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Wednesday Night Environmental Lecture Series on Climate Change Continues in November
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The Conservation Commission is partnering with local conservation groups to Host a Wednesday night environmental lecture series on climate change. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Around Town, Aleksandra Moch, Alexander Felson, Braeden Cohen, Conservation Commission, Elizabeth Di Salvo, EV Club of Connecticut, Greenwich Audubon
Greenwich Land Trust Acquires 4.5 Acres of Pristine Forest and Wetlands
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This newly acquired deep woodland glade abuts Greenwich Land Trust’s existing Mygatt Preserve as well as the 6-acre Chestnut Hill Bird Sanctuary, owned by the City of Stamford, and additional conservation land nearby, creating a sizable greenway and a rich habitat for local wildlife. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Around Town, Giving, Greenwich Land Trust
Greenwich’s First “Pollinator Pathway” Connects Natural Areas along North Street
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The idea of a pollinator pathway is to connect natural areas by creating pollinator friendly pathways – enhanced with native flowers, shrubs and trees creating the feeding grounds for pollinators – bees, bats, birds, butterflies, moths, and other insects. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Around Town, Health, Audubon, Audubon Greenwich, Conservation Commission, Diane Lampert, Greenwich Botanical Garden, Greenwich Land Trust
Arbor Day Tree Dedication at Malkin Preserve Highlights Its Wide Variety of Trees
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The Greenwich Land Trust and Greenwich Tree Conservancy commemorated Arbor Day on with a tree planting ceremony at the Malkin Preserve where there are 14 varieties of apple trees. That is notable in an era where apple varieties are diminishing due to growers consolidating on mass-market varieties. So when you take a bite out of the apples that grow from those trees, you’re quite literally tasting history. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Around Town, Greenwich History, Greenwich Land Trust, Greenwich Tree Conservancy, local history
Community Celebrates Arbor Day with Apple Orchard Planting
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Greenwich Land Trust and the Greenwich Tree Conservancy invite the public to celebrate Arbor Day, Thursday, April 26 at 2:00 pm with a tree planting ceremony at the newly established Heirloom Orchard at the Malkin Preserve.
Link to Town’s Agricultural History Continue Reading →
Filed under: Around Town, Arbor Day, Greenwich Land Trust, Greenwich Tree Conservancy, Heirloom Orchard, John Tone, Malkin Preserve
Greenwich Land Trust to Host Maple Sugar Day on Feb 24
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Get a first-hand look at bringing syrup from the woods to your waffles Continue Reading →
Filed under: Around Town, Arts, Greenwich Land Trust, Maple Sugar Day
Greenwich Tree Conservancy Winter Walk: Knowing trees without leaves
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The GTC is pleased to be co-sponsoring this walk with the Greenwich Land Trust. Free of charge. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Around Town, Arts, Greenwich Land Trust, Greenwich Tree Conservancy
UPDATE: P&Z Nixes Proposed Re-Subdivision at 500 Lake Ave
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The vote was close, but one vote shy of approval for the applicants, who sought a re-subdivision at 500 Lake Ave and replace the existing mansion with three mansions. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, 500 Lake Ave, Greenwich Land Trust, Round Hill Road
Audi Wins Rematch at P&Z in Overtime
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Despite a show of force by RTM members and neighbors of the Audi dealership on West Putnam Ave, Audi won approval for their expansion and updates to exterior lighting. Peter Quigley, member of the harbor commission expressed “grave” concerns about pollution to Horseneck Brook, which feeds into Long Island Sound. There was also vociferous opposition came from a stream of RTM members from all parts of town, including Mike Warner, Peter Berg and Bill Galvin, as well as Ginny Gwynn, director of Greenwich Land Trust. T Continue Reading →