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Land Trust Trails

Essex Land Trust Intro

January 17, 2018 by Steve 1 Comment

Essex Land Trust Essex, Deep River, Old Saybrook, & Westbrook Psst! Wanna know a secret? Everyone loves Essex. Hey! I said ESsex. It's a beautiful little town near the mouth of the Connecticut River. It's quaint, even. It's historic. Artistic. Well-kept. Tony. And it has greenspace and a very active land trust … [Read more...]

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Farmington Land Trust

January 5, 2018 by Steve Leave a Comment

Farmington Land Trust Farmington I live very close to Farmington, relatively speaking. So it would make sense that I'm well-versed in Farmington hiking opportunities. Alas, weirdly, I am not. Even more weirdly, there are a decent number of trailed properties in the town; many of which I've driven past innumerable … [Read more...]

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Wyndham Land Trust Intro

January 2, 2018 by Steve Leave a Comment

Wyndham Land Trust Killingly, Plainfield, Pomfret, Putnam, Thompson, Woodstock The Wyndham Land Trust covers pretty much the whole of Windham County, and has holdings in more towns than I've listed above. But as you probably know, I'm only interested in those places at which I can hike - or at least cobble together … [Read more...]

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SLC: Hugh M. and Howard W. Alcorn Wildlife Preserves

December 3, 2017 by Steve 2 Comments

There's a Chimney Here Too! Suffield Land Conservancy (SLC): Hugh M. Alcorn and Howard Wells Alcorn Wildlife Preserve ~.5 Mile, December 2017 When I began looking into where to hike in Suffield and came upon the Suffield Land Conservancy's website, I knew I was in for some difficulty. The SLC owns a ton of little … [Read more...]

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SLC: Spencer Woods

December 3, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

There's a Chimney Here Suffield Land Conservancy (SLC): Spencer Woods Wildlife Preserve ~1 Mile, November 2017 When I began looking into where to hike in Suffield and came upon the Suffield Land Conservancy's website, I knew I was in for some difficulty. The SLC owns a ton of little parcels and they provide decent … [Read more...]

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SLC: Overlook Ridge Property

November 11, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

LookOver There! Suffield Land Conservancy (SLC): Sydney F. Fuller Wildlife Preserve ~.25 Miles, November 2017 I’m writing a quick little series on several Suffield Land Conservancy properties. Calvin and I ripped through a few of them on Election Day together; but don’t get too excited. These are more cautionary … [Read more...]

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SLC: Silver Creek Crossing

November 11, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

Sliver Creek Crossing Suffield Land Conservancy (SLC): Sydney F. Fuller Wildlife Preserve ~.25 Miles, November 2017 I’m writing a quick little series on several Suffield Land Conservancy properties. Calvin and I ripped through a bunch of them on Election Day together; but don’t get too excited. These are more … [Read more...]

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SLC: Sydney F. Fuller Wildlife Preserve

November 9, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

”God’s Marshmallows” Suffield Land Conservancy (SLC): Sydney F. Fuller Wildlife Preserve ~.25 Miles, November 2017 I’m writing a quick little series on several Suffield Land Conservancy properties. Calvin and I ripped through a bunch of them on Election Day together; but don’t get too excited. These are more … [Read more...]

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Tulmeadow Farm & Woodlot

November 4, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

Calvin's Favorite Hike Simsbury Land Trust's Tulmeadow Farm & Woodlot, Simsbury October 31, 2015 No matter how many years pass, this remains one of my son's favorite hikes of all time. I think you can figure out why. I have written many times of my affinity or West Simsbury. Tulmeadow only adds to that … [Read more...]

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Candlewood Valley Regional Land Trust Intro

September 15, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

Candlewood Valley Regional Land Trust Danbury & New Fairfield How exciting! The Land Trust of Danbury and the New Fairfield Land Trust have merged together to form the bigger, stronger, better... Candlewood Valley Regional Land Trust! It's funny that I'm seeing this happening more and more in the land trust world; … [Read more...]

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