Bethel Land Trust

Established in 1977, the Bethel Land Trust is an all-volunteer, non-profit Connecticut Corporation devoted to preserving open space and the natural resources of Bethel.

The first gift of open space property to the Land Trust occurred in 1979. In the succeeding years, the Land Trust has received additional gifts from eighteen donors. The parcels, ranging in size from less than one acre to over 60 acres, are found throughout the town. Property now under the protection of the Land Trust exceeds 218 acres.

The Land Trust also played a major role in developing the Enchanted Trail, a public trail blazed with diamond-shaped yellow markers that crosses Bethel from Meckauer Park in the north to Huntington Park in the south.

A board of directors manages the land trust. As a local organization we coordinate efforts with the regions land trusts and participate in a state wide land trust association organized by The Nature Conservancy.