News Release: Connecticut Audubon Society Conservation Plan Leads to New Policies at Aspetuck Land Trust’s Trout Brook Valley Preserve
Trout Brook Valley Preserve, which spans the border of Easton and Weston. Photo courtesy of Aspetuck Land Trust.
WESTON, CT. Jan. 2, 2013 – After a 12-month conservation and management study of its popular 1,009 acre Trout Brook Valley Conservation Area, Aspetuck Land Trust today announced new trail use policies that carefully balance the protection of one of the region’s most important ecological areas with the use of the preserve for hiking, dog-walking and other passive recreation.
The year-long study by Connecticut Audubon Society’s conservation services staff working under contract for the Aspetuck Land Trust was designed to better identify the wildlife and ecologically fragile areas within the preserve. This will enable the Land Trust to make more informed decisions about managing the property for both conservation and public use purposes.
Trout Brook Valley is one of the most important ecological features of Fairfield County. It forms the core of a 6,400-acre expanse that serves as the “green heart” of the region, according to the Connecticut Audubon Society report.
