Announcements
PLT Acquires Appell Property
The Princeton Land Trust recently acquired the Appell property, located off Calamint Hill Road North. This is a 34 acre upland lot adjacent to both Boylston Park and Calamint Hill Conservation Area. This property was given in memory of Laura (Reynolds) Appell. It is designated to be left in a natural state, allowing for trails but no other development. The property caps Calamint Hill. It is primarily a deciduous forest with a small area of wetland in the lower south east corner. The property contains a boulder field on the south west side, and includes several large boulders closer to the road. PLT plans to created a loop trail on this property, connecting to trails in both the CHCA and Boylston Park lots (both of which are owned by the town of Princeton). |
August 2019 Annual Meeting
The PLT annual meeting was held on August 21 at the home of Deb and Charlie Cary. The Land Trust recognized the contributions of two founding trustees: Wells Dow, who moved from town in 2016, and Paul Schlaikjer who is retiring in 2019. Both spoke and the meeting and related stories from the past years. Four new trustees were voted and welcomed to the board: Christian Henderson, Clair, Degutis, James Convery, and Justin Griffin. The Land Trust is in good shape with a small bank account but several new land projects in process. |
PLT 2018 Annual Meeting - November 20
On November 20, 2018, PLT will hold it's annual meeting at 7:00PM in the Coppertop Lounge at Wachusett Mountain Ski Area. In addition to our annual review of the status of PLT, Colin Novak, the executive director of the Greater Worcester Land Trust will provide a keynote address. All are welcome to attend. |
PLT Acquires additional land near Russell Corner
PLT has acquired an open field of 2.78 acres near Russell Corner, on the southeast side of Route 62. This property was purchased by PLT using funds raised by neighbors and descendants of the Russell family to protect the land. To facilitate the purchase, PLT was offered a reduced sale price by the Littlefield family. |
Vivian Bisbee Elected as new Trustee
Vivian Bisbee has been elected as a Trustee for the Land Trust. Vivian, a long time Princeton resident, will take over the treasurer responsibility from Ellen O'Brien who has served in that post for many years. |
PLT Annual Meeting: November 7th
Everyone is invited to our annual meeting on Tuesday night, November 7th at 7PM. The meeting will be held in the Coppertop Lounge at Wachusett Mountain Ski Area. Following light refreshments and a brief business meeting, Jonathan Thompson, Senior Ecologist at Harvard Forest will speak. His topic will be:
“Wildlands & Woodlands: Conservation Vision for New England Forests” |
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