Join Greenwich Land Trust and the Greenwich Tree Conservancy Monday, Oct. 1 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. as they harvest chestnuts from the American chestnut Sanctuary and discuss efforts underway to restore this majestic tree to Connecticut forests. read more...
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Join Skip the Straw Greenwich for a kick-off event celebrating the launch of the Old Greenwich campaign to reduce plastic waste and protect our waterways and shorelines on Sunday, Sept. 30 at 2:30 p.m., at the Old Greenwich School plaza. Greenwich Girl Scouts and town residents will gather with community leaders for a Skip the Straw welcome and proclamation by First Selectman Peter Tesei. Partner organizations and merchants will be on site with information and goods for purchase. The rain location is Eastern Greenwich Civic Center. read more...
Join Greenwich Community Gardens to celebrate their 10th Anniversary at “The Big Tomato under The Harvest Moon,” a casual late summer dinner held at the newly renovated Barn at Greenwich Audubon on Sunday, Sept. 23, 6 p.m. read more...
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On Saturday, Sept. 15, the Friends of Greenwich Point invite the community to visit the Point and take part in International Coastal Cleanup Day. read more...
Join the Conservation Commission at Great Captain Island for International Coastal Cleanup Day on Saturday, Sept. 15. Meet at the Arch St. ferry dock at 12:45 for a 1 p.m. ferry ride to the Island. Return ferry is at 4:15 p.m. read more...
Join the Greenwich Tree Conservancy on Sunday, Sept. 9, from 2 to 4 p.m., for an informative walk among the stately trees of Byram Park. The park was once the site of a stone quarry and an estate known as the Anchorage. It is now the location of the much anticipated new town pool. The walk will be led by Town Tree Warden, Bruce Spaman. read more...
On Sunday, Sept. 2, the Bruce Museum Seaside Center at Greenwich Point Park will host Jim Knox, zoologist and curator of education at Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo, along with a few live animals from the zoo. At 2 and again at 2:35 p.m., Knox will explore the international state of biodiversity and profile the zoo’s work with Species Survival Plans in Connecticut and beyond. Knox’s message of hope will be underscored by appearances by live animal ambassadors from the zoo including a recovered endangered species and a rescue animal ambassador. read more...
Plastic waste material is accumulating rapidly in freshwater and marine environments throughout the world. Urbanized watersheds, such as Long Island Sound, are particularly vulnerable. Because of physical degradation and exposure to light, these plastics can become transformed into various microplastics – at their largest – barely visible to the human eye. read more...