Simsbury Land Trust2016 Annual Report

Celebrating 40 Years of Protecting Open Space in Simsbury

2016-2017 BOARD OFTRUSTEES

Fred Feibel, President Margery Winters, Vice PresidentKaren Brand, Secretary Bob Ellis, Treasurer

Chad AlfeldJoan AllenTed AlmyMary BaierT.J. DonohueKatie FrenchRob HeagneyPaul HenaultChuck HowardDiana MoodySally RiegerElliot SchulmanSusan Van Kleef

ADVISORY BOARDBob BinghamBill CoxCandace FitzpatrickBill HowardMike Long

STAFFAmy Zeiner, Executive DirectorPatricia Hazelwood, Director,

Finance and Membership

Editor:Amy Zeiner

Design: John Johnson Art Direction and Design

Thanks to our photographers:Ray Padron, Jacquelyn Perreault,Jim Ray, Sally Rieger

Contents

1 Letter from the President

2 You Can’t Walk in the Same Forest Twice

4 Working Farms, Working Forests

5 A Bridge Not Far Enough

6 SLT — 40 Years in Review

8 Financial Highlights

9 Membership Donations

IBC SLT Properties Map

s the Simsbury Land Trust celebrates our

40th year anniversary I would like to see

everyone in Simsbury be a member. Over those

40 years the residents of Simsbury have been given

a multitude of compelling reasons to become

members of the SLT. Hikes, talks, movies and

educational offerings are constantly

on tap. Our celebrations are great fun

and an opportunity to socialize with

like-minded people. Still, most

people are involved because they

understand the value of preserving

open space for future generations.

Together as a group we have

preserved over 1,100 acres —

including the ridge along West

Mountain where one can walk for over five miles on

SLT trails. We have a beautiful boardwalk on the

largest bog in town. You can view the bluebirds and

hawks as you walk the open fields of Wagner Woods.

Recently purchased Tanager Hill may be the most

biodiverse property in Simsbury. Most noticeably

we have acquired in perpetuity the development

rights to the three largest farms in town.

We are in it for the conservation. Though there

are several great open space parcels around town

not owned by the SLT there is no mandate that

they be managed strictly with conservation in mind.

Our open spaces need constant, science-based

management to stave off the

multitude of environmental stresses

that they face. Fields need to be

mowed, trails need to be kept

cleared and invasive plants removed.

Obtaining our wonderful properties

has only been half the job. Your

membership contribution provides

the necessary funding to keep our

open space viable.

We are extremely grateful for the loyalty of

our current members, and hope that everyone

who is not yet a member will join up right now!

I understand that there are a great many

organizations in town worthy of your membership.

Please join the SLT in having a positive impact on

everyone in town now and in the future.

— Fred Feibel

Letter from the President Why should you be a member of the SLT?Every year in the fall we send out mailers asking you to renew or join the SLT, telling you why we think you should join. This year we asked some of our long-time members why they became involved with the Simsbury Land Trust. Here are some of their responses.

• “We love Simsbury and saving land is important to us.”

• “We believe in the SLT mission.”

• “We need to preserve the land and natural beauty.”

• “Why wouldn’t I?”

• “Because we love hiking and the outdoors, and all theprograms you offer.”

• “We love Green Scenes movies and hikes.”

• “Open space is important to us.”

• “SLT is an elegant and efficient way to protect thecharacter of the town.”

• “To preserve the beauty of town and keep it frombecoming overdeveloped.”

• “Because the impact of the SLT is close to home.”

• “It’s my duty as a good citizen – I joined in the 90s!”

• “To help preserve the land and quality of life inSimsbury.”

No matter what your reason is, we hope you will considerjoining or renewing today!

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Obtaining our wonderful properties

has only been half the job.Your membership

contribution provides thenecessary funding to keepour open space viable.

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imsbury Land Trust’s mission is to implement creative land conservation solutions for the benefit

of present and future generations. But what exactly doesthis mean in practical terms? Conservation is defined asthe preservation, protection, or restoration of the naturalenvironment, ecosystems, vegetation, and wildlife.Preservation is defined as an effort to keep something inits original state or in good condition. Permanence isimplied but as the Greek philosopher Heraclitus wrote,“there is nothing permanent except change.” Change is a constant. Our Connecticut landscapechanges season to season, year to year, decade to decade,and century to century. Four hundred years ago WilliamBranford described New England as a “hidios (sic) anddesolate wildernes (sic)…full of woods and thickets…”.Just 180 years later in 1804 Jedidiah Morse, aConnecticut native who became America’s first eminentgeographer, described the whole state of Connecticut asresembling “a well-cultivated garden.” By 1830Connecticut was covered with farms and only 20% wasforested. Now, almost 200 years later, farmland is scarceand 60% of our state is mature forests. Simsbury LandTrust has worked diligently to help our farmers preservewhat limited farmland remains in town and much of ourstewardship efforts are dedicated to the management andpreservation of our forested areas. How successful will ourpreservation efforts be? As physicistNiels Bohr once quipped, “predictionis very difficult, especially if it’sabout the future.” Our currentforests are not the same as our forestsof 100 years ago. Prior to theaccidental introduction and spread ofthe Chestnut blight fungus, theAmerican chestnut thrived in

