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Happy Earth Day 50!

51 years ago a group of Cheshire people cared enough about their community, about the environment -- about those physical qualities that make Cheshire special-- that they got together to form the Cheshire Land Trust. They appreciated the town for its setting – farm pastures and croplands, forest and meadow -- and realized that every year some of these were gone. The new Land Trust set down goals and actions, including land acquisition for the purpose of protection, for recreation and enjoyment and to educate residents. From the beginning the land trust believed in balance whe