#LoveYourCTLandTrust
Featuring Connecticut's Amazing Land Trusts
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Saving the Strong Farm: A Dream Come True
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“I dreamed that this would happen, but I didn’t see how. I’m so thankful for CFT's help in making my dream come true,” said Nancy Strong. After five years of hard work and a commitment of personal funds,
seven passionate people joined forces with the Connecticut Farmland Trust to purchase and protect 51-acres of prime farmland from the Strong Family --
a defining centerpiece in the town of Vernon. With tremendous support from the community (including the Northern CT Land Trust) and grant funding from DEEP, NRCS, and others, ownership of the protected farm was transferred to a nonprofit organization that will continue running educational programs on the land and in the barns…
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Working Together to Save a "Special Place"
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“By setting up this easement arrangement with Greenwich Land Trust, we are guaranteeing the land will continue to remain undeveloped to prioritize the natural health of the local biodiversity, which will now be protected for future generations,”
said [landowner] Holt Thrasher. The Greenwich Land Trust recently acquired a conservation easement on ~12 acres of land owned by Holt and Juliet Thrasher, bringing the land trust’s holdings to 776 acres of open space in town.
Said GLT Executive Director Will Kies,
“The land stands out for its beauty and diversity with a stream, a forest, and a meadow, all of which makes it ‘really special’ ”…
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Community Celebrates Designation of the Motley Preserve on the CT Freedom Trail
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“We are thrilled about this dedication,”
said Dori Dumas, the President of the Greater New Haven NAACP.
“Judge Motley was a civil rights icon and we all have the highest respect for her. This event will recognize her legacy and we are proud that her summer home will be part of the Freedom Trail.” On October 6th, the Chester Land Trust was honored by the State Historic Preservation Office for its Judge Constance Baker Motley Preserve, a 7-acre site on Cedar Lake Road, that was designated a “Heritage Site” on the CT Freedom Trail. Over 100 members of the community joined friends and members of the Motley family to honor the extraordinary life of Judge Motley and celebrate the 140th site in CT on the Trail...
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The proverb, “Good things come to those who wait, but better things come to those who work for it”, might as well have been written to describe the work of Connecticut’s land trusts.
Land conservation deals aren’t easy. They take time, resources, ingenuity, and lots of patience. But -- as any landowner who loves their land will tell you -- they are worth it.
Sincerely,
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Amy Blaymore Paterson, Esq.
Executive Director
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Photo Credits
Peter Marteka, The Hartford Courant, for the Barn at The Strong Family Farm; Greenwich Land Trust for The Thrasher Property; and Skip Hubbard, for the celebration of the Motley Preserve.
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Connecticut Land Conservation
Council
deKoven House
27 Washington Street
Middletown, CT 06457
860-852-5512
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