Darien Land Trust to celebrate 65th anniversary
The inspiration behind the founding of the Darien Land Trust was a $5,000 anonymous donation in 1956, according to the Land Trust website. Four years later, in 1960, it was incorporated as Darien Parklands ...
Darien Land Trust celebrating 65th anniversary with Farm to Table Dinner
DARIEN - Waterbury Field in Darien will once again come alive with cocktails on the grass, an elegant dinner at long tables under twinkling lights and dancing to live music by the local band Barnstorm as the ...
Darien Land Trust hosts Farm to Table dinner
Chris Filmer: Darien Land Trust’s “founding father” Chris Filmer is known as the founding father of The Darien Land Trust, according to Sarbinowski. ... About the Darien Land Trust The Darien Land Trust, ...
Darien Land Trust welcomes new board members, Eagle Scout
Darien Land Trust New board members welcomed at annual meeting The Darien Land Trust recently held its annual meeting and welcomed new Board Members Kara Bohnsack, Phil Peters, and Penny Wilson. ... The trust ...
Darien family donates an acre with oaks, maples for conservation: 'a whole ecosystem in itself'
Richard and Kim Alexander gifted 1.2 acres of land from their property on Stephanie Lane to the Darien Land Trust. ... The woods in Glen Alexander, a 1.2 acre piece of land donated by Richard and Kim Alexander ...
Public welcome to Darien Land Trust annual meeting Sunday
The Darien Land Trust will hold its 2019 Annual Meeting on on Sunday, Nov. 17 at 5p.m., at Wee Burn Country Club. ... Selleck's Woods, one of Darien Land Trust nature preserves, is one of Darien’s outdoor ...
Darien Land Trust to hold Trails Discovery Day on May 19
The popular Trails Discovery Day has returned with a broad array of activities for families and individuals of all ages interested in having fun in the woods while learning about flora, fauna and the ...
PHOTOS: Finding magic with Darien Land Trust's Trail Discovery Day
Darien Times All photos Jarret Liotta Nurturing a love of nature, several local land stewards celebrated the trails of Dunlap and Selleck’s Woods Sunday afternoon with a family-friendly get-together. The ...
Saturday: Darien Land Trust to hold annual spring trail clean-up
Susan Shultz Darien Land Trust will be holding its annual spring trail clean-up on Saturday, April 13 from 11 to 1 p.m. at Selleck's and Dunlap Woods. ... The Darien Land Trust says the clean up offers an ...
Former first selectman donates family property to Darien Land Trust
In those days, the Darien Land Trust was a small operation, just getting going," says Ann. ... At the end of Steve’s tenure at the Darien Land Trust, 122 acres of land had been preserved. ... Our neighbors on ...
Beth Harmon, executive director for the Darien Land Trust
By Lynandro Simmons DARIEN — In September, Elizabeth “Beth” Harmon was named the new executive director of the Darien Land Trust. ... The Darien Land Trust hosts neighborhood events, so people can learn ...
Letter: Darien Land Trust grateful for annual Farm-to-Table dinner support
To the Editor: The Darien Land Trust would like to thank all of those who attended our annual Farm to Table Dinner at Waterbury Field on Saturday, Aug. 24. Sold-out for the fifth straight year, the event is a ...
Shirley Nichols — Darien Land Trust Director retires after 14 years
Under her stewardship the Land Trust added 59 acres of undeveloped land, increasing the Land Trust’s preserves to a total of 217 acres across Darien. ... Save the Sound approached the Darien Land Trust in 2011 ...
In Pictures: Darien Land Trust holds annual gala
Darien Land Trust Gala By Jarret Liotta DARIEN — In the spirit of saving the land, the Darien Land Trust hosted an outdoor Farm-to Table-themed fundraiser dinner Saturday night at the Waterbury Field open ...
Letter: Darien Land Trust grateful for support of ‘Green and Glam’ night
Darien Times To the Editor: Darien Land Trust gratefully thanks Nielsen’s Florists for hosting the first “Green and Glam” ladies night in their spectacular greenhouse to benefit the preservation of open ...
Saturday: Darien Land Trust celebrates completion of Noroton River fishway
Kevin Webb The Darien Land Trust is celebrating the completion of the Noroton River fishway project just in time for Fish Migration Day, April 21. ... Save the Sound approached the Darien Land Trust in 2011 to ...
PHOTOS: Tending the trails — Darien Land Trust hosts annual preserve trail clean up
“We call it Trail Fix,” said Chris Filmer, president of Friends of Selleck’s Woods, which shares responsibility for the trails with the Darien Land Trust. ... “We’re really excited to be here and ...
Darien Land Trust to hold annual Farm to Table dinner in August
The Farm to Table Event was created to celebrate the success the Land Trust has had in preserving more than 200 acres in Darien. ... “Waterbury Field is one of the signature meadow properties preserved by the ...
Earth Day: Darien Land Trust to hold trail clean-up day
Dan Arestia The Darien Land Trust protects about 200 acres of open space in Darien, 168 of which they own. ... The land protected by the land trust covers all types. ... “All maintenance is done by ...
Town of Darien, Land Trust work together to secure open space
Hecker Avenue Town, Land Trust work together to secure open space By Justin Papp DARIEN — For the second time in 2017, the town has voted to acquire a parcel of open space. ... Thanks to a donation from the ...