Long Mountain: View From Peet Hill



The Weantinoge Heritage
A Regional Land Trust Protecting the Rural Landscape of Northwestern Connecticut Since 1965.




PO Box 242, New Milford, Connecticut. 860.355.3500.

Celebrating 41 years and 8000 acres of land conservation in the Northwest Hills.


ATTENTION! TORY'S CAVE CLOSURE ANNOUNCEMENT .. see below


Weantinoge Heritage Land Trust

is a non-profit conservation organization

dedicated to the protection of wilderness and natural resources

in Northwestern Connecticut.

We work in the communities of:
Litchfield, Morris, Goshen, Warren, New Milford, Bridgewater, Roxbury,
Brookfield, Sherman, Washington, Torrington, Harwinton, Winsted, New Hartford,
Colebrook, Norfolk, Barkhamsted, Canaan, Salisbury/Lakeville,
Bethlehem, Falls Village, Sharon, Kent, Newtown, and Cornwall.

The trust is available to help you realize your dream of conserving your or your family's land.
We offer a seasoned, knowledgeable, and professional staff that is just a phone call away.

The trust needs your financial support. As the largest land trust in Connecticut (in terms of holdings),
our work is complex and spans many realms. Please think of us as you conduct your charitable giving by donating to an
organization that provides a tangible return on your charitable investment: the land.

To reach Weantinoge,
please call us today:
860.355.3500

or write to us at:

Weantinoge Heritage Land Trust
PO Box 242
New Milford, CT 06776

You can email us by clicking here.

NOTES and HAPPENINGS

ATTENTION! TRAIL AND CAVE CLOSURE ANNOUNCEMENT

As of May 1, 2009, the Tory's Cave Preserve in New Milford is closed until
further notice due to the epidemic of White Nose Syndrome
in bats across New England.

The closure is mandated by CT DEP. Any access to the cave will be considered trespassing.

For more information on WNS of bats, click here.

Please respect the sensitivity of the cave that is aimed at protecting ecosystem-critical bat populations.

THE NEW WEBSITE IS ALMOST READY!

ATTENTION!

The 100-year-old bridge at the Still River Preserve is CLOSED due to safety concerns.
There is now no access to the preserve from Route 7 in New Milford.

Please access the preserve via Aldrich Road, east of the property.

RESPECT OUR NEIGHBORS! Please do not park on lawns on Aldrich Road.

The trust is exploring options at Still River ... stay tuned.


A small cascade tumbles into Tory's Cave, just as it has for the last 10,000 years.

Clover hats are all the rage this year!

A red eft tries out the latest in rain gear on a Weantinoge preserve.

A basking bobcat in a Litchfield preserve.

Here is a sampling of what we have been working on lately:


One of our newest preserves: the Nickoll Conservation Easement on Cobble Brook in Kent (95 acres).
The trust now protects over 400 acres in the Cobble Brook Watershed.

Cobble Brook on the new Nickoll Preserve, Kent (2005)


The MacLaren Conservation Easement in the Salmon Kill Valley, Salisbury, protects 150 acres including a 20-acre wooded height-of-land and 1000' of Salmon Creek.
The Appalachian Trail's Billy's View viewshed includes this forested knob and the rest of the MacLaren's Whipoorwhill Farm.

MacLaren Preserve, Salisbury


An outstanding 2005 land gift of Harold Pennington on Lake Waramaug protects a key parcel on the north shore and a spectacular hillside glade.

Pennington, 2005 Preserve


Adjacent to the Pennington Preserve, the Allured Preserve (also gifted in 2005), protects one of the most famous views (and viewsheds) in the Northwest Highlands.

Allured Preserve, Lake Waramaug


In 2005, Weantinoge gained a $50,000 habitat restoration grant from the USDA for invasive species work on easement land at the historic and scenic Chapel Hill Farm.
The hayfield at top center was the site of our 2005 picnic/party... many thanks to landowners Juri and Toni Ripinsky of Merryall, New Milford.

Chapel Hill Farm, Merryall, New Milford
In 2005, Weantinoge acquired 22 acres of the outstanding Thomas Peardon Farm in Bridgewater, with its spectacular views of the Housatonic Range.
This is the first phase of our conservation work on the property.

Peardon Farm, Bridgewater


PLEASE NOTE!

We invite you to visit again soon: a newly designed website is coming in SUMMER 2009! We promise!

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