Connecticut

The 410-mile Connecticut River is New England's largest river, draining a 7.2 million-acre watershed that supports fisheries, farmlands, forests, and fresh water in four states: New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts and Connecticut.

The 301 acres around Darrow Pond, a scenic mix of forest, trails, and open fields, are the site of three wells that supply the nearby town of East Lyme.

In November 2007, TPL permanently protected this historic farm, whose pastures, cornfields, and prominent rock outcroppings have contributed to the community's character for well over a century.

TPL helped the town of Newton protect twelve acres of land, including 1,200 feet of frontage along the Halfway River provide space for low-impact recreation and valuable access to one of the state's best wild brown trout fisheries.

In 2006, TPL conveyed this 157-acre property, owned by the Jones Family for five generations, to the Town of New Hartford for permanent protection.

The Trust for Public Land and our partners worked for over two years removing abandoned structures, hazardous materials, and trash from the longest stretch of barrier beach in Connecticut.

Dubbed "the Park City", Bridgeport, Connecticut, is looking to live up to its name. The mayor declared parks critical to "the future health of the city's ecosystem, economy, and community" and asked The Trust for Public Land to help put the plan into action.

An agricultural enclave in the southwest corner of Connecticut, the village of Southbury, and the surrounding countryside were author and columnist Gladys Taber's writerly muses. Stillmeadow, Taber’s beloved farm, was the "main character" in her popular column and later in more than 50 books set...

In recent years, the rural Housatonic River valley has been threatened
by development. One top priority for local conservationists
has been forested Skiff Mountain, in the towns of Sharon and Kent.

The Trust for Public Land is working with the town and the Burlington Land Trust to help protect this land on Taine Mountain for recreational access, hiking, and wildlife viewing.

The largest remaining open space in Windsor Locks, Water Works Brook is a 198-acres forested parcel with pristine water resources and an extensive trail system for hiking, cross-country skiing, and wildlife viewing.

Century-old Wilkus Farm is one of the last large open spaces in the Hartford suburb of Wethersfield. Many residents have fond childhood memories of playing at Wilkus Farm, a site emblematic of the town's agricultural history. Preserving Wilkus Farm, locals say, keeps the "field" in "Wethersfield."