Forests
Meadows
Freshwater Environments
Coastal Environments
Forests
Meadows
Freshwater Environments
Coastal Environments
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The GLT maintains a variety of meadows including: upland dry, lowland wet, herbaceous woodland, apple orchard, and wildflower meadows. Meadows are critical to reducing erosion and modifying destructive runoff patterns caused by excessive development. They can absorb up to five times as much water as suburban lawns, helping to reduce flooding during storms. Meadows provide important wildlife habitat.
Close Up: The Starr Wildflower Meadow
The 2.5-acre Starr Wildflower Meadow, site of the 2007 Spring Walk, was once the property of a GLT Founder and former President, Kitty Starr. When she passed away, her neighbors bought the property and donated it to GLT with instructions that the house be demolished and that a wildflower meadow, a life long dream of Mrs. Starr, be created on the land in her memory.
Close Up: The Agnew Apple Orchard 
Donated in 1973 by David P. Agnew, a long time supporter of the GLT, the Agnew Apple Orchard 6.7-acre property is home to one of Greenwich’s most notable restored and fully functioning apple orchards. The orchard produces several varieties of apples, some of which are vintage varieties, which have not been produced elsewhere in town for more than a century. The varieties include: Pippen, Russet, Winesap, Tompkins King, Northern Spy, and Spitzenberg. The orchard frequently serves as an educational experience for local schoolchildren.
Close Up: Bond Sanctuary
Wet meadows like the GLT's Bond Sanctuary in the heart of Greenwich, absorb runoff and can reduce the threat of flooding in low-lying areas. They consist of a variety of grasses, sedges and rushes that act like natural filters by removing the excess nutrients accumulated by water. In wet meadows, ground water is at the surface for a significant part of the growing season and near the surface throughout the year.
