Land Trust Me, You Don't Want to Do This Connecticut’s Land Trusts & Their Trails For several years, this introductory paragraph used to say some stuff about how this page was ridiculous because no way would I ever even consider hiking all of the trails on all of our various land trusts’ properties. I just didn’t … [Read more...]
HLT: Forever Forest
FOR-evah, and Evah! Harwinton Land Trust: Forever Forest May 6, 2018 I’m going to do a rare thing here in Harwinton. I hiked all seven currently trailed properties on one (rainy) morning, so I’m going to sort of serialize the write-ups. If for some reason you want to start at the beginning, go here, to the … [Read more...]
Roxbury Land Trust Intro
Roxbury Land Trust Roxbury, New Milford, & Woodbury I am in my 12th year of writing CTMQ and am just getting around to putting a page together for the Roxbury Land Trust. Now, you may be thinking, “but Steve, my man, you’re but one person. And this is Roxbury we’re talking about. Give youself a break.” And you … [Read more...]
Weantinoge Heritage Land Trust Intro
Weantinoge Heritage Land Trust Brookfield, New Milford, Sharon, Kent, Newtown, Litchfield, & Roxbury I'm about to BLOW YOUR MIND. "The Weantinoge Heritage Land Trust is the largest land trust in Connecticut and the 18th largest land trust in the United States..." Which sounds positively bonkers to me. Ah, the … [Read more...]
Middlesex Land Trust Trails Intro
Middlesex Land Trust Trails Cromwell, Durham, East Hampton, Middlefield, Middletown, Portland and Haddam (Neck) Hoo boy. This one’s a doozy. No wonder I’ve put off putting this page together for years. While I completely understand that it is nigh impossible for little land trusts to keep and maintain a nice … [Read more...]
HLT: Meadowview
There is a View of a Meadow Harwinton Land Trust: Meadowview May 6, 2018 I’m going to do a rare thing here in Harwinton. I hiked all seven currently trailed properties on one (rainy) morning, so I’m going to sort of serialize the write-ups. If for some reason you want to start at the beginning, go here, to the … [Read more...]
North Stonington Citizens Land Alliance
North Stonington Citizens Land Alliance North Stonington Phew! The fabled North Stonington Citizens Land Alliance almost slipped under my radar! The huge Avalonia Land Trust has several properties in the rural town, and I thought hiking their trails in town pretty much covered things for me. But... no. For … [Read more...]
HLT: Bull Pond Preserve
Cool Preserve, No Bull Harwinton Land Trust: Bull Pond Preserve/Allen M. Heflin Wildlife Sanctuary May 6, 2018 I’m going to do a rare thing here in Harwinton. I hiked all seven currently trailed properties on one (rainy) morning, so I’m going to sort of serialize the write-ups. If for some reason you want to … [Read more...]
Killingworth Land Conservation Trust Trails Intro
Killingworth Land Conservation Trust Killingworth is known to me as “the town I cut through to get to Madison.” Of course, Connecticut is often derided as the state one must cut through to get to New York or Boston. And that annoys me, so apologies to the fine folks of Killingworth. On those cut-throughs, I … [Read more...]
HLT: Laurel Marsh
Hardy and Laurel Harwinton Land Trust: Laurel Marsh May 6, 2018 I’m going to do a rare thing here in Harwinton. I hiked all seven currently trailed properties on one (rainy) morning, so I’m going to sort of serialize the write-ups. If for some reason you want to start at the beginning, go here, to the Kalmia … [Read more...]
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