January 1, 2012:   Join the NCLT for a New Years Day hike.  Meet at the rear of the Somers Town Hall at 11:00 am. Our destination and duration will depend on the weather. With good conditions allow 2 hours. For more information call 860-623-5487.

Herb, Don, Amy, Nancy and Jon in the Talcott Ravine.  Historical mills, lovely scenery, beaver activity and all in all - a very good  hike. 

(G. Faherty)

The Northern Connecticut Land Trust properties page has been updated.  Each property page contains information related to the properties such as location,  google maps, naturalist's notes, brief explanation of acquisition and photos.   This is a work in progress and will continue to be updated. 

The "Tour de Land Trust"  for 2011 began with a hike on the Rail Trail between Valley Falls Park in Vernon to Talcottville.  40 hikers enjoyed the morning hike, taking photos and learning a bit about the history of the Valley Falls Area.  For wonderful photos of the event, check out the photo album on the Northern Connecticut Land Trust Facebook page, ("read more" will take you there).  Photos were taken by Al Sheridan. 

On February 14, 2011 the Northern Connecticut Land Trust held an event to thank the donors and contributors who collaborated and donated funds for the acquisition of the Talcott Ravine.  The event was held at the Talcottville Congregational Church.  Bill McGurk, President of Rockville Bank and William "Bill" Crawford, incoming President of Rockville Bank donated $2,000.00 to the Talcott Ravine closing costs fund completing the $10,000.00 closing cost drive required by the donor agreement.  Coffee and baked goods were donated by Dunkin Donuts (Route 83).  For photos see our Gallery page:

 John G. Talcott Jr. has donated a 20 acre parcel in the Talcottville Gorge area to the Northern Connecticut Land Trust. The trust paid $5,000 to help cover closing costs and other expenses with financial help from local organizations, including the Friends of Valley Falls, Vernon Citizens for Responsible Development, and Friends of the Hockanum River Linear Park. The Town of Vernon also contributed $5,000 for the purchase with money from the open space fund. This collaborative effort of various groups as well as the commitment from the Town of Vernon make this acquisition very special indeed.   For more of this article:

In March, 2010 the Northern Connecticut Land Trust acquired the 58-acre Moseley property in Ellington.  The cost of the parcel was 185,000.00 shared by the State of Connecticut, the Bafflin Foundation, the Fields Pond Foundation, the town of Ellington, and the land trust.  The land will be managed and owned by the Trust.  Abutting the Nye-Holman State Forest, and sharing a boundary line with the town of Stafford, the forested site will remain as open space. 

The culmination of a series of acquisitions in the past year, the Trappe land in Somers (138 acres) and a conservation easement (136 acres) on the White Farm in Stafford has enabled the Land Trust to protect and preserve 1,280 acres in the towns of Somers, Stafford, Ellington, East Windsor, Enfield, Vernon and Tolland.