Connecticut and made up one-quarter of all the trees in New England’s forests. In 1910, there wereapproximately 130 million American chestnut trees inour state. By 1930, in one of the greatest botanicaldisasters in history, mature chestnut trees were all buteliminated throughout the Appalachian range fromMaine to Florida and west to Ohio. Perhaps there is a chance we can restore themagnificent American Chestnuts (once called the‘redwoods of the East’) to our forests. Scientists at theConnecticut Agricultural Experiment Station have beenhard at work for many years trying to develop blight-resistant trees by crossing American and blight resistantChinese chestnuts. The Experiment Station’s hybridAmerican Chestnuts should be available fromConnecticut nurseries within 5 years. The Station as wellas the Connecticut branch of The American ChestnutFoundation is seeking sites for the establishment ofchestnut plantations where these hybrids can be tested.Such projects provide wonderful opportunity for landtrusts with suitable sites to help bring back a historicallyimportant forest tree most of us have never seen. What will our forests look like 50, 100 or 200 yearsfrom now? There are many threats to our bestpreservation efforts, some within and many beyond our

control. The list is long. Our highpopulations of whitetail deerpreferentially eat certain treeseedlings such as maples, avoidingother less tasty saplings. Over timethese browsing habits will result in agradual change in the tree species inour woodlands. Invasive non-nativeplants threaten to choke out nativespecies in certain habitats. Manyhours of volunteer and paid labor

You Can’t Walk in the Same Forest TwiceMargery Winters, Vice President

Land preservation isnot a passive processand it is time now tobegin the discussion of

how we want tomanage our properties.

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have been devoted to the ongoing removal of these plantsfrom SLT woods. Other threats such as the Asianlonghorned beetle, ramorum blight (sudden oak death),emerald ash borer, hemlock woolly adelgid—are allintroduced species which have the potential to eliminateone or more of our forest tree species or to devastate ourforest. How sad to think that our great-grandchildrenmay not see the bright fall colors of maples, ash, and oakswe see dotting our forested hillsides. Some changes to our forests can occur practicallyovernight as happened on September 21, 1938 when themost powerful hurricane in recent New England historyhit Long Island and continued north, the eye followingthe Connecticut River north into Massachusetts. Thisso-called Great New England Hurricane, a Category 3storm, devastated the forests of theNortheast, knocking down twobillion trees in New York and NewEngland and affecting over 35% ofNew England’s total forest area.Imagine the havoc a similar sizedstorm would wreak on our matureforest cover today! And management of our forestsmay also mean the cutting of certainsections to help diversify the aging

stands of forest to create a mix of young, mature and old forestwhich would be able to recoverfrom hurricanes, ice storms, andother such disasters. Selectivelogging would have added benefitsof increasing wildlife diversity.Other land trusts, including theCanton Land Trust, have recentlylogged a 10-acre section of one

their forested properties to increase habitat for the rareNew England cottontail (a different species from theEastern cottontail we see in our backyards). This loggingwill create a section of thicket habitat that this speciesand a host of other species favor. What changes are in store for our properties? Land preservation is not a passive process and it is timenow to begin the discussion of how we want to manageour properties. Even if we left the land unmanaged tolet nature take its course, changes—some of themdramatic—will occur. An alternative is for the SimsburyLand Trust to develop more active best managementplans to preserve and restore our native flora and faunaand to maintain and enhance the diversity of our forested landscape. Going forward, we may need to act

purposefully to effect change to ourproperties, and sometimes our actionswill need to be reactive to unexpectedchanges. We cannot always predictfuture challenges and opportunities,but with your ongoing help, theSimsbury Land Trust will be able toadapt the changes that are certain tolie ahead.

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imsbury Land Trust has successfully protected three Simsbury farms in perpetuity (forever and

ever) from residential and commercial development inthe face of economic pressures favoring development overfarming. These properties—Rosedale Farms, TulmeadowFarm and the George Hall/Pharos Farms—are protectedas working farms, meaning that farmoperations are ongoing. Becausefederal funding helped finance theprotection agreements, all threefarms have some legally securedright of public access which may bedisrupted from time to time to allownecessary farm operations.

What’s a working forest?Of the three protected farms, only Tulmeadow Farm hasa woodlot. For protection funding purposes, a woodlot isnot considered a “farm” so the Tulmeadow Woodlot isprotected under the United States Forest Service’s Forest

Legacy Program as a “working forest”. A working forestis one used for timber harvests and other businesspurposes such as maple sugaring. According to DonTuller, Tulmeadow Farm has harvested timber from theWoodlot for over 200 years! This spring there was a timber harvest at TulmeadowFarm. It came as a surprise to some town residents anddidn’t please the regular users of official and unofficialtrails on the property. After all, there was theinconvenience and the disappