G RANBY EWSLETTER Land Trust N Preserving Granby’s Natural Heritage

www.granbylandtrust.org C PO Box 23 C Granby, 06035 C Fall 2014

Granby Land Trust The Pease Family Gives Achieves National 58 Acres to the GLT Accreditation!

We thank YOU for hen Marty and Sarah Pease to downhill ski not at a ski resort, your support. Wwere little girls, they had but on a steep, 50-foot long hill See page 3 for full article. the luxury of living on a piece of in the woods behind their house. property that was so varied in its They learned to ice skate not at a landscape that they learned how rink, but on their very own pond. continued on page 4

Al and Helen Wilke Donate 39-Acre Conservation Easement f you are lucky enough to be invited to Iwalk the trails on Al and Helen Wilke’s property, you will begin to understand just how much they love the land upon which they live. The Wilkes have made their en- tire 45-acre property a labor of love, with groomed trails and sturdy bridges and log benches that beckon you to sit and look and listen and enjoy the beautiful, peace- ful world around you. Near the house are manicured gardens, man-made ponds, MOOSEHORN BROOK

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5 If you would like to explore making a land gift to the Granby Land Trust, please contact a GLT Board Member. 5 Board Members Granby Land Trust

Officers Rick Orluk, President 653-7095 Dear Friends, - Rod Dimock, Vice President At this year’s Annual Meeting, Trish and I were awarded the Mary Edwards Friend of the Land Trust Award. What an incredible honor to join the company of previous recipi 651-0376 ents like Lucy and Seth Holcombe, the Godard Family, Paula and Whitey Johnson, Dave Dave Russell, Treasurer Russell, and Put and Nannie Brown. 653-7441 Trish and I love Granby. We love its people, its sense of community and, of course, we love its natural beauty. When we reflect upon our involvement in the Land Trust, we Leslie Judge, Secretary think of those who have inspired us to get involved – and stay involved – in this great 653-4733 organization. Board Bill Percival, Sr. Trish’s dad grew up in the Delaware River Valley, where he learned to hunt, fish, boat, canoe, trap, and camp – and where he learned to love the outdoors. He Fran Armentano moved to Granby because it reminded him of home. During his lifetime, he visited as 653-0631 many of this country’s national parks as he could, and he instilled a love and respect for nature in all of his children (I count myself as one of them!). Put Brown Hans Thoma. My Uncle Hans taught us about land preservation. During family 653-7557 walks on Thanksgiving, he introduced us to what a land preservation organization could Dick Caley achieve. He and his wife Ginna generously supported the East Quabbin Land Trust in 653-3496 Central and made significant land gifts to that organization, helping to preserve the beautiful open land of Hardwick, MA. Dave Emery Dave Schupp. Dave Schupp is a good friend we have known for most of our lives. 653-3746 A former GLT president, Dave got me involved with the Land Trust in 2001. We had Els Fonteyne recently moved to West Granby – largely because of its open land in that part of town (including a 118-acre conservation easement donated by Dave and his wife Sandy). Dave 413-9709 led by his example and I followed. Jamie Gamble Put Brown. We met Put through our involvement in the Land Trust and we now 653-9495 count him among our closest friends. Put inspires us with his incredible enthusiasm for the Granby Land Trust, his expertise in the field of land preservation, and his positive, Paula Johnson “can-do” attitude. 653-3132 While we were the recipients of this special award, I would be remiss if we did not- Lowell Kahn thank the entire GLT board - it is a thoughtful, multi-talented and dynamic group. Each of these folks spends a considerable amount of volunteer time each and every year, work 653-4911 ing together to do whatever it takes to preserve Granby’s Natural Heritage. Eric Lukingbeal Speaking of teamwork, the Granby Land Trust has achieved national accreditation 653-4239 from the Land Trust Alliance. This effort was a massive undertaking by the entire board. It is a testament to the passion and dedication of our Mike Mooney board that we are now one of just 10 land trusts in Connecticut to have 413-9150 achieved this mark of distinction. Shirley Murtha As you read this newsletter, we hope it will inspire you to become a member of the Granby Land Trust. Your membership sends a message 653-7607 that you care about Granby’s future and helps us preserve those special Dave Schupp places around our town. 653-2168 Sincerely, Mark Wetzel 653-9125

