The Land Trust is extremely grateful for a $500 grant awarded by The Woman’s Club of Danbury/New Fairfield.  The grant will be used to establish a sound land management system for the properties that we permanently protect – including the ability to catalogue and establish a database of the properties.

May 6, 2010 – Gene Eriquez, Vice President at Union Savings Bank and former Mayor of Danbury, along with Royal Ruffles, retired Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals employee, have been elected to the board of directors of The Land Trust of Danbury. 

“We are very pleased to have these two gentlemen join our board of directors”, said Bill Montgomery, president.  “Both Gene and Royal have been and continue to be strong advocates for protecting Danbury’s open spaces.”

April 19, 2010 – The Land Trust of Danbury, with assistance from Bethel-based Preservation Advocates for Terre Haute, is seeking volunteers for the 10th annual cleanup of Long Ridge road and the trails around Mountain Pond reservoir. If enough people volunteer, a group will also be sent to clean up around Eureka Reservoir. The Land Trust of Danbury has “adopted” Long Ridge road as part of Clean City Danbury Day.
The cleanup will take place Saturday, May 1, 2010, and volunteers are asked to meet at 9:30 a.m. at the Long Ridge United Methodist Church on Long Ridge road one-tenth mile north of the intersection with West Redding Road. (The Church is kindly providing parking space.) Volunteers are advised to bring gloves and wear boots. Anyone arriving later than the initial meeting time is welcome to join the cleanup crews along the road or around the reservoir. The city of Danbury has committed to haul away all of the trash that is collected.
Long Ridge is officially a “scenic road” and bisects the beautiful and rugged 600 plus acre Terre Haute property, passing between the Eureka and Mountain Pond reservoirs. “In addition to cleaning up this beautiful stretch of road and the paths around Mountain Pond and Eureka reservoir, we seek to raise awareness of the need to permanently preserve the Terre Haute property as real open space and as a gem along the Ives Trail corridor,” said David Campbell, secretary of the Land Trust of Danbury.
Clean City Danbury Day, Saturday, May 1, 2010, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. is a time when anyone can volunteer to clean up a street or neighborhood in Danbury. Volunteers are provided trash bags and safety vests. More information is available on the Internet at: www.ci.danbury/ct.us/controls/NewsFeed.aspx?FeedID=889.

The Land Trust of Danbury will hold its annual bird watching hike at 8:00 a.m., Saturday, May 15th at the Tarrywile Park located at 70 Southern Boulevard in Danbury.  The hike will be led by Barbara Starr, expert birder, former President of the Lillinonah Audubon Society and former member of The Land Trust Board of Directors.  The hike is free and open to the public and helps showcase the value of Danbury’s natural areas.  The hike normally lasts about two hours and participants are encouraged to bring binoculars, insect repellent and a bird identification book, if available.  Participants will meet in the parking lot below the Tarrywile Mansion.  In case of heavy rain, the hike will be postponed until Sunday, May 16^th at 8:00 a.m.