Great Meadows Conservation Trust

Overview

Our Mission

The Great Meadows Conservation Trust was incorporated in 1968 by concerned citizens of Wethersfield, Rocky Hill and Glastonbury as a non-profit tax exempt land trust to protect and preserve the Great Meadows. We wish to save the floodplain's vital agricultural, scenic, archeological and wetland resources, and are committed to working with like-minded groups and landowners. We are organized to acquire land and negotiate conservation easements. We interact with state and local governments about decisions affecting the meadows, believing that the intrinsic value of the land must be high on the public agenda.

Our Focus

Important natural area or wildlife habitat; Water resources, including wetlands; Working farms or ranchlands; CT River floodplain

Operational Area and Acreage

Counties of Operation

Connecticut Hartford

Acres Conserved

State Total Owned Under Easement Other**
Connecticut 152   137   15   0  

**This figure includes land that has been acquired by land trusts - whether through purchase, donation or by another means - and subsequently has been transferred to a public agency. It also includes land protected through other methods such as negotiating and preparing for acquisition by other organizations or agencies.

Quick Facts

Great Meadows Conservation Trust

PO Box 171
Glastonbury, CT 06033-0171

Contact Information

Phone: (860) 529-0997
Email: info@gmct.org
Website

History

Founded in: 1968

This organization has adopted the 2004 Standards & Practices

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