Rick Orluk If you have a comment or President, Granby Land Trust question about the Granby Land Trust Newsletter please contact Rick Orluk at 860.653.7095 or via email at 2 c [email protected]. 1 News & Notes • The Land Trust recognized GLT Incorporator and longtime GLT board member Charlie Katan at its October Annual Meeting for his many years of service. As one of the Land Trust's original founders in 1972, Charlie went on to serve on the board for more than 40 years. As he steps off the board, we thank him for his countless hours of service, his enthusiasm for our mission and his keen insights. • The Land Trust welcomes new board members Eric Lukingbeal and Shirley Murtha who were elected at the October Annual Meeting. Granby Land Trust • The Granby Land Trust would like to recognize and thank Brian Watkins and Arborworks for Achieves National Accreditation! their continued volunteer maintenance and care of the Dewey Granby . n late August, 2014, the Granby Land Trust was awarded • In conjunction with our national accreditation Iaccreditation by the Land Trust Accreditation Commission, and general property stewardship efforts, we an independent program of the Land Trust Alliance. To be thank Steve Perry for all his GIS mapping accredited, land trusts must meet national standards for ex- support. Steve has volunteered a great deal of cellence, uphold the public trust and ensure that conservation time to make certain our property files have efforts are permanent. consistent and high quality maps. The Granby Land Trust is one of only 280 land trusts from • We thank Connie Manes of Manes Consulting, across the country that have been awarded accreditation since LLC who provided the Land Trust with the fall of 2008 (and one of 10 in Connecticut!). Each ac- valuable and thoughtful counsel and advice as credited land trust submitted extensive documentation and we navigated the LTA National Accreditation underwent a rigorous review. process over the last several years. The Granby Land Trust’s national accreditation is a result • The Land Trust would like to extend a BIG of many years of commitment by Granby Land Trust board THANK YOU to all of our volunteer property members, members-at-large, town officials and generous land stewards. Led by GLT Property Stewardship donors. On behalf of the GLT Board of Directors, we thank Chairs Rod Dimock and Lowell Kahn, our each of you for creating such a vibrant organization. stewards play a critical role in monitoring our GLT properties and conservation easements. • Thanks to Fran Armentano for hosting the Above: Representatives from the Granby Land Trust were officially awarded GLT’s Annual New Year’s Day Hike on the National Accreditation at Rally 2014: The National Land Conservation Conference, which was held in Providence, Rhode Island in September. Mary Edwards Mountain Property. (Pictured, from left to right: GLT President Rick Orluk; Land Trust Accred- • A special thanks to Fred Jones for serving as itation Commission Chair Larry Kueter; GLT Vice President Rod Dimock; the Land Trust’s agency representative on the GLT representative Trish Percival; and GLT Treasurer Dave Russell.) Granby Community Fund board. MARY EDWARDS MOUNTAIN PROPERTY

