Bright sunshine certainly helped to infuse good vibes for Cheshire Academy's Earth Day Celebration. It was also a wonderful opportunity for Cheshire Land Trust to talk about conservation and the environment. We had the opportunity to talk with students and staff and meet other conservation groups including the Nature Conservancy, Save the Sound and Quinnipiac River Water Association. The kids who stopped by were curious about the land trust, very interested in land trust prop

The Cheshire land Trust celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2019. That's a major accomplishment. Please take a moment to read the wonderful feature and editorial in The Cheshire Herald,that noted that it was just twelve people who "put in $5 each to begin the group. From there, the Cheshire Land Trust began a mission of conservation that now includes almost 600 acres of property that is forever protected from development. Highlights include the following: A prominent role in

Cheshire Land Trust and students from Quinnipiac University's "Big Event" tackled invasives at Fresh Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary on Saturday, April 6, 2019. Big inroads were made to remove autumn olive, bittersweet and multiflora rose. Our thanks to the Q-Big Event's Tommy C. and his frat for their hard work from our soon-to-be-planted with natives dry meadow. Great Job! Thanks also (always) to CLT's lead steward Nick Motmans, Bill Stanley and Katie Bateson for chainsaw powe