East Lyme and Niantic

About

The main purpose of the trust is to preserve the lands but there are many educational walks. Pamphlets and maps are available and there are educational talks for adults and children. Posters and RAMSAR materials are used extensively for interpretation.

Management and funding

The trust has a president, Kathryn Stillwell Burton, and an executive committee. It is an NGO and acquires and preserves properties inperpetuity. Funding comes through membership and donations.

Founded/opened

The trust was founded in 1972 and owns fifteen properties totalling more than 1,020 acres within the town of East Lyme.

Seven are excellent wetlands, five coastal wetlands that feed into the Long Island Sound in Connecticut, USA near the Connecticut River.

Staffing

The president has oversight of all the centres with the executive committee working on projects. The trust works closely with local schools.

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Work Areas

Formal (school and university) learning

The sites are studied by many colleges and universities visiting with their professors. The findings supplied are used by the trust in talks to the public.

Informal (general public) learning

All of the properties have maps and trials with some also having guide books. There are organised walks and talks throughout the year.

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Expertise

The properties consist of coastal wetlands, interior wetlands, coastal forest and marshland with several unusual features.

There is no centre per-se but all are open to the public and there are regular education programs. Due to their fragile nature some of the sites are closed for part of the year.

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