c3 catch any fish, but the girls had so founding and lifelong members of Pease Gift (continued from cover) much fun trying that they remem- the Granby Tennis Club, lifelong Family walks and picnics were not ber it to this day). active members of the Hampstead at a public park, but in their own In the process, Marty and Sarah Hill (Swim) Club; and they served 58-acre nature preserve, where old learned to love the land just as their on Ski Sundown’s ski patrol for 40 dirt roads made excellent walking parents did. years. Many days, Jane Ann rode trails. And cozy evening fires were Marty and Sarah’s parents, Bill her bike to and from Granby Me- fueled not by propane, but by wood and Jane Ann Pease, were very morial High School or walked to harvested from their backyard. well known in Granby. When they and from the West Granby Post Bear, deer, fox, turkeys, bobcats, moved here, in 1953, they fell in love Office. and coyotes all frequented their with an old house (built in 1865) on And in 1972, when a group of property. Marty and Sarah’s moth- Higley Road, high up on the hill, far Granby citizens came together to er, a chemistry teacher by trade but out from the center of town. Over protect Granby’s beautiful places, a biologist at heart, would take the the next 60 years, they built a full Bill and Jane Ann eagerly joined the girls out to the pond to study the and lengthy life here. Bill practiced cause, becoming charter members frogs, newts, dragonflies, fish, wa- law in Simsbury for 50 years; and of the Granby Land Trust. Perhaps ter skeeters, and water plants. Their served as the Town of Simsbury’s even more importantly, Bill served father kept the old roads cleared Counsel for many of those years. as the Land Trust’s very first attor- of growth and debris; built a big, He served on the Zoning Board of ney. As such, he helped the GLT solid bridge across the brook be- Appeals for the Town of Granby and write its bylaws and become incor- hind their house (solid enough to was an active member and volunteer porated, so that the GLT could be- support his tractor and give them at the Salmon Brook Historical So- gin to conserve land in Granby. Bill Pease holding daughters Marty and Sarah easy access to all that lay beyond, ciety. Jane Ann taught Chemistry at The land Bill and Jane Ann loved in their garden in 1958. including enough firewood to fuel Granby Memorial High School for most, of course, was their own. daily fires in the winter and some- 25 years, served on the Republican When they were home, at that old times even in the summer); and Town Committee, served as the house high on the hill, they tended taught the girls about the old foun- Voter Registrar; and she too volun- to the abundant vegetable gardens, dations and stone walls they found teered at the Salmon Brook Histor- flower gardens, and fruit trees on in the woods. Once, he took them ical Society. the property, as well as their con- fishing in the brook, using filed -pa When they weren’t working, Bill siderable lawn; they maintained the perclips for hooks, string for line, and Jane Ann loved to play; and trails in the woods; they harvest- and sticks for rods (no, they didn’t they loved to be outside. They were ed firewood from their land. And then, come evening, they enjoyed time together, either on their roof- top porch, with its spectacular view of their property and of the Farm- ington Valley beyond, or, in winter, in front of a welcoming fire. “They truly loved the land and living here,” Marty says of her par- ents. “Each of them loved it here until the day they died.” In later years, when Sarah was grown and had children of her own, visits to Grandma and Grand- pa’s house were filled, of course, with time outdoors. Once, when her boys were little (ages 3 and 5), The bridge Bill Pease built leading into the Pease Family Preserve. Bill took them for a walk on the c4 and after Dad passed away (just 5 months after Jane Ann), we made the gift to the Land Trust, as they wished.” “Even as a child I loved the land,” says Marty. “And that land has not been altered since those days. It’s good to know this prop- erty will be as it always has been in my lifetime. That makes me feel good.” The Pease Family Preserve is lo- The Mary Edwards Mountain Property cated within an expansive matrix of protected open space in West Granby which includes about A Special Thanks To 350 acres of Land Trust property, Peter Dinella a number of GLT conservation easements, and Town of Granby open space. The property direct- ly abuts the 118-acre Schupp Property, which is protected by a Bill Pease holding daughters Marty and Sarah GLT conservation easement. The in their garden in 1958. expanse of forest between Higley Road to the south and Mountain property. One of the boys needed Road to the north was identified to relieve himself, so Bill taught as a “Secondary Conservation him how to do so outside. “What Area” in the Farmington Valley he failed to tell them was that they Biodiversity Project. should only do this in the woods,” has high conservation value due to says Sarah. “So I return to Seattle. its pristine condition and proxim- We thank and recognize the Land I am in the mall parking lot with ity to other preserved open space. Trust’s “official” photographer, Peter the two boys and they both need The large unfragmented forest tract Dinella. Each year, Peter provides to go to the bathroom. Before I supports numerous sensitive bird beautiful photos of our properties for know what’s happening, they do species and a suite of other wildlife. our Facebook page and this newsletter. He showcases Granby’s natural beauty, what Grandpa taught them, and I The wooded wetlands provide a documents the Land Trust’s activities couldn’t stop them.” It was just one variety of other important ecolog- and helps us tell our story. We are of many out-of-doors lessons that ical functions and a wooded buffer grateful to Peter for all the time and Bill taught in his lifetime – and one along a Class A stream. expertise he donates to the Land Trust. that really made an impression on The Granby Land Trust is deep- his pupils. ly grateful to the Pease Family for PHOTO CREDIT Before Jane Ann passed away, their generosity and for their com- in June of 2013, she and Bill had mitment to Granby and to the land expressed their wish to preserve a they love. By making this gift, they large parcel of their land – nearly have preserved this pristine piece of 58 acres – by donating it to the land forever, protecting its wildlife Granby Land Trust. “The wheels habitats and important ecological were in motion,” says Marty. “So functions, and ensuring that others after Mom passed away, Dad, may forever enjoy the land as they Sarah and I kept them in motion, once did. The Nuckols Preserve c5 Wilke Donation (continued from cover) block of protected land. Unfortu- nately, once you lose the land you fenced horse pastures, and a tidy with room for their four horses, can never replace it. Nature is an little barn. From there, trails branch and space for a riding ring. (Their asset that Connecticut needs to out in every direction, carrying you daughter, Michelle, was a com- preserve. I so respect and appreciate out through cool woodlands, across petitive equestrian.) “The market what other Granby residents have a babbling stream, over knolls and was on fire in Connecticut,” says done before us, through gifts of into valleys, and then, along the Helen, and properties were pricey land and conservation easements. western side of the (especially compared It’s inspiring.” property, down a steep to the Midwest) and Indeed, a number of the Wilkes’ ihillside to the crisp, “We have spent very hard to come by. friends and neighbors have donat- clean, cool waters of 25 years walking this After an extensive, frus- ed conservation easements on their Moosehorn Brook. property, and every trating search through land to the Granby Land Trust over N The trails are kept neat Simsbury, Avon, and the last 20 years, including Dave and and are marked with day, I’ve said a little Farmington, the Wilkes Sandy Schupp, Walter and Millie carved signs reading prayer that we could heard about a large Rugland, Steve and Bett Conland, names like, “Old Log keep it like it is, and piece of property out Sam and Sally Paul, and, just this Road,” “Keesha Trail” protect all the critters in the country – a year, Bill and Jane Ann Pease. Their and “Laurel Trail.” that live here. It’s property that was not generosity has helped put the Land The Granby Land wonderful to be able even on the market Trust in the position it is in today, Trust is very pleased yet – a property that with nearly 1,300 acres of land to report that the to preserve something was somewhat hilly Wilkes have donated for the future.” and rocky, but that had a conservation ease- some level areas – one ment upon 39 acres where they could build of this property to the Land Trust, a house and barn, and another that so that this land will always be was large enough for a riding ring. kept in its beautiful, natural state, The Wilkes didn’t waste any time. free of development. This conser- They bought the property and with- vation easement is a legal agree- in the year, they had built a beauti- ment that permanently limits uses ful house – and of course a barn and of the land in order to protect its riding ring – on the property. conservation values. The Wilkes Since then, the Wilkes have tak- will continue to own and use their en pains to turn the property into a land, and they can sell it or pass it beautiful oasis; a quiet retreat from on to heirs, but they have given up the hustle and bustle of the world. some of the rights associated with “We have spent 25 years walk- the land (such as the right to build ing this property,” says Helen, “and additional structures); and future every day, I’ve said a little prayer owners also will be bound by the that we could keep it like it is, and easement’s terms. protect all the critters that live here. Al and Helen came to Granby It’s wonderful to be able to preserve more-or-less by chance, in 1988. something for the future.” They were living in Wisconsin when “Our hope now,” adds Al, “is that Al received a job offer in Hartford. other neighbors will do the same. They told their Connecticut real- We have the beginnings of a fan- tor that they were looking to buy tastic wildlife corridor here. Small a house that was in a rural area, pieces can add up to an impressive

