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:

• Land Trust Directory as of 9.28.17
• 2022 Land Trust Map
  • 2018 Land Trust Map

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