Wilton Forest Preservation Effort Sets Public Meeting

WILTON, CT -- Aspetuck Land Trust today announced plans for a large-scale forest preservation effort in Wilton and Weston and is inviting the public to learn more and comment at a community forum planned for April 25, from 7-8:30 p.m. at the Weston Public Library. An open house will be held from 6:15-7:00 pm with refreshments.

The forest preservation initiative is being led by Aspetuck Land Trust in partnership with Wilton Land Conservation Trust and is part of a larger regional land preservation effort called the Hudson to Housatonic Regional Conservation Partnership which seeks to preserve large tracts of land between the Hudson and Housatonic Rivers in New York and Connecticut.

The land area in Wilton and Weston that the land trusts seek to protect is over 350 acres and is adjacent to over 2,100 acres of already protected land. Aspetuck Land Trust seeks to preserve this habitat by protecting and connecting more land and involving individual landowners in the effort.

According to David Brant, Executive Director of Aspetuck Land Trust, “We are excited to announce this forest preservation effort and involve the community in protecting the last frontier of undeveloped open space in our area. We invite the citizens of Weston and Wilton to attend the community forum to learn more and get involved. Everyone has a role to play to improve and repair our shared environment and everyone can make a difference.”

To register to attend the April 25 community forum, email administration@aspetucklandtrust.org.

The Aspetuck Land Trust (ALT) is a local non-profit land conservation organization founded in 1966 to preserve open space in the towns of Westport, Weston, Fairfield and Easton. ALT maintains 45 trailed nature preserves and other conservation-only properties on over 1,800 acres of land.

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