c6 owned outright and 970 acres held or on the shore? “We love Granby,” in conservation easements. says Al. “We are an hour from the “The Granby Land Trust has a shore, an hour-and-a-half from the phenomenal reputation, an excel- hills of Vermont, two hours from lent board and an impressive stew- New York City, and two hours ardship program,” says Al. “Helen from Boston. Bradley Internation- and I knew it was an organization we al Airport is 20 minutes away, and could entrust with this easement.” it takes just three hours to drive (Helen served on the board of the to JFK International Airport and Granby Land Trust, as secretary, in Newark. We can get anywhere easi- the mid-1990s, so she knew first- ly, yet we live here, in this beautiful, hand about the work of the GLT!) rural spot, on a quiet country road, NNow retired, the Wilkes have de- where we can’t see another house cided to stay in Granby and enjoy from ours. We could’ve retired any- their land. Most days, they don where, but we wanted to stay here.” their hiking boots or snowshoes, “Besides,” says Helen, “This is depending upon the conditions, where our deepest roots are. We The Wilke Easement is located and take their dogs out for long have never lived in one place this within a block of protected open walks on the property. long. We have met many wonder- space in West Granby that in- Why not retire somewhere with ful friends in Granby. We love it cludes Connecticut State Forest, warm winters or in the mountains here.” the McLean Game Refuge, Granby Land Trust owned prop- erties and easements and Town WILKE FIELD of Granby open space. The ease- ment is part of an undevel- oped wildlife corridor that ex- tends along Moosehorn Brook from Tunxis State Forest to the McLean Game Refuge. The ease- ment’s relatively mature wood- land provides quality habitat for a suite of birds and other wildlife, including forest-interior nesting birds. The protection of the steep hillsides along the western edge of the property also helps protect water quality within Moosehorn Brook and downstream water resources. The permanent pro- tection of the easement is con- sistent with the Granby Plan of Conservation and Development (2007), which includes the goal to “Promote biodiversity; pro- tect, preserve, promote, and cre- ate wildlife habitat and corridors; and preserve natural vegetation for its scenic value and for its val- ue as a food source for wildlife.” c7 XX 2014 Art Show Draws Record Crowd

o much of what you love about SGranby – its beautiful land, its generous and loyal people, its qsmall-town camaraderie, its artis- tic refinement – was on display in dazzling color at the Granby Land Trust Art Show’s Opening Night. It’s no wonder the event has be- come one of the most well-attend- ed happenings in town each year. The juried art show, which is pre- sented by the Granby Land Trust in partnership with the Granby Artists Association, has grown ever-more well-attended since its very first show nine years ago. This year, nearly 220 people turned out lands – not only Granby’s or the spired by such varied natural land- for the annual celebration of art Farmington Valley’s – because the scapes as Bryce Canyon National and nature. Held at the beauti- Granby Land Trust is just one of Park, the Mashpee River, Plum ful Lost Acres Vineyard in North many organizations working to Island, Weir Farm, and the Cape Granby, guests were treated to a preserve our beautiful places, and Cod National Seashore, as well as wonderful selection of appetizers the Land Trust decided, in this year some of our very favorite beautiful and wines while they enjoyed the of its accreditation, to celebrate the places, like the Land Trust’s Mary art and conversation. work all of these organizations are Edwards Mountain Property, the Entitled Celebrating Preserved doing. McLean Game Refuge, and Hol- Lands, this year’s show included Consequently, artists from across comb Farm. artwork inspired by all preserved New England submitted pieces in-

Don and Marty Wilmot Award — Gretchen Shepard’s Mashpee River Stephen Brown Memorial Award — Robert Norieka’s Cascading Yellow c8 Amy Kurtz Lansing, curator at at Meigs Point. Marianne Flynn the Florence Griswold Museum in won the Sandy and Dave Schupp Old Lyme, juried this year’s show, Award for Cluster. The Ray Betts which drew more than 140 pieces Award, given by Carol and Greg of original artwork (painted, drawn, Reid, went to Patricia Louise photographed or 3-D). Eighty-two Corbett for Lavender’s Blue. Roger pieces were selected for the show. Niland won the Tudor and Laura Thanks to the incredible gener- Holcomb Award, given by Nannie David Paul and ALIRT osity of the Granby Land Trust’s and Put Brown, for Farmington Insurance Research, LLC for their friends, this show offers nearly Canal Aqueduct. Claudia Karimi support of the show. The Land $5,000 in show awards, which is won the Matthew K. Orluk Award, Trust also thanks Tony Capelli outstanding for a show of this size. given by Trish Percival and Rick for providing beautiful floral ar- The winner of the show’s top Orluk, for Queen Anne’s Lace Vase rangements; Karen Rutigliano prize – the Don and Marty Trio. Linda Gotta won the Mildred of Katering by Karen for serv- Wilmot Award – was Gretchen Dewey Award, given by Jenny and ing delicious appetizers; Michelle Shepard for her watercolor paint- Dave Emery, for November. James Niedermeyer and Kevin Riggott of ing Mashpee River. Kristen Cormier Magner won the Olof Stevenson Lost Acres Vineyard for welcom- won the show’s second place prize, Award, given by Jamie Gamble, ing the Land Trust and its enthu- the Granby Land Trust Award, for for Holcomb Farm Barn. Marija P. siastic followers with open arms her oil painting titled Reflection #2. McCarthy won the Salmon Brook (and a complimentary glass of wine There were 13 additional prizes Watershed Association Award for per person!); Laura Eden and Bill awarded as follows: Nina Mascetti Bog in Winter. The William Stewart Simpson of the Granby Artists Ritson won the Austin J. McNey Award, given by Dave and Judy Association; and, event co-chairs Memorial Award given by Karen, Russell, went to Kate Tortland Els Fonteyne and Laurie Schock Scott and Patrick McNey for for Over the Hills. And Michael for working so hard to make sure Through the Trees. Robert Norieka Patnode won the Helen and Al Opening Night was a big success. won the Stephen Brown Memorial Wilke Award for The Luncheon. The show is open through Award for Cascading Yellow. Charles The Land Trust thanks Mark November 30 at Lost Acres Vineyard Wilhelm won the Granby Artists Wetzel and Fiduciary Investment and a portion of art sales benefits Association Award for Boulders Advisors, LLC and Ted Cormier, the Granby Land Trust.

