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The Windsor Land Trust
The Windsor Land Trust (WLT) is a private, non-profit organization, organized by Windsor residents interested in preserving the unique character of our town.
The WLT Board of Trustees are:
Frank Davis, Treasurer
Samuel Hinckley, Secretary
Jim Kandik, Trustee
Blaise Rogovich, Chairman
What Are the Goals of the Windsor Land Trust?
The Windsor Land Trust protects open space in perpetuity through acquisition, stewardship, education and advocacy.
We achieve our mission through:
- Acquisition of open space through outright gifts, conservation easements and other conservation options.
- Stewardship practices that protect and improve biological diversity, wildlife habitat and aesthetics.
- Education of the public, government and business community about the importance of open space and our collective role in its protection. - Advocacy at the local and state level for policies and actions that insure the long-term protection of Windsor's natural resources.
In brief, we want to conserve agricultural, scenic, recreational or historically significant land in Windsor for the public good. We believe that agricultural land, historic sites and rural open space can be just as valuable to our community as land that is developed.
Latest News...
In the past few weeks, the Windsor Land Trust has been working with two donors regarding the possible donation of:- a vacant parcel near the center of Town. - about 5 acres adjacent to Matianuck State Park.At this point, we are concentrating on fund raising to cover insurance, acquisition and property maintenance costs. Please contribute if you can. We'll send out progress reports to our membership.Our Web site is being built. But you can visit us during construction: windsorlandtrust.org
What You can Do to Participate?
Join the Windsor Land Trust.
There are several annual membership plans:
- Basic Membership is $25.
- Contributing Membership $50
- Sustaining Membership is $100.
- Benefactor Membership is $500.
If interested, please use the coupon at the bottom of this page to join.And, of course, we welcome any additional contributions you wish to make.
Use Your Talents / Skill to Help the Land Trust
The WLT needs people who:
- are good communicators/speakers/writers to spread the message.
- have knowledge about conservation of natural resources.
- are lawyers who can provide advice on the legal issues relating to land acquisition and development rights.
- can help raise funds for land conservation.
- can identify land that may be suitable for preservation.
- are interested in surveying land or periodically inspecting conversed land.
- can give a couple of hours a month to save Windsor's land.
Donate Land/Development Rights/ Conservation Easements
If you own land that you interested in preserving, please email us at info@windsorlandtrust.org or send a note to us at P.O. Box 213, Windsor, CT 06095.
We'd like a chance to discuss the options available.
Identify Properties That You Would Like to See Preserved from Development
Have a favorite spot in Town that you'd like to preserve? Let us know about it, send an email to info@windsorlandtrust.org
Give us your ideas
Not ready to join but have a good idea? Let us know. And try to think of ...a good name for this Newsletter!
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