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Aspetuck Land Trust

About
Who We Are
History
Protected Properties
Bridgeport: Building Bridges
Board and Staff
Impact Reports
Newsletters
Aspetuck Land Trust Awards
Financial Statements
Contact Us
Preserves
Preserves
Dog Policy
Hiking Guide
Bike Tour
Interactive Map
Stewardship
Invasive Species
Forest Management
Phragmites
Recent Activities & Updates
Homeowners
What Homeowners Can Do
Demonstration Gardens
Landscape Professional Partnerships
Tallamy Tidbits
Seasonal Signs
Recent Activities & Updates
Green Corridor
Vision
The Green Corridor Story: Mapped!
Become a Green Corridor Partner
Native Plant Sales
Resources
One Page Overviews
Going Deeper: How-To's and To-Do's
Green Corridor Allies
Suggested Articles
Scientific Studies
Native Garden Plans
Native Hedgerow Plans
How to Create a Long-Term Action Plan
Press & Events
Press Room
Events
Calendar
Webinars
Ways to Help
Volunteer
Summer Internship
Donate Land
Planned Giving
Memorial Program
Ways to Give
Campaign for the Green Corridor
Bruce LePage Conservation Fund
Donate/Membership
Donate/Membership
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  • Forest Management
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Featured
Avenza Mapping Workshop
Jan 22, 2022
Avenza Mapping Workshop
Jan 22, 2022

On Saturday January 22, 19 intrepid staff and volunteers assembled at the Trout Brook Valley preserve in Weston and braved the 13 degree temperature to take part in an Avenza mapping workshop.

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Jan 22, 2022
Looking Back
Dec 29, 2020
Looking Back
Dec 29, 2020

Looking back on the year on our preserves, we were certainly presented with many challenges, but it was a very positive year as well. Hiking and visiting open spaces were very popular covid-19 activities and our preserves received unprecedented numbers of visitors this year.

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Dec 29, 2020
Pandemic Spring
Jun 26, 2020
Pandemic Spring
Jun 26, 2020

Spring is always a busy time on Aspetuck Land Trust’s preserves. The harsh winter weather and the wind and rain of early spring are not often kind to our trail systems. Clearing deadfalls, repairing boardwalks, recruiting and training volunteers and cultural activities in the Orchard and Blueberry Patch keep us very active. This year in particular has provided us with many additional challenges.

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Jun 26, 2020
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Mar 3, 2020
Invasive Plant Removal and Native Plants in Aspetuck Land Trust Preserves
Mar 3, 2020

Native plants are getting a lot of attention these days. The local food web is dependent upon them. If we are to maintain healthy and diverse flora and fauna on our preserves (and in our yards, but that is fodder for another discussion), it is imperative that we deal with the increasing number of invasive species and reestablish healthy populations of native plants.

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Mar 3, 2020
It's Blueberry Season!
Jul 19, 2019
It's Blueberry Season!
Jul 19, 2019

To me, the pollinator meadows, blueberry patch, apple trees and the farm fields used by Farmer Haydu comprise the orchard. The major management focus there has in recent years has been to improve the health and productivity of the blueberry patch. Hundreds of hours of labor by staff and volunteers have been spent pruning, fertilizing, and replanting new bushes to replace past losses.

This year’s crop reflects those efforts and has been bountiful, to say the least. The time is now to pick some berries; peak production is probably the second and third weeks in July with many varieties extending the season into August.

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Jul 19, 2019
Orchard Pruning
May 25, 2019
Orchard Pruning
May 25, 2019

Story about Orchard and future.

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May 25, 2019
Spring Musings
May 21, 2019
Spring Musings
May 21, 2019

Ah, spring. Following the long winter when many leave for work before dawn and return after dark we begin to reconnect with the natural world around us. Get outside – please! There is so much to see and observe. New plants are emerging every day. Birds, mammals, amphibians, reptiles and insects are displaying, mating, nesting and having their young. It is a great time to visit our preserves and natural areas (provided you don’t mind the black flies). Be mindful, however, that we are visitors to the preserves, intruders if you will. Stay on the trails, keep dogs leashed and on the trails -- even if you are on an off-leash trail). Avoid trampling the sensitive wildflowers and please keep dogs away from the vernal pools and pick up and remove their waste.

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May 21, 2019

 

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