The Goshen Land Trust, Inc. is an organization of volunteers, founded in 1980, for the purposes of improving the quality of life for current and future generations of Goshen, Connecticut area residents, through the preservation and protection of natural and open lands. Over the years, the Land Trust has secured ownership of approximately 300 acres of land and conservation easements on an additional 86 acres. Much of this land is along stream corridors with wild beauty and historic mill sites. We acquired land on the Marshepaug River across from a waterfall, and have constructed a Land Trust office.
About Us
Our Conservation Goals
The Goshen Land Trust seeks to preserve, in perpetuity, land in the town of Goshen, for the purposes of habitat preservation and enhancement, water quality protection, agricultural production, passive recreation, and scenic and historic preservation. To these ends, the Land Trust seeks, through outright gift, conservation easement, or possibly purchase, to preserve the following lands;
1) Habitat of threatened or endangered species
2) River corridors
3) Large tracts of undeveloped land
4) Corridors connecting preserved land
5) Scenic and historic sites
6) Prime agricultural land
7) Land abutting protected land
8) Other significant open space areas including wetlands and forested areas.
In addition, the Land Trust will accept donations of property which can be sold to fund acquisition of priority lands. Such property will be designated as "trade land" at the time of acquisition.
Directors meet on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 7:00pm at the Mill Street office, and our annual meeting is held on the third Friday in June. Members are welcome to all meetings and volunteers are needed to serve on committees. In addition to meetings, the Goshen Land Trust sponsors a picnic in August, a booth at the Goshen Fair on labor day weekend, an historical Tour of Goshen each October as well as bird and wildflower walks throughout the year.
