The Preserve
The Preserve | |
---|---|
Location in Connecticut | |
Location | Essex, Old Saybrook & Westbrook, Connecticut, United States |
Coordinates | 41°19′09″N 72°24′54″W / 41.31917°N 72.41500°WCoordinates: 41°19′09″N 72°24′54″W / 41.31917°N 72.41500°W[1] |
Area | 963 acres (390 ha) |
Elevation | 131 ft (40 m)[1] |
Established | 2016 |
Administrator | Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and Essex Land Trust |
Website | The Preserve |
The Preserve is a 963-acre open space preserve spanning the towns of Old Saybrook, Essex, and Westbrook, Connecticut. The property is owned by the State of Connecticut, Town of Old Saybrook, and the .[2] It was protected in 2015 by The Trust for Public Land[3][4][5] after an agreement to purchase the property from River Sound Development, LLC, was reached in 2013.[6]
According to the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, The Preserve, prior to its protection, was "the largest remaining unprotected coastal forest between Boston and New York."[2] The Essex Land Trust notes that The Preserve's protected ecosystems include wetlands, vernal pools, and mature coastal forests and that it is home to a diverse population of "25 species of amphibians, 30 kinds of mammals and 57 different birds".[7] It plays an important role in maintaining the water quality of Trout Brook, as well as the Oyster and Mud rivers.[6] Ten miles of hiking trails span northern and central parts of the property.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b "Pequot Swamp Pond". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ a b "The Preserve". State Parks and Forests. Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. July 18, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
- ^ a b Marteka, Peter (April 16, 2016). "The Preserve is officially open for passive recreation". Hartford Courant. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
- ^ Hladky, Gregory B. (September 6, 2014). "Victory came hard in long battle to save The Preserve". Hartford Courant. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
- ^ "The Preserve is permanently protected". The Trust for Public Land. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
- ^ a b "The Preserve". The Trust for Public Land. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
- ^ "The Preserve". Essex Land Trust. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Preserve. |
- The Preserve Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
- Trail Map The Trust for Public Land
- Connecticut state forests
- Parks in Middlesex County, Connecticut
- Hiking trails in Connecticut
- Climbing areas of the United States
- Land trusts in Connecticut
- Old Saybrook, Connecticut
- Essex, Connecticut
- Westbrook, Connecticut
- Protected areas established in 2016