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This event is in conjunction with Branford Community Gardens vegetable seedlings sale. The Garden Club sells perennial divisions, shrubs and trees, native plants, summer bulbs, pollinator-friendly perennials and annuals, and vases of cut flowers from members' gardens. Children can plant summer annuals to take home. Free tree saplings (usually Dogwoods) are given away. Master Gardeners are on hand to answer questions and identify plants. Help is needed setting up (and taking down) tables, loading the tables with plants, helping customers take purchased plants to their cars.

This person is responsible for designing and creating marketing and publicity materials for promoting events, including but not limited to press releases; in-store flyers, signs and displays; website, social media and print advertising and community outreach to maximize public attendance and financial support. BGC holds two fundraising events per year including the annual Plant Sale in May and Scarecrows on the Green in October. Occasionally there could be a third event, e.g. a Garden Tour, usually in June. Members will help distribute posters and post on social media.

Our mission is to stimulate the knowledge and love of gardening, horticulture, and design; to encourage and promote civic development; and to aid and support conservation efforts. We are a self-supporting non-profit 501(c)3. Often our fundraising and public education events are held on Branford Green, which is where we need volunteer help. Our annual Plant Sale in May gets bigger every year, and logistically requires setting up tables, pop-up tents, organizing hundreds of plants, helping customers take plants to their cars, etc. And, what goes up, must come down.

Maybe you’ve hiked along one of our trails, enjoyed a view across a protected salt marsh, or watched an osprey soar above the acres of open space it calls home. Maybe you’ve seen our blue and green striped signs as you drive through town. This is the Branford Land Trust, an integral part of our quality of life here in Branford.The Branford Land Trust is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, accredited by the Land Trust Alliance, established in 1967 to protect Branford’s open space and natural resources.The mission of the Branford Land Trust is to preserve open space in Branford, and to promote our community’s appreciation of Branford’s diverse natural features.Run by volunteers and supported by member families and businesses, the Land Trust maintains more than 30 miles of hiking trails, and manages and protects over 1,000 acres in more than 130 parcels, and holds conservation easements on another 400 acres in Branford.We run a children's environmental day camp, offer a spring speaker's series, and lead walks and hikes throughout the year. We also offer special workshops like How to Take Great Nature Photography with your Phone and Maple Tree Tapping and Seed Collection for Ecological Restoration. We are accredited by the Land Trust Alliance, which is a rigorous distinction of sound fiscal management and ethical transactions.

Shoreline Greenway Trail advocates for, develops, and helps to maintain a multi-use trail from New Haven to Hammonasset Beach State Park. The trail is off-road and handicapped accessible wherever possible.The organization also encourages safe bicycling and walking of the Shoreline Greenway Trail through outreach activities and events such as First Saturday Walks.