Stephen Brown Memorial Award — Robert Norieka’s Cascading Yellow Granby Land Trust Award — Kristen Cormier’s Reflection #2 c9 Remembering 2014 GLT Fred Wilhelm, Sr. ANNUAL MEETING held at the home of Al and Helen Wilke (1921 – 2014) on October 5th The Granby Land Trust recently lost a good friend. Frederick Oscar Wilhelm, a long- time GLT member and generous supporter who played a key role in the GLT’s growth, passed away on November 7, 2014. Fred loved his family, our town and his North Granby farm. Stewardship of the land and forests in Granby was important to him and he was an ardent supporter of preserv- ing the rural aspects of Granby. In 1994, Fred and his wife Edith gener- ously donated a conservation easement on Wilhelm Farm to the Granby Land Trust. The easement precludes development and allows only agricultural and forestry ac- tivities on 48 acres of land, which is now owned by their daughter Ann and her hus- band Bill Bentley. The Granby Land Trust will forever be grateful to Fred and Edith for choosing the Granby Land Trust to act as steward of their land; and we are deeply honored to now learn that Fred and his family have Rick Orluk and Trish Percival received the As part of the Annual Meeting, GLT asked that gifts in Fred’s memory be donat- GLT’s highest honor – The Mary Edwards members enjoyed a hike on the Wilkes’ ed to the Land Trust. It is people like Fred Friend of the Land Trust Award – at the beautiful property. Wilhelm who have made Granby the town Annual Meeting. it is today, and the Granby Land Trust is grateful to him for the example he set. BIG PAINT

Thank you to Dave and Sandy Schupp for hosting this year’s BIG PAINT, to which we invite artists to come and paint en plein air at one of our beautiful GLT properties each year in advance of the November Art Show. This year, nearly 30 artists from across the state A young Fred Wilhelm, Sr. haying their came to the Schupp’s property (which is protected by a conservation easement donated to the North Granby field with his dad Oscar Land Trust) and found inspiration in its open fields, stone walls, gardens, grasses, trees, and (in the wagon) in 1939 the old hay barn. x c10 The Beaudry Preserve: An Environmental Gem V he Granby Land Trust is not GRANBY Tan anti-development organi- CENTER zation. No responsible land pres- GLT’s 22R Oakridge Drive Town of ervation group is. It is not con- Donated by Granby-Owned templated by our Certifi ate of HARTFORDMary AVE. Edwards / RT. 189 Property Incorporation or by the laws by which we achieved our tax exempt status that we will acquire and steward properties because they thwart commercial and residential uses. In every case, a signifi ant conservation value must be our sole motivation. GRANBY GLT’s 84 Hartford Our Certifi ate of Incorpora- Avenue Donated tion, that being the document by Mary Edwards that created the land trust in 1972, sets forth in broad outline that we should “promote for the benefit East West Branch Branch of the present and future general Salmon of the public the preservation and con- Brook Salmon EAST GRANBY servation of natural resources of Brook the Town of Granby ….” We have abbreviated that mission by saying that we are “working to preserve NEW GLT Beaudry Granby’s natural heritage.” In Preserve 1973, we gave further defin tion to our goals by setting forth five acquisition priorities: connections and buffers; water recharge areas; wildlife sanctuaries; scenic vistas; Together, these two properties, to- protected a scenic gateway to the and historic and cultural areas. taling 59.8 acres, protect land on town center, a dynamic wetland More recently, we added a sixth: both sides of approximately 1,100 recharge area, a vibrant wildlife agricultural land and working linear feet of the East Branch of corridor, a buffer between nearby farms. the Salmon Brook, roughly 1,600 residential areas and the historic On October 15, 2013, Beaudry linear feet of the West Branch namesake of the town. Original- Construction donated 32.8 acres of the Salmon Brook and about ly, Granby was known as “Salmon on the southerly side of Route 1,400 linear feet of the combined Brook,” so preserving the integri- 189, on the Granby side of its 12- two branches after they merge on ty of that waterway where the two lot Gatehouse Road subdivision, the property. A small portion of Branches merge is especially ap- to the Land Trust. The 27-acre the newest parcel might be devel- propriate. There are no agricultur- 84 Hartford Avenue Preserve, do- opable, but that is very much be- al resources on the property, but nated to the Land Trust by Mary side the point from our perspec- the Beaudry Preserve satisfies all Edwards in 1987, is across the tive. Together with our partners five of the land trust’s original five street, to the north of the newly- Mary Edwards and JR Beaudry / acquisition priorities. It is a mag- created Beaudry Preserve. Beaudry Gatehouse LLC, we have nifice t addition to our holdings. c11 Granby Land Trust Properties Map

