Salem
Land Trust
Salem
Land Trust
P.O. Box 2133, Salem, Connecticut, 06420, USA
A 501c(3) non-profit organization dedicated to conserving the natural resources of the Salem area for future generations- the water courses, swamps, meadows, and woodlands, the plant and animal life therein, as well as scenic, natural and historic sites; helping to preserve the area’s beauty, rural character and natural diversity.
Salem Land Trust Membership
2012 SLT Events & Educational
Nature Hikes
For information on events: 860-859-3520 or Lschroeder@snet.net
Come
celebrate Amphibians at Walden Preserve!
Friday evening, April 13, 5:00 p.m.
Diba Khan-Bureau will lead. Diba is the Environmental Science Professor & Program Coordinator of Environmental & Civil Engineering Technology Programs at Three Rivers Community College. A number of her students from the environmental engineering technology STRONG-CT program will be there to help the participants find “Spring Peepers” and other creatures. This adventure is extremely popular with families and for children of all ages. No rain date, remember amphibians love the rain. Please call 859-3520 for more information.
Spring
Birds of Salem
Sat.
May 12 changed to Sunday, May 13, 8:30 a.m. - The Mumford Farm
Please join David Bingham for the Annual SLT Spring Bird Count. The birds that nest in Salem will have returned and all Salem residents and friends are invited to come and enjoy a wonderful walk with nature at its most colorful. Please park at the Mumford House, #3 Darling Rd., and call 859-3520 for information.
Spring Walk at CT DEEP’s Zemko Pond Wildlife Management Area
May 19, 10:00 a.m.
T.J. Butcher will lead. T.J. knows this land like his own backyard because he has been a neighbor to this property for many years. He is an exceptional birder, and he also knows where to find the amphibians, butterflies and spring wildflowers. This is an easy to moderate walk so please bring the whole family, with one long hill leading away from and to the parking area. Meet at this parking lot on Round Hill Rd., 1 mile E. of Rt. 85. Please call 860-859-3520 for additional information.
Connecticut Trails Day &
National Trails Days
Hike the Unmapped Areas of Walden Preserve
June 2, 2012, 10 AM
Most educational nature walks at Walden Preserve concentrate on the easy access areas, this walk will take hikers deeper into the Preserve. Naturalist David Bingham will lead the exploration into areas of the Preserve that are not on the Trail Map, are across the Eightmile River, and through the recently acquired acreage that extends south to Rt. 82. We will cover 3 miles through numerous habitats, over relatively flat terrain but be prepared to wade across the streams (ankle deep) and anticipate 2.5 hours time. Along the way we will pass through bird, wildflower and butterfly “hotspots.” Please bring water, a snack, binoculars if you have them, sun protection and wear sturdy hiking shoes. Rain date is June 3rd.
Butterfly Walk - Walden Preserve
July 7, 9:30 a.m.
Richard Chyinski will show hikers the amazing varieties of butterflies that live and migrate through the Walden Preserve. These Butterfly Walks are very popular with children. Rich has a technique that allows him to safely “catch” these delicate creatures; keep them in hand for the children (and adults!) to study, and then let them fly free. Rain date July 14h.
TAKE A HIKE!
Directions to the Salem Land Trust Properties:
Darling Road Preserve- 101 acres
From Salem 4-corners: West, [toward East Haddam] onto Rt. 82 for 1.2 mi., then left on Darling Rd. for 0.3 mi., right onto White Birch Rd. for 0.6 mi., straight ahead to Darling Rd. for 0.7 mi. Preserve entrance, with Trail Map, is on the left; park along road or 0.2 miles further at The Nature Conservancy owned Winslow Property. Dogs are allowed on leashes; no hunting or motorized vehicles.
Tatson’s Woods- 8 acres
From Salem 4-corners: West, [toward East Haddam] onto Rt. 82 for 2.2 mi. Entrance to preserve on the left. Parking is along Rt. 82 across from entrance. Preserve is approximately 0.5 mi. walk in from Rt 82, along a marked right-of-way. Dogs are allowed on leashes; no hunting or motorized vehicles.
Alf & Sylvia Bingham Preserve- 4 acres
From Salem 4-Corners: West, [toward East Haddam] on Rt 82 for 1.2 mi., left onto Darling for 0.9 mi., entrance and parking on the left. Please follow the right-of-way to Preserve entrance. Dogs are allowed on leashes; no hunting or motorized vehicles.
The Ahnert Property- 6 acres
From Salem 4-Corners: North on Rt. 85 for 2.3 mi. The property is on the right with parking just off the road. No trails, but easy access from the road. Dogs are allowed on leashes; no hunting or motorized vehicles.
Zemko Sawmill Preserve- 72 acres
From Salem 4-corners: North on 85 for 1.9 mi., right onto Rattlesnake Ledge Rd. for 0.9 mi. Entrance/parking on the left along dirt driveway. Dogs are allowed on leashes; no hunting or motorized vehicles.
Big Brook Gorge Preserve- 19.67 acres
From Salem 4-corners: North on Rt. 85 (Hartford Rd.) for ~3 mi., the Preserve is the last property in the Town of Salem on the East side of Rt. 85. Pull off and park by the side of the road. A sign marking the property will be placed along the roadside in Spring 2011. Dogs are allowed on leashes; no hunting or motorized vehicles.
Additional properties open to the Public for Hiking in Salem:
Walden Preserve, 400acres- owned by The Nature Conservancy
From Salem 4-Corners, take Rt. 85 N., in 0.5 mi. turn left onto Hagen Rd., Preserve parking lot 200' on right. Service dogs only are allowed. Please, no pets. No hunting. No motorized vehicles except for authorized handicapped and maintenance vehicles.
Zemko Pond Wildlife Management Area- owned by State of CT DEP
From Salem 4-Corners take Rt. 85 N. 1.34 mi., turn right onto Round Hill Rd., 1 mi. to Zemko Pond parking lot on Right. No motorized vehicles. Hunting is allowed in-season with State issued permit only, see DEP web site for information.
Give the gift of O2 for now and the future.
Help The Salem Land Trust preserve forestland. Contribute $25.00 as a gift for someone.
Your donation is tax deductible. For your contribution, you will receive a card that displays a
beautiful watercolor scene of “Turtle Bay” in Mitchell Pond in Salem, CT, by Lyme artist Angie Falstrom.
Make checks payable to Salem Land Trust and mail to:
Salem Land Trust, P.O. Box 2133, Salem, CT 06420
You may call 860-859-3283 with questions.
The Salem Land Trust, Inc. is a 501(c) 3 not for profit organization.
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The Salem Land Trust Earns National Recognition
Accreditation Awarded by the Land Trust Accreditation Commission
Salem, CT – The Land Trust Accreditation Commission, an independent program of the Land Trust Alliance, an organization of over 1,700 land trusts in the United States, announced today that The Salem Land Trust has earned accredited status. The Salem Land Trust is only the second all-volunteer land trust in the country to be so approved.
“Accredited land trusts meet national quality standards for protecting important natural places and working lands forever,” said Commission Executive Director Tammara Van Ryn. “The accreditation seal lets the public know that the accredited land trust has undergone an extensive, external review of the governance and management of its organization and the systems and policies it uses to protect land.”
The Salem Land Trust’s accredited status demonstrates our commitment to permanent land conservation,” says Linda K. Schroeder, Vice-President. “Our land trust is a stronger organization today having gone through the rigorous accreditation program.”
The Salem Land Trust received its non-profit status in 1999 and works in the town of Salem, Connecticut. The land trust owns 190 acres of protected land, all of which is open for the public to enjoy. In addition, SLT has worked with conservation-minded landowners to protect another 232 acres of working farms and forests to keep these lands in their undeveloped state. While having agricultural and conservation easements on them, these 232 acres are still privately owned and pay property taxes to the town of Salem.
Land is America’s most important and valuable resource. Conserving land helps ensure clean air and drinking water, food security, scenic landscapes and views, recreational places, and habitat for the diversity of life on earth. Across the country, local citizens and communities have come together to form land trusts to save the places they love. Community leaders in land trusts throughout the country have worked with willing landowners to save over 37 million acres of farms, forests, parks and places people care about. Strong, well-managed land trusts provide local communities with effective champions and caretakers of their critical land resources, and safeguard the land through the generations.
The Salem Land Trust was awarded accreditation this August along with 19 other land trusts from across the country. These 19 land trusts join 59 other land trusts that have been awarded accreditation since the fall of 2008. Accredited land trusts are able to display a seal indicating to the public that they meet national standards for excellence, uphold the public trust and ensure that conservation efforts are permanent. The seal is a mark of distinction in land conservation.
The Land Trust Accreditation Commission based in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., awards the accreditation seal to community institutions that meet national quality standards for protecting important natural places and working lands forever. The Commission, an independent program of the Land Trust Alliance established in 2006, is governed by a volunteer board of diverse land conservation and nonprofit management experts from around the country. The Alliance, of which The Salem Land Trust is a member, is a national conservation group based in Washington, D.C. that works to save the places people love by strengthening conservation throughout America. More information on the accreditation program is available on the Commission’s website,
www.landtrustaccreditation.org. More information on the Alliance is available at www.landtrustalliance.org.
“The Salem Land Trust is very proud to have earned the right to display the accreditation seal of the Land Trust Alliance,” added David Bingham, Salem Land Trust President.
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