Mushroom Forest

Photo by Anne Elliott, 2011 photo contest, Ironwoods Preserve

Fairytale Forest

Photo by Emily Soboleski, 2011 photo contest, Shepherds Trail

Dragonfly on a Stick

Photo by Chloe Broquet, 2011 photo contest, Overbrook Trail

Ox Pasture in the Early Morning

Photo by Natasha Barrow, 2011 photo contest

White Water Lily

Photo by Geoff Giller, 2010 photo contest winner

Ready for Takeoff

Photo by Deanna Broderick, 2011 photo contest, Ironwoods Preserve

Cedar Island

Photo by Joan O’Neill, view of Cedar Island looking toward the Sound from the East River

Great Blue Heron

Wild Azalea

Photo by Karl Zoeckler, 2011 photo contest, Papermill Trail

Red-Shouldered Hawk with Chick

Photo by Dave Stephenson, near Indian Rock Shelters Trail

Wood Frog

Photo by Geoffrey Giller

Dam in the Ironwoods Preserve

Photo by Joan O’Neill

Spring & Summer Programs for Kids

The Land Trust partners with Madison Beach & Recreation to offer environmental education for children. Learn more…

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What to Look For
on the Trail in May

jack-in-the-pulpitMarsh marigold, bluets, chickweed, pussytoes, catbrier, ferns unfolding, violets, blue flags, bittersweet, trout lily, mayapple, starflower, false hellebore, solomon’s seal, wood sorrell, Indian cucumber root, bellwort, jack-in-the-pulpit (above), columbine, shadbush, spicebush, and dogwood. Warblers, yellow throats, orioles, rose-breasted grosbeaks, tanagers, indigo buntings, flycatchers, and dragonflies. Black ducks and ducklings explore the marsh.

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frog-smAmphibian hike on the Blinnshed Loop Trail

Sunday, June 9
at 1:00 PM

Join Yale ecologists Kealoha Freidenburg and David Skelly on a search for frogs, toads, salamanders and newts.  Learn more …

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Eagle Scout Project


Stephen Hansen completed an Eagle Scout project on the Neck River Uplands North Trail. Learn more …

 

Robert F. Schumann Memorial Gift

The Land Trust received a generous gift in memory of Robert F. Schumann. Learn more…

Land Trust Receives Gift of
Cedar Island

The MLCT acquires Cedar Island, a lovely one-acre parcel located in the East River. Learn more…

Summer Hill Property

The Land Trust completed the purchase of the Summer Hill property–77 acres at the intersection of Summer Hill Road and Route 80. Learn more…