Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO BENEFIT THE GENERAL PUBLIC THROUGH EDUCATION AND THE CONSERVATION OF NATURAL AREAS, FISH AND WILDLIFE, AND WORKING FARMLAND THROUGHOUT NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT.
STEWARDSHIP - THE LAND TRUST'S STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM ENSURES THE CONSERVED PROPERTIES ARE PROTECTED AND CARED FOR IN PERPETUITY. THE LAND TRUST'S STAFF PERFORM ANNUAL INSPECTIONS OF EACH CONSERVATION PROPERTY TO CONFIRM THERE ARE NO ENCROACHMENTS OR VIOLATIONS AND THE CONSERVATION VALUES ARE PROTECTED. THE LAND TRUST DEFENDS ITS CONSERVATION INTERESTS WHEN NECESSARY. IN ADDITION, THE LAND TRUST MAINTAINS 12 PUBLIC PRESERVES WITH 18 MILES OF HIKING TRAILS AND MANAGES, LEASES, OR PROTECTS THROUGH FEE OWNERSHIP AND EASEMENT 29 WORKING FARMS. STEWARDSHIP ALSO ENTAILS INVASIVE PLANT REMOVAL, BUILDING MAINTENANCE, ACTIVE PROTECTION FOR RARE AND ENDANGERED SPECIES, LAND MAINTENANCE, SUCH AS MOWING AND HAZARD TREE REMOVAL, AND WATER QUALITY TESTING AND PROTECTION.
EDUCATION AND OUTREACH - THE LAND TRUST'S CONSEREVED LANDS SERVE A RESIDENT POPULATION OF 200,000 PEOPLE. EACH YEAR, THE LAND TRUST PROVIDES FREE EDUCATIONAL AND RECREATIONAL PROGRAMMING TO MORE THAN 2,000 PEOPLE. THESE PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO CONNECT PEOPLE TO NATURE AND HELP DEMONSTRATE BENEFITS OF NATURAL AND WORKING LANDS. THE LAND TRUST'S PROGRAMS INCLUDE GUIDED HIKES, LECTURES, MONTHLY GREEN DRINKS, AND THE FALL CELEBRATION, A COMMUNITY GATHERING AND CELEBRATION OF CONSERVATION AT OUR 220-ACRE SMYRSKI FARM IN NEW MILFORD. IN ADDITION, THE LAND TRUST PROVIDES INTERNSHIP AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES WHICH INCLUDE EDUCATION AS A LEADING COMPONENT. LASTLY, THE LAND TRUST ALSO WORKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL LIBRARIES, SCHOOLS, AND EDUCATION-BASED NON-PROFITS TO REACH FURTHER INTO THE COMMUNITIES SERVED AND CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR DISCUSSIONS ON ENVIRONMENTAL TOPICS FOR ALL AGES AND PHYSICAL ABILITIES.
ACQUISITIONS - AS CONNECTICUT'S LARGEST LAND TRUST AND THE 18TH LARGEST IN THE NATION, THE LAND TRUST PRESERVES 10,300 ACRES (AND GROWING) OF VAST, CONNECTED NATURAL AREAS IN LITCHFIELD AND NORTHERN FAIRFIELD COUNTIES. THE LAND TRUST'S CONSERVED LANDS INCLUDE 12 PUBLIC HIKING PRESERVES, 29 WORKING FARMS, OVER 3,000 ACRES OF HABITAT FOR RARE, THREATENED, AND ENDANGERED SPECIES, AND 42 MILES OF RIVERS, LAKES, AND STREAMS. THE LAND TRUST IS CONNECTICUT'S LAND ACQUISITION LEADER, PROTECTING MORE PROPERTIES FOR CONSERVATION EACH YEAR THAN ANY OTHER ORGANIZATION STATEWIDE. OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAND TRUST'S 54-YEAR HISTORY, IT HAS CONSERVED ON AVERAGE 7 PROPERTIES EACH YEAR FOR A TOTAL OF 384 PROTECTED PROPERTIES.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Catherine Rawson | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND VP | 50 | $139,050 |
| Paul Elconin | DIR. OF LAND CONSERVATION | 45 | $101,295 |
| Peter W May | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Philip Korsant | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| James Millstein | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Andrew Gordon | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Margery Feldberg | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| David De Luca | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Linda Allard | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Christine A Flynn | RECORDING SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Charles Jackson | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Helen Lillis | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Kirsten Peckerman | 1ST VICE PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
| Hiram P Williams Jr | PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 |
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