The Caouette Simeone
Farmland in (15 Acres) South Acton ACT initiated this project and
provided partial funding for the recent
purchase by the Town. The Gaebel land (5 Acres) at
Great
Hill
Conservation Area ACT initiated this project and
worked with the Acton Community Preservation
Committee (CPC) for funding. The Donald land (11Acres)
at the Acton Arboretum ACT co-holds and
Monitors a Permanent Conservation
Easement. The Whitcomb land (16
Acres) at Heath Hen Meadow Brook ACT purchased this 16 acre
parcel as part of an effort to connect
the Heath Hen Meadow Brook and
Flagg Hill Conservation Areas. The Kingman Pasture (6.5
Acres), on Esterbrook Road ACT Holds and monitors a
permanent conservation easement on this
open pasture land The Groener land (12 Acres)
by the Nagog Conservation Area ACT
Initiated this project and worked with
CPC for Funding, and will hold
and monitor a permanent conservation
easement The Department of
Correction Farmlands on Route 2 (107
Acres in Acton) ACT worked with the Sudbury
Valley Trustees and the Concord Conservation
Land
Trust
to
secure Commonwealth open-space protection
for
these
lands
along
Route 2.
Recent Land Preservation
Projects
| The Acton Conservation Trust is a non-profit, non-governmental organization that can hold permanent conservation easements, accept gifts of land, accept tax-deductible gifts to be used for open space preservation and purchase land for conservation purposes. We also provide education to landowners about various options for preservation. ACT is one of more than 130 such organizations in Massachusetts, and is a member of the Massachusetts Land Trust Coalition and the national Land Trust Alliance. |
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