Your generosity helps fund:

ANDERSON LAND CARE CENTER

NEW TRAIL TO BROWNE PRESERVE

Your generosity helps fund:

PERMANENT HEADQUARTERS

• Adaptive renovation of the c.1805 historic New Canaan landmark
• NCLT’s operational center: office and meeting spaces for staff, the board and community members, an ADA-compliant entrance and bathroom, a new mudroom, and a catering kitchen
• Renovated second floor for staff housing
• Restored front porch
• Maintenance endowment included

ANDERSON LAND CARE CENTER

• New barn to replace the existing shed
• Land Care Center as stewardship nexus for 400+ acres; model for New Canaan’s 14,400 acres
• Hub of volunteer engagement and education
• Meeting room, workshop, potting shed, and tool storage
• Roof solar paneling

BARBARA JOHANSEN POLLINATOR GARDEN

• An outdoor classroom and demonstration site to showcase and inspire the community
• Features native plants, selected to showcase a variety of pollinators
• Existing stone walls have been rebuilt, and the invasive Trees of Heaven have been removed from the perimeter

NEW TRAIL TO BROWNE PRESERVE

• A new trail connects the headquarters to the 11-acre Brown Preserve, improving access for neighbors and visitors.
• Torii Gate to mark the entrance to ‘nature’ and complements the Zen Garden
• We added 1+ acre of protected open space

LAND ACQUISITION

• $500K reserved for opportunistic open space protection
• Community engagement will invigorate NCLT’s capacity to expand protected open space over time
• NCLT 2020 Strategic Plan aims to double the acres of protected land over the next generation
• Land trusts often experience dramatic growth in donations after establishing a permanent headquarters