Middlesex Land Trust

Middletown VoAg Volunteers at Shailer Ledges

admin — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 22:57:49 +0000

To celebrate Earth Day, several youth volunteers from the Middletown VoAg School helped out at MLT’s newest preserve, Shailer Ledges, in the Maromas section in Middletown. Fifteen young folks and two teachers descended on the preserve early in the day and cleared a large pile of debris from the woods. This tremendous effort by [...]

Shailer Ledges Preserve in Maromas

admin — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 19:27:45 +0000

The Middlesex Land Trust has recently acquired a rather unique property located in the Maromas section of Middletown. Comprising 22 +/- acres, the property is characterized by steep outcrops and ledges enclosing deep ravines. The donors wish to remain anonymous, so MLT has gone back in time to find a suitable [...]

MLT Receives Grant From Clearwater Paper

admin — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 23:06:07 +0000

In September of 2012, Clearwater Paper of Spokane, Washington, presented the Middlesex Land Trust with a $1,500.00 charitable contribution to help provide for a necessary technology upgrade. Clearwater’s financial support was awarded to MLT for the purchase of a new computer and GPS tracking equipment required to help implement the trust’s new Preserve Mapping [...]

Four New Preserves in 2012!

admin — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 22:03:56 +0000

In the past year the Middlesex Land Trust has preserved four new parcels of land for the passive recreation and enjoyment of present and future generations. These preserves, totaling over 90 acres combined, are located in Middletown (56 acres), Portland (27 acres) and East Hampton (8 acres).

Two of the preserves are east of [...]

25th Annual Meeting a Great Success!

admin — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 22:09:20 +0000

The Middlesex Land Trust held it’s 25th Annual Meeting this past April at its Barn at the Palmer Preserve in Portland, and it was a great success! It was a beautiful day and over 50 people came to the meeting making it the largest attendance at an MLT Annual Meeting ever. Life long members [...]

Tag Sale Raises Funds for Palmer Barn

admin — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 21:46:10 +0000

The Middlesex Land Trust held a tag sale at the Palmer Barn as part of Portland’s Annual Town Wide Tag Sale Event May 12th, and it was a terrific success. The funds raised will help the continue the maintenance and repair of the historic barn at MLT’s Palmer Preserve located on Middle Haddam Road.

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Donation to the Middlesex Land Trust Expands the Boardman Preserve in Middletown

admin — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:12:54 +0000

The Middlesex Land Trust is pleased to announce the addition of 32 acres of open space to expand the Boardman Preserve in Middletown, thanks to the generous donation of land by Middle Boardman Associates, LLC.

In 2010, in collaboration with the U.S. Army, the Middlesex Land Trust purchased 54 acres of the former farm [...]

Pine Brook Falls Preserve Joins The Silvio O. Conte Wildlife Refuge

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:40:29 +0000

November 9, 2011 marked a first for the Middlesex Land Trust in its 24 year history – we closed on a property, but we didn’t buy it. We sold it! The Pine Brook Falls Preserve now has a new home with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, as part of the expanding Salmon River [...]

Boardman Lane Parcel Acquired — Mitigation For Army Training Center

admin — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 03:11:05 +0000

The final step in the Middletown Armed Forces Reserve Center (AFRC) wetlands compensation mitigation process took place December 16, 2010 when the Middlesex Land Trust (MLT) purchased 53.8 acres on Boardman Lane through the Army Compatible Use Buffer (ACUB) program.

This property was set aside as an off-site compensatory mitigation requirement under the Clean [...]

Kruger Farm … Preserved!

admin — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 03:14:22 +0000

More than a year of effort on the part of the Land Trust and key partners has paid off with the purchase of Kruger Farm in Haddam Neck — a former dairy farm encompassing woodlands, a hayfield, wetlands and a feeder creek to Pine Brook.

The years-long project — a collaboration between the [...]