Audubon Adventures
For the past four years the Education Committee of the Branford Land Trust has provided all Branford fifth grade students with Audubon Adventures. This is a series of individual student newspapers, supported by the National Audubon Society, that teaches children to observe, understand, appreciate, and conserve Earth's natural systems. Also included is a teacher's guide with suggested ancillary activities, and a video.

Starting in fall 1999, Audubon Adventures was also provided for fourth grade students, starting with five classes at Mary Murphy School. In addition, an Autumn field trip to the Supply Pond is held each year for students, families, and teachers. This serves as an introduction to materials covered in the curriculum and, more importantly, acquaints the group to one of Branford's most unique and valuable natural treasures. Land Trust members lead small groups of students to explore the various trails of the Supply Pond and share their expertise and knowledge of the plants and animals that are found there.

Branford Land Trust and Branford High School Partnership
In 1999, as part of a partnership with the Branford Land Trust Community Outreach Program, Branford High School students joined Land Trust and Branford River Project in several projects coordinated both with the high school science curriculum and with the students' school/community service obligations.

Hands-on the Environment Day
Hands-on the Environment Day is an annual day camp for children ages 5-10, held each summer at Killam's Point in Branford. The event includes activities, presentations and games that help kids learn about such things as tidepools, woodland habitats, wildlife rehabilitation, and nature storytelling. In 2000, 33 kids attended Hands-on the Environment Day, which started with a presentation by Meredith Babcock as "Dr. Marmalade," traveling the world to care for sick animals. Later in the day, Gerri Griswold, "the Bat Lady" assisted by her bat friends, talked about the biology and myths of bats. The children also participated in a tidepool session led by Schooner, a woodlands habitat walk led by Martha Rice, and nature craft activities. Click here to learn more.