
Granby Land Trust
Granby Land Trust — May 2024
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The day was cold, and the work was dirty, but that didn’t slow this crew down!
The Garden Corner
Prepping new seedlings for moving outside
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Hello garden friends. The month of May brings longer days and warmer evenings. The sounds of peepers and birds fill our days and nights with song, and many are thinking about planting gardens and moving indoor starter plants outside.
Events
Learn about busy beavers at Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve
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Come join the Granby Land Trust for a roughly 90-minute, family-friendly walk at the GLT’s Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve to investigate the world of beavers.
Events
History and arts hike set for Trails Day
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The Torrington Trails Network and Torrington Historical Society will conduct a Trails Day Hike from the John Brown Birthplace site on John Brown Road, Torrington on June 1 at 10 a.m.
Great Outdoors
The Montreal Protocol: A testament to global change
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The Montreal Protocol, an international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of ozone depleting substances (ODSs), showcases successful international cooperation. As one of the most widely ratified treaties in the United Nations’ history, its success provides hope for responding to other environmental issues.
Great Outdoors
Many reasons to celebrate May
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The beautiful month of May is named after the Roman goddess Maia who oversaw the growth of plants. That seems very appropriate since in the natural world both wild and cultivated flowers are blooming, while birds are singing, swooping and nesting.
NOT WANTED
Buying soil or plants? Read this first!
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Today, there are two kinds of gardeners. Gardener one has experienced an overwhelming, sickening infestation of jumping worms.
Gardener two has not—yet.
Great Outdoors
Got pollinators?
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The signs are all over town, as Granby residents celebrate the essential roles that bees, birds and bugs play in the health and vitality of our world.