Aspetuck Land Trust grows with land purchase and merger

"Aspetuck Land Trust is growing due to a merger with the Monroe Land Trust and a grant to acquire more than 18 acres of open space in Easton...

Bill Kraekel, Aspetuck Land Trust’s president, said "The Aspetuck Land Trust has always had a regional view of conservation. Adding Monroe is a natural extension of our mission and programs"...

Aspetuck Land Trust will also be able to protect more undeveloped land in Easton, because of a $188,000 grant...It will be used to help purchase 18.7 acres at 18 South Park Ave. along the Mill River in Easton, which will be incorporated into the Warner Angler Preserve, more than quadrupling the current area."

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Aspetuck Land Trust President Bill Kraekel, left, and Easton First Selectman David Bindelglass pose during a tour of a property the land trust will receive following a recent grant, in Easton, Conn. July 1, 2021. The property will add to the land trust’s Warner Angler Preserve along the Mill River.Ned Gerard / Hearst Connecticut Media

Aspetuck Land Trust President Bill Kraekel, left, and Easton First Selectman David Bindelglass pose during a tour of a property the land trust will receive following a recent grant, in Easton, Conn. July 1, 2021. The property will add to the land trust’s Warner Angler Preserve along the Mill River.

Ned Gerard / Hearst Connecticut Media