August 13, 2012

Land Trust Acquires Key Property in Westwoods

August 13, 2012 GUILFORD – The Guilford Land Conservation Trust has purchased 17 acres of woodlands in the geographic center of Westwoods from a private landowner, moving the group a step closer to fully protecting the land on which the public Westwoods trails run. “This is a key property, and it has been a high priority of ours for many […]
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March 2, 2012

A silver lining at Westwoods

A severe six-acre April 2008 fire on the edge of Lost Lake and the hemlock mortality from the wooly adelgid shook Westwoods out of its tranquil ecological trajectory. But the loss of many majestic hemlock (some have survived at least for now) and oak has opened up a new ecological chapter.
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December 20, 2011

West Lake Land Acquisition

The Guilford Land Conservation Trust (GLCT) is pleased to announce the purchase of 7 acres directly on West Lake for $225,000. The property off Gina Lane, is a subdivision off West Lake Avenue that contains woodlands and wetlands. The land also connects to another 7.5 acres, including a small pond, which the Trust received in the summer of 2011 as […]
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April 17, 2011

Sally Richards Remembered

The Guilford Land Conservation Trust wishes to recognize the passing of Sarah (Sally) Richards on April 3, 2011. Sally was an extraordinary individual. A wonderful friend, a hard worker, educated, thoughtful and always there when you needed her.
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March 1, 2010

An Incomparable Couple

Many talented individuals have served the land trust over its long history, but Sarah and Fred Richards are the rare pair who have worked together for years with great skill and dedication to protect open space and further the public’s enjoyment of the natural landscape. “Sally,” as she is known, and Fred each chaired the Westwoods Trails Committee (WTC), which […]
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March 1, 2010

Mowing is for the Birds

A number of land trust properties are mowed rather than allowed to revert to forestland. Unless the acquisition of a field or meadow called for another arrangement, mowing is postponed until after August 1 each year to protect grassland birds that nest on the ground, including eastern meadowlarks, upland sandpipers and bobolinks. This article first appeared in the Spring 2007 […]
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January 2, 2010

Griffith June Bequest

The land trust is the recipient of a generous bequest from Griffith June, who passed away last September. An avid hiker, June left his home on Durham Road across from Lake Quonnipaug to the land trust. The land trust, in keeping with the terms of the bequest, plans to sell the property and use the much-needed proceeds for land acquisition.
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November 19, 2009

Land Trust Honored for Protecting Broomstick Ledges

The Guilford Land Conservation Trust has been honored by the Connecticut Land Conservation Council for its landmark protection of the Broomstick Ledges area. At the council’s annual conference in April, the land trust received the Award for Outstanding Land Acquisition Effort. The land trust completed the acquisition of the 141-acre Broomstick Ledges property in 2008. The property is the largest […]
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