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11 2 GLT Owned 6 10 3 GLT Easements Tunxis 4 Other Conservation Space State HARTLAND (State, Town & Other Preserved Property) Forest 12 RT 189 13 5 16 SOUTHWICK MA 15 14 QUARRY RD 51 North Granby EAST ST Center MOUNTAIN RD 23 SUFFIELD 17 NOTCH RD 50

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52 RD SILKEY 49 RT 20 25 48 A portion of The 20 Stanley K. Dimock 26 DAY ST 21 RT 10 Wildlife Sanctuary 47 extends into 27 HIGLEY RD Barkhamsted, CT. 28 HUNGARY RD 30 22 37 53 RT 189

Enders State Forest 29 RT 219 31 RT 20 RT 20 36 32 West Granby 46 Center SIMSBURY RD BARKHAMSTED 45

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www.granbylandtrust.org c12 For updates visit granbylandtrust.org 1. The Creamer Preserve 26. Conland Easement GranbyGranby Land Land Trust Trust Properties Properties Map Map 248 Loomis Street, North Granby, 47.65 acres 11 Silkey Road, North Granby, 16.73 acres 2. Dewey Farm Easement 27. Paul Easement GRANVILLE MA 116 Loomis Street, North Granby, 38.49 acres 109 Higley Road, West Granby, 2.54 acres GRANVILLE MA 3. The Mooney Preserve 28. Schupp Easement 94 Loomis Street, North Granby, 24.1 acres 64 Higley Road, West Granby, 118 acres 1 1 4. The Grace Kellogg Preserve 29. The Sprogis Preserve N 9 N 92 Loomis Street, North Granby, 22.05 acres 40 Strong Road, West Granby, 1.15 acres 9 5. Emery/Gamble Easement 30. The Stanley K. Dimock Wildlife Sanctuary 66 Loomis Street, North Granby, 21.33 acres 156 LeGeyt Road, Barkhamsted, 104.92 acres 6. 120 Silver Street Easement 30. The Stanley K. Dimock Wildlife Sanctuary 120 Silver Street, North Granby, 3.7 acres 167 LeGeyt Road, Barkhamsted, 42.967 acres 7 7

6. Holcombe Easement 30. The Stanley K. Dimock Wildlife Sanctuary LOOMIS ST LOOMIS

8 8 ST LOOMIS 82R, 90 & 100 Silver Street, North Granby, 171.5 acres 193 Fox Road, West Granby, 77.70 acres 7. The Doherty Road Preserve 31. The Beman Family Preserve 11 11 157 Silver Street (Doherty Rd. corner lot), North Granby, 32.1 acres 5 & 31R Broad Hill Road, West Granby, 32.88 acres 2 2 GLT GLTOwned Owned 7. The Doherty Road Preserve 32. Brown/26 Broad Hill Road Easement 6 6 25 Tinker Trail, North Granby, 1 acre 26 Broad Hill Road, West Granby, 10.3 acres 10 10 3 3 GLT Easements GLT Easements 8. 238 Granville Road Preserve 33. Mary Edwards Diamond Ledges Preserve Tunxis Tunxis 4 4 OtherOther Conservation Conservation Space Space 238 Granville Road, North Granby, 11.84 acres 27 Broad Hill Road, West Granby, 11.58 acres State StateHARTLAND (State, Town & Other Preserved Property) HARTLAND RT 189 (State, Town & Other Preserved Property) 9. The Gosselin Preserve 34. Brown/45 Broad Hill Road Easement Forest Forest 12 12 RT 189 355 Granville Road, North Granby, 2.05 acres 45 Broad Hill Road, West Granby, 2 acres 5 13 13 5 10. Wutka / Lost Acres Orchard Easement 35. The Frances B. Petersen Preserve 16 16 130 Lost Acres Road, North Granby, 15.85 acres 65 Broad Hill Road, West Granby, 30.49 acres SOUTHWICKSOUTHWICK MA MA 15 11. 86 Lost Acres Road Easement 36. Cone Mountain Easement 15 14 QUARRY RD5151 14 QUARRY RD 86 Lost Acres Road (formerly 100 Lost Acres Road), North Granby, 8 Cone Mountain Road, West Granby, 23.57 acres North Granby EAST ST 36.09 acres North GranbyCenterEAST ST 36. McLean Game Refuge Easement MOUNTAIN RDCenter 12. The Kendall Steven Preserve McLean Game Refuge, West Granby, 52.29 acres MOUNTAIN RD SUFFIELD 23 SUFFIELD 76R Donahue Road, North Granby, 8.48 acres 17 23 NOTCH RD 37. The Granby Dewey Oak 17 NOTCH RD 50 13. Russell Easement 82 Day Street, Granby, 1.5 acres 50 84 Donahue Road, North Granby, 51.09 acres 38. The Holcomb Hill Preserve 24 RT 189 14. The Godard Preserve 40 Holcomb Ridge Road & 44 Holcomb Hill Road, West Granby, 59.89 18 24 RT 189 18 19 35 Donahue Road, North Granby, 108.22 acres acres 19 14. The Godard Preserve 39. The Nuckols Preserve 52 RD SILKEY 109 Donahue Road, North Granby, 5.07 acres 214 Simsbury Road, West Granby, 19.43 acres 52 RD SILKEY 49 RT 20 25 14. The Godard Preserve 40. 260 Simsbury Road Easement 25 49 RT 20 48 31 Donahue Road, North Granby, 5 acres 260 Simsbury Road, West Granby, 1.33 acres A portion of The 20 48 Stanley K. Dimock 26 20 DAY ST 14. The Godard Preserve 41. Johnson Easement A portion of The 21 RT 10

