Great Outdoors
WANTED: Sign Designs
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Got a way with words and pictures? Care about the health of Granby’s birds and bees? Submit a Pro-Pollinator Sign Design.
Granby Land Trust
Granby Land Trust celebrates 50th anniversary at its annual meeting
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About 75 members of the Granby Land Trust gathered at the Holcomb Farm North Barn on Oct. 23 for a 50th Anniversary Celebration Potluck Dinner.
Granby Land Trust
New sugar maple at Mary Edwards Property
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On Oct. 19, the Granby Land Trust planted a young sugar maple near the iconic, old sugar maple in the front field on the GLT’s Mary Edwards Mountain Property.
Great Outdoors
Long-term Conservation and Sustainability Plan for Holcomb Farm passes unanimously
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After almost three hours of input and discussion among interested parties on Oct. 17, the Board of Selectmen voted unanimously to approve a proposal that gives town-owned Holcomb Farm a long-term Granby Land Trust conservation easement and a path to sustainability.
NOT WANTED
NOT WANTED
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Every other year the Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group (CIPWG) hosts a day-long conference on invasive plants. It’s packed with presentations and workshops aimed at professionals, home gardeners and everyone in between. CIPWG is the state’s central hub on invasive plants, and the conference is a super source of up-to-date data on best practices and plant science.
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Wildlife Meadow will be studied by UMass team
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The recently-planted Granby Wildflower Meadow at 175 Salmon Brook Street has been chosen for a five-year study of insect pollinator networks led by a team at UMass Amherst. The study is designed to better understand the relationship between pollinator habitat and the diversity and abundance of bees.
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Selectmen approve Holcomb Farm Conservation and Sustainability Plan
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Friends of Holcomb Farm and Granby Land Trust work with Town to build a sustainable future
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Holcomb Tree Trail fall color
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Sometimes, we just get lucky.
This fall, conditions have been close to ideal for brilliant leaf color at Holcomb Farm.
Granby Land Trust
Granby Land Trust
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The colors! How many times have we all remarked on the beautiful foliage this year?