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Making connections is key to smart land conservation.

Update: East Haddam Land Trust has one pending land acquisition that will connect existing conserved properties to create a larger greenway for wildlife and allow for extended public hiking and increased opportunities for connecting with nature. Click below to learn more.

Outings

& Events

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Leashed dogs are welcome to join their humans on hikes on our preserves.

 

Counting steps as part of your exercise routine? 
Preserve-like terrain averages about 2080 steps per mile.
The length of each trail is listed on the printed maps for each preserve available at the trailheads and downloadable from the interactive trail map and on each preserve webpage.

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Color Blind Trailblazing
The blue & red trails at our Miller Farm Preserve are now blazed with a white "B" for blue and "R" for red to help colorblind hikers follow the trails more easily.
Please share your impression of this change by emailing trail.monitor@ehlt.org.

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Hunting Season
Hunting is not permitted on EHLT preserves but may be permitted in areas adjacent to some EHLT preserves. 
Please, for your safety, always wear orange when in the woods during hunting season.

 

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Check 'Our Preserves' for info on each preserve with trails or use our Interactive Trail Map.

Use the contact link at the bottom of this page to report trail issues. 

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Stewardship
Saturday, February 15, 9:30 am to noonish - weather permitting
Join our stewardship team at Hammond Mill Preserve to help clear wood from the sluiceways of the former mill once located there. Please park only on the preserve side of Dolbia Hill Road West. 

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Woods Walk
Sunday, February 23, 1-3 pm

Join us at Miller Farm Preserve for a hike led by naturalist Steve Dedman. We will wander through bridged wooded wetlands and upland forest as we learn about our natural spaces in late winter. The trails have a few elevation changes but are generally easy hiking. Leashed dogs are welcome to hike with their people.
Meet at the parking lot on A.P. Gates Road. Hikers are invited to bring post-hike treats to share along with EHLT refreshments.

 

Bells of East Haddam - Finders Keepers
Get out on a trail to search for one of the Bells of East Haddam.

Bells are hidden within arm's reach of the trails at an EHLT preserve.

If you find a bell you may keep it, but just one bell per person, please.

Any bell finder not already an EHLT member will be given a free 1-year membership.

Follow the link for more information. Happy hunting!​​

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Check back here and on our Facebook page for event postponements, cancellations, or updates. 

Visit a

Preserve

The East Haddam Interactive Trail Map provides trail, parking, and general information for trails maintained by East Haddam Land Trust, the Town of East Haddam, and The Nature Conservancy.

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Find printed preserve trail maps at East Haddam's Municipal Office Complex.

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We also have preserves and easements without trails where access is not practical or landowners maintain the use of the property.

 

Please note, hunting is not permitted on EHLT preserves, but please wear orange during hunting season as a safety precaution.

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Leashed dogs are welcome to join their humans on hikes on our preserves.

We currently protect 900+ acres of land in preserves and through property easements.  Many of our preserves have marked hiking trails open to the public. 

 

Enjoy hiking at East Haddam Land Trust preserves with trails. Use our Interactive Trail Map on your mobile and desktop devices for information on East Haddam Land Trust, The Nature Conservancy, and Town of East Haddam trails. Leashed dogs may accompany hikers on East Haddam Land Trust trails. Find downloadable trail maps on each preserve page:​

 

East Haddam Land Trust preserves with historic sites:

 

Town of East Haddam and Nature Conservancy open-space with trails :

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Contact Us

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Us

We welcome curiosity and will reply to your questions as promptly as possible.

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Contact Us

Mail:

East Haddam Land Trust

P.O. Box 122

East Haddam, CT 06423

 

Email: 

info@ehlt.org
 

Phone:

(860) 484-3458

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East Haddam Land Trust preserves and protects land in perpetuity for the public benefit.  Since 1979, your donations have helped East Haddam Land Trust, a volunteer, non-profit land conservation corporation, preserve unique woodlands, fields, lakes, rivers and open spaces for the public benefit. East Haddam Land Trust is a 501(c)(3) organization.

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