Land Trusts

Land trusts are abundant in our state preserving properties of all sizes from development. There are 117 land trusts in Connecticut protecting 190,550 acres of land for hiking and recreation, ecological buffer zones, wildlife habitat, and undeveloped spaces. As of 2024 there are

89 single town land trusts
22 multi-town/regional
6 statewide

Land trusts are mostly non-profit and community based, seeking to preserve the forests, river corridors, farmland, watersheds, marshes, scenic vistas, and hiking trails in a given town or region. Land Trust are also largely volunteer operated and are a great way to get involved in your area.

A complete directory courtesy of the Connecticut Land Conservation Council can be found here:

Currently only the largest and regional land trusts are listed here. As this site continues to develop I hope this page will provide a more polished and complete representation of Connecticut’s land trusts.

Aspetuck Land Trust
Avalonia land Conservancy, Inc.
Wolf Den Land Trust (ECLFA)
Eversource Land Trust
Flanders Nature Center & Land Trust, Inc.
Great Meadows Conservation Trust
Heritage Land Preservation Trust
Joshua’s Trust
Kongscut Land Trust, Inc.
Middlesex Land Trust
Northern Connecticut Land Trust
Roxbury Land Trust
Waterford Land Trust, Inc.
Weantinoge Heritage Land Trust
Wintonbury Land Trust
Wyndham Land Trust

Castlerock Lane

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41.736894, -72.423560

Castlerock Lane Bolton Land Trust 32 acres in Bolton, CT Parking: At the cul-de-sac at the ned of Castlerock Lane Bolton, CT Trail Map …

Edith Toomey Clark Property

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41.779165, -72.421608

Edith Toomey Clark Property Bolton Land Trust 40 acres in Bolton, CT Parking: At Heritage Farm 266 Bolton Center Rd, Bolton, CT Hop River Trail 29 Steeles Crossing Rd,… Read more…

Sheep Farm

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41.355807, -72.023408

Sheep Farm Groton Open Space Association 63 acres in Groton, CT Parking: Shoulder parking near 248 Hazelnut Hill Road, Groton, CT Trail Map Trails: 3.5…

Pine Swamp Wildlife Corridor

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113 Whalehead Drive, Ledyard, Gales Ferry, CT, USA

Pine Swamp Wildlife Corridor Avalonia Land Conservancy 322 acres in Ledyard, CT Parking: Small pull-off near 113 Whalehead Drive, Ledyard, CT Trail Map Trails:…

Aicher Preserve

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151 Freedley Rd, Pomfret Center, CT 06259, USA

Aicher Holzer Preserve Wyndham Land Trust 189.8 acres in Pomfret, CT Parking: Small lot inside the stonewall near 151 Freedley Rd, Pomfret Center, CT Trail Map …

Wright Preserve

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41.862626, -71.960772

Wright Preserve Wyndham Land Trust 42.7 acres in Pomfret, CT Parking: Across the road at the Bafflin Sanctuary parking at 85 Pomfret St, Pomfret Center, CT Aerial Map … Read more…

Tamler Preserve

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41.936686, -71.809201

Tamler Preserve Wyndham Land Trust 220 acres in Putnam and Thompson, CT Parking: Shoulder parking near 128 Elmwood Hill Rd Thompson, CT Trail Map Trails: 0.65 miles …

LeClair Preserve

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41.951405, -71.808470

LeClair Preserve [Trail Closed] Wyndham Land Trust 74.5 acres in Thompson, CT Parking: Formerly accessed from the end of LeClair Road Trail Map Trails: Trail…