Granby Land Trust
Granby Land Trust — June 2026
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GLT hosts Crag Mountain ridgeline hike, Beaver believers hike: Learning to live with nature’s engineers, Wildflower hike showcases spring ephemerals in bloom, and Ben Goldfarb impresses
Great Outdoors
Bear season in Granby
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June is bear season in Granby.
According to Connor Hogan, director of the McLean Game Refuge, there are currently at least three sows with cubs in the eastern portion of the Game Refuge and likely at least one more mother bear with cubs in the west.
Granby Land Trust
GLT volunteers pick up record 4,220 pounds of trash
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More than 100 Granby Land Trust (GLT) volunteers spread out across Granby during Earth Day Weekend to remove a record-setting 4,220 pounds of roadside trash from more than 50 miles of roadway and parking lots during the GLT’s fourth annual Earth Day Roadside Cleanup.
Friends of Holcomb Farm
Friends of Holcomb Farm — May 2026
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CSA and Farm Store renovation update, Plant Sale Weekends, Why choose Holcomb Farm seedlings, Grow your own shiitakes workshop, Celebrate CT Trails Day at Holcomb Farm, Spring on the Holcomb Tree Trail, and Holcomb Farm Plant Sale Dates
Great Outdoors
Chocolate Éclair Cake
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Happy May! It finally feels like we can start planning outdoor gatherings again, with Mother’s Day and Memorial Day picnics just around the corner. This delightful recipe was shared with me by dear friends many years ago, and it has remained a favorite ever since. It’s wonderfully simple to prepare and absolutely delicious—perfect for celebrating special moments or enjoying anytime throughout the year.
Friends of Holcomb Farm
Engineering expertise brings Tom Filburn to FOHF board
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The fifth and final in the series of introducing the five new members of the Friends of Holcomb Farm Board of Directors.
Great Outdoors
Spring brings moss, flowers, salads
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I always like to stop and smell the flowers, and I also pet moss. The texture provides a soothing tactile experience. Gazing at an expanse of moss-covered ground is calming as well—an emerald carpet so deeply green you might think of Ireland. Or, somewhat closer to home, the Hoh Rain Forest in the Pacific Northwest.
Great Outdoors
Record-Breaking Bear Cubs
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The largest litter of bear cubs ever recorded in Connecticut was spotted in Granby this April. After a long, cold winter, a mother black bear emerged from the woods with a litter of five cubs.
Events
Squadron Capital challenges community to match its $100,000 donation to Holcomb Farm
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Something significant is taking root at Holcomb Farm—and an open invitation to the entire community.
Granby Land Trust
Coming land trust events
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Dam It: Partnering With Beavers To Save The Planet, Spring Migration Bird Walks, Preserve Our Properties Day, and CT Trails Day–Crag Mountain Ridgeline Hike