Posts by Gail Faherty
2019 Autumn Landmark Newsletter
Download LANDMARK #37 Newsletter >> “The earth has its music for those who will listen.” – George Santayana Annual Meeting Hegarty Property Transfers Completed Bellante Preserve “The world is mud-luscious and puddle-wonderful.” – E.E. Cummings
Read More2019 Spring Landmark Newsletter
Download Landmark #36 Newsletter >> “Whenever there is a massive spill of solar energy, it is just called a nice day.” – Bumper sticker Trust Working to Improve Land Conservation Efforts Trust –owned Farms Leveraging Grant Money for Improved Yields New Property Preserved in Ellington Near Crystal Lake “Keep your sense of proportion by…
Read More2019 Annual Meeting
The Annual Meeting was held in Somers on 9/22/19. After a social and brief meeting to elect directors, Dr. Richard Cowles gave a presentation about invasive species. This enlightening and rather scary discussion alerted us to the ever growing danger of invasives. Read more about Dr. Cowles >>
Read MoreCanoe/Kayak Paddle
The Annual Canoe/Kayak Paddle at Upper Bolton Pond in Vernon was held in May on a beautiful morning. Ten boats and eleven paddlers attended this popular event.
Read MoreNipmuck Woods
A 79-acre parcel was purchased in Stafford from the Stafford Fish & Game Club. This upland forest is near Roaring Brook in Stafford and abuts the Nipmuck State Forest and connects through the forest to the NCLT-protected White Farm. We plan to name the new property “Nipmuck Woods.” Funds were provided by the CT Department…
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Read MoreHegarty Hollow
John Hegarty, a neighbor of our past NCLT president Culver Modisette, owned 83 acres of upland forest in northwestern Stafford, CT. John and Culver would frequently meet to reminisce about their servie during WWII. Culver was in the Navy and John was in the Merchant Marine. Both served on ships in the dangerous convoys crossing…
Read MoreSwann Farm Chestnut Orchard
The Swann Farm Back-Cross Chestnut Orchard is a cooperative partnership between the Northern Connecticut Land Trust and the American Chestnut Foundation. The one and a half acre orchard includes 188 nuts from a mother tree in Stafford, CT pollinated with pollen from the American Chestnut Foundation’s CH283 tree, a third backcross to American that carries…
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