DAY ST 47 Stanley K. WildlifeDimock Sanctuary 26 85R Donahue Road, North Granby, 0.99 acres 289R Simsbury Road, West Granby, 70.25 acres 27 21 RT 10 Wildlife Sanctuaryextends into 47 15. The Mary Edwards Mountain Property 42. The Western Barndoor Hill Preserve HIGLEY RD HUNGARY RD extends intoBarkhamsted, CT. 27 28 178 Mountain Road, North Granby, 12 acres 256 Simsbury Road, West Granby, 32.67 acres 30 HIGLEY RD 37 HUNGARY RD Barkhamsted, CT. 28 22 53 RT 189 15. The Mary Edwards Mountain Property 43. Cunningham Easement 30 22 37 200 Mountain Road, North Granby, 188 acres 175 Road, Granby, 29.28 acres 53 RT 189 Enders 16. Werner Easement 44. Mary Edwards/239R Salmon Brook Street Preserve State Forest 29 Enders 20 Godard Road, North Granby, 39 acres 239R Salmon Brook St., Granby, 2.39 acres RT 219 29 RT 20 State Forest 31 17. Cider Mill Heights Easement A & B 45. Mary Edwards/84 Hartford Avenue Preserve RT 219 RT 20 36 31 32 WestRT Granby 20 46 2 (14.8) and 15 (17.12) Cider Mill Heights, North Granby, 31.92 acres 84 Hartford Avenue, Granby, 27 acres Center RT 20 SIMSBURY RD 17. Cider Mill Heights Easement C & D 46. Mary Edwards/22R Oakridge Drive Preserve BARKHAMSTED 36 32 West Granby 46 45 Center 69R Cider Mill (12.25 acres) and 76 Cider Mill Heights (9.79 acres), 22R Oakridge Drive, Granby, 6.8 acres 35 33SIMSBURY RD BARKHAMSTED 44 Granby 45 North Granby, 22.04 acres 47. Schoolhouse Road Easement Center 34 Schoolhouse Road Area, Granby, 6.05 acres 35 33 Holcomb 44 Granby 18. The Cider Mill Heights Preserve 34 Farm Center 101R Mountain Road, North Granby, 91.1 acres 48. The Dunning Preserve Holcomb 19. The Johnson Preserve 151 Hungary Road, Granby, 1.82 acres Farm 38 54 RT 10 166 Old Messenger Road, North Granby, 42.6 acres 48. The Dunning Preserve 54 EAST GRANBY 20. The Garmany Preserve 20 Intervale Road, Granby, 0.21 acres 38 McLean Game McLean Game RT 10 BARNDOOR HILLS RD 138R Old Messenger Road, West Granby, 38.32 acres Refuge Refuge 49. Laudati/Manitook Lake Easement EAST GRANBY McLean Game McLean Game 20. The Garmany Preserve 456 and 462 Salmon Brook Street, Granby, 5 acres Refuge BARNDOOR HILLS RD Refuge 136R Old Messenger Road, West Granby, 7.38 acres 50. 15R Candlewood Lane Easement 39 43 FIRETOWN RD 21. The Schlicht Preserve 15R Candlewood Lane, Granby, 28.66 acres 39 130 Old Messenger Road, West Granby, 93.57 acres 51. The Wright/Kraiza Preserve 40 43 42 FIRETOWN RD 22. Dickson/Chase 104 Quarry Road, Granby, 18.27 acres 73R and 75R Day Street, Granby, 20.56 acres 40 42 52. Wilke Conservation Easement 41 23. 240 & 241 Old Messenger Road Preserve 124 Higley Road, West Granby, 39.17 acres 240 Old Messenger Road, North Granby, 55.47 acres CANTON 53. Pease Family Preserve 41 24. Wilhelm Farm Easement 54 Higley Road, West Granby, 58.35 acres SIMSBURY 329 North Granby Road, North Granby, 45.39 acres 54. Beaudry Preserve CANTON 25. Rugland Easement 69 Hartford Avenue, Granby, 32.8 acres SIMSBURY 12 Silkey Road, West Granby, 66.09 acres www.granbylandtrust.org www.granbylandtrust.org For updates visit granbylandtrust.org c13 GLT Children’s Series

