Recent News
The 2009 EHLT Calendar is now available and has been sent to the membership. Congratulations to this year's winners of the calendar art contest:
Adults: Laurie Gelston Alt, Carolyn Bavedas, and Jane Mazzotta
Students: Emily McDougal, Carolyn Cianciolo, Bethany Powell, Trevor Dominy, Vinnie Garafalo, Brooke Stanley, and Julian Ventres.
Click Here for details about next year's calendar art contest and including your Special Occasion Date on the 2010 calendar.
We have just implemented an East Haddam Land Trust Social Network, or Ning. Through this site, you can communicate with other members (as well as others who have similar interests) about preserves, events, activities, issues...anything that's meaningful to us. Our network is private, meaning you need to sign up before you can enter (this ensure our privacy and protects against spamming on the Forums). The email address you use to sign up will not be seen by others or shared anywhere.
Click Here for a page on our site to learn more and to access the Ning.
Click Here to access the Ning directly (make sure you SIGN UP before you SIGN IN).
Recent Events
On July 18, a hike through the Patrell Reserve was captured on video. Click here for a short intro of the property by Rob Smith. Additional videos have been posted on the Ning. Rob explained many of the geological features of the property and pointed out various flora. Click on the picture below to link to a site that discusses the life cycle of wild leeks (ramps); the leaves die and flowers bloom in early summer.
See the Photos Page for more pictures of the walk.
Events
East Haddam Land Trust and other town events are added frequently to the Events Calendar page; check this page often. There is also a link to printable, month-at-glance calendars that list local events for the applicable month. A link to CT Farmers' Markets being held over the summer and fall has also been added.
Send Us Your Best Preserve Photo
For each of our Preserves, we plan to feature photos taken by our members. While enjoying your hike or helping our stewards maintain the properties, take some time to capture the essence of your experience and email the Web Administrator your best photo. Please include a brief description (what preserve, what vista or view, etc.), the date or month taken, and whether you want your name credited to the photo. This photo at the back of the Ayers Preserve bordering the Eightmile River was taken June 25.
East Haddam Land Trust, Inc. Mission
East Haddam Land Trust was incorporated in Connecticut in 1979 as a local, private, all-volunteer, non-profit, tax-exempt land conservation organization. Its purpose is to preserve and hold in trust, for the people, the natural resources of the town of East Haddam. This includes woodlands, fields, lakes, rivers, open spaces, and the plant and animal life thereon. The Trust currently owns 230 acres of land and holds 113 acres of easements on its preserves, many of which have marked hiking trails open to the public.
Our goal is to acquire natural areas and conservation easements through donations and purchases, so the town of East Haddam can preserve its natural resources. In addition, the Land Trust seeks to foster understanding and enjoyment of natural areas by sponsoring hikes, canoe trips, wildlife programs, and other activities in our preserves and other natural areas. Although many of the natural areas tend to be land, the Trust also focuses on protecting other resources, such as Eightmile River, Roaring Brook, Moodus River, Chapman Pond, Salmon River, Salmon Cove, and Succor Brook.
