August 14, 2018

#LoveYourCTLandTrust Featuring Connecticut's Amazing Land Trusts

North Branford Land Conservation Trust

North Branford Land Conservation Trust Receives Gift of the Harrison Farm Preserve “Tucked away at the end of North Street in North Branford’s Historic District is the Harrison Farm. The proud owners, Dudley and Vicky Harrison, were probably best known for their maple syrup.  In the open end of one of their barns next to a hayfield was the 'Store'.  Here you could buy jugs of light and dark syrup.  It was all on the honor system.  A wooden box for cash and a clipboard for writing your name and what you purchased lay on the table.  The 'Store' was truly a hidden treasure. … Now retired and the 'Store' closed, the Harrisons wanted to protect this land that is so dear to their hearts."...

Cornwall Conservation Trust

"A Hike Among Giants" at Ballyhack Preserve The Cornwall Conservation Trust’s Ballyhack Preserve is home to the second tallest white pine in Connecticut, recorded at 149 feet tall and 153 inches in circumference. Writes Hartford Courant columnist Peter Marteka, “Hiking Ballyhack will spin you around. It will give you whiplash as you crane your neck around to look up at the tops of the giants — the high branches filled with green needles mixing in with the sun and deep blue of a spring day.”…

Winchester Land Trust

Winchester Land Trust Awarded Accreditation Congratulations to the Winchester Land Trust for achieving first-time accreditation from the Land Trust Accreditation Commission , becoming Connecticut’s 25th accredited land trust – the fourth most per state in the country. There are now 411 land trusts across the country that have completed the rigorous process to earn the national accreditation mark of distinction…

After devoting the past two issues of #LoveYourCTLandTrust eNews to our Regional Conservation Conversation success stories , we’re playing a bit of catch-up; and with 130+ land trusts working hard every day across the state, there’s never a shortage of good news to share. Like the three organizations featured this month, Connecticut land trusts are conserving beloved family lands, protecting dwindling natural resources, and following best management practices to ensure their organizations are in the best position possible to uphold their critical mission in perpetuity . CT land trusts do all these things, and more, for all of us; and for that we are grateful! Sincerely, Amy Blaymore Paterson, Esq. Executive Director abpaterson@ctconservation.org

Photos courtesy of North Branford Land Conservation Trust, Cornwall Conservation Trust, and Chuck Dmytriw/ Winchester Land Trust

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