Saving the Santos Farm

 Save the Santos Farm Committee Members (L to R) , Spinner Findlay, Pam Trippe, Tim Vanech, Campaign Chair Tina Schmid, Wendy Goldberg, Trip Millikin On December 18th, the Westport Land Conservation Trust (WLCT) acquired the 125-acre Santos Farm on Main Road, step one...

Week of Thanks: Dorothy Sang

Mill Pond Conservation Area in 2019 by Greg Stone Westport Land Conservation Trust is thankful for willing landowners in our community that protect land and habitat for wildlife and preserve open space for passive recreation! The protection and opening of Mill Pond...

Week of Thanks: Elizabeth Wade

Elizabeth Wade at Dunham’s Brook Conservation Area Westport Land Conservation Trust is thankful for Tuesday Trail Team volunteer Elizabeth Wade whose truancy is only outdone by her can-do attitude! The weekly volunteer efforts of environmentalists like Elizabeth...

2020 Annual Fund

The 2020 Super Bowl Walk last February 2nd seems so long ago by Greg Stone  Here at the Westport Land Conservation Trust (WLCT), we believe in the importance of nature and outdoor spaces for the health and wellbeing of the community. Since the COVID-19 pandemic...

Shop local this holiday season!

It is that time of year again when many of you are thinking about that holiday gift list. This season we encourage you to shop local at Country Woolens, Westport’s Outdoor Clothing Store since 1977. By shopping local at Country Woolens you will also be supporting the...

Week of Thanks: Steve McGuiness

Land Trust board member Steve McGuiness (center) installing the last of three gates he constructed with 2019 summer interns Mitchell Carter (left) and Hana Tabit (right) along with Trail Team member Mark Lavallee (far right) Steve McGuiness is a member of the WLCT...