emember playing outside until Ryour parents called you in for dinner? That scenario is played out less and less in modern households, where television, computers, video games, and hand-held electronic devices often dominate a child’s downtime. Studies show, however, that “Given the children who spend time out- side are healthier and happier, opportunity, children can concentrate better, are better quickly learn to able to think creatively and prob- appreciate the beauty lem-solve, are less stressed, and and wonder that have higher grade point averages are inherent in their (source: Nature Rocks by The Na- natural surroundings. ture Conservancy). It was with this in mind that the Cultivating this Granby Land Trust sponsored a appreciation is series of activities for children this particularly important year, with the mission of helping in a day and age when kids get outside and connect with so few kids get outside the natural world. to play.” Organized by Dave Emery, a former earth science teacher who owns and manages Emery Farm and who serves on the GLT ary, to an early June nature board of directors, the events were hike on the Godard Preserve, well-attended and fun. kids and their families came roundings. Cultivating this appre- From learning how maple sugar outside and had some fun. ciation is particularly important was made (and getting to taste it, “Given the opportunity, chil- in a day and age when so few kids too!) at Emery Farm, to an Easter dren quickly learn to appreciate get outside to play. The GLT defi- Day “Signs of Spring” hike on the the beauty and wonder that are nitely plans to host more events for Stanley Dimock Wildlife Sanctu- inherent in their natural sur- children in the future,” says Emery.

c14 57 Species of Birds Tallied at GLT Bird Walks

n what has become a Mother’s IDay tradition, Granby Land Trust Board Member Jamie Gamble once again generously hosted the GLT’s annual bird walks on his proper- ty in North Granby. The walks, which were held on both Saturday and Sunday mornings, were led by expert birders John Weeks and Christine Chinni, who graciously volunteer their time to the cause, and who are remarkably knowledge- able about the ornithological world. Another highlight was when the Robin, Gray Catbird, Ovenbird, Jamie’s property provides perfect hikers got a good look at a Gnat- Louisiana Waterthrush, Northern conditions for birding, with wood- catcher nest. John explained how Waterthrush, Black-and-white lands, wetlands and a pond — all this bird plucks silk from tent Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, variety of habitat for migrating and caterpillar webs and strands of spi- American Redstart, Northern nesting birds. der web to glue its nest together. Parula, Magnolia Warbler, Black- He even was able nto point out the burnian Warbler, Yellow War- GOLDEN-WINGED very tent caterpillar web the pair bler, -sided Warbler, WARBLER used. “It is,” says John, “pretty intri- Black-throated Blue Warbler, Pine cate work for a creature that has no Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, hands to work with!” The nest is so Black-throated Green Warbler, well camouflaged with lichens and Swamp Sparrow, White-throated bits of bark that the participants Sparrow, Scarlet Tanager, Northern had a hard time spotting it even Cardinal, Red-winged Blackbird, with the help of John’s telescope! Common Grackle, Brown-headed Truthfully, the weekend was full Cowbird, Baltimore Oriole, and The highlight of the weekend of highlights. The full list of species American Goldfi ch. was fi ding an extremely rare bird seen or heard included: Canada Th s free Granby Land Trust on the Sunday hike. As the hikers Goose, Wood Duck, Great Blue event is a “sell-out” every year, and were returning to their cars, John Heron, Green Heron, Red-tailed it’s no wonder, as the walks always heard the song of a bird he never Hawk, Mourning Dove, Chimney are a big success. The Land Trust expected to see in Connecticut. Swift, Red-bellied Woodpecker, thanks John, Christine and Jamie It was a Golden-winged Warbler, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Downy for their generosity and already is offi ally listed as an Endangered Woodpecker, Pileated Wood- looking forward to next year’s bird species by the State of Connecti- pecker, Least Flycatcher, Eastern walks. cut. Birdwatchers often travel long Phoebe, Great Crested Flycatch- COMMON distances for a chance to see one. er, Yellow-throated Vireo, War- YELLOWTHROAT (John and Chris, in fact, celebrated bling Vireo, Red-eyed Vireo, Blue their fi eenth anniversary in 2001 Jay, Tree Swallow, Barn Swallow, by driving to upstate New York, Black-capped Chickadee, Tufted where Chris saw her “lifer”.) The Titmouse, White-breasted Nut- hikers were thrilled to fi d one of hatch, Brown Creeper, Blue-gray these stunningly beautiful birds Gnatcatcher, Eastern Bluebird, right here in Granby. Veery, Wood Th ush, American c15 Granby Land Trust G RANBY PO Box 23 Land Trust Granby, CT 06035 Preserving Granby’s Natural Heritage www.GranbyLandTrust.org

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Thursday, January 1, 2015 GODARD PRESERVE First Hike of the New Year GLT’s Mary Edwards Mountain Property

Welcome 2015 the right way! Join Land Trust board member Fran Armentano for the seventh annual New Year’s Day hike on the Land Trust’s spectacular Mary Edwards Mountain Property in North Granby. Hike starts at 9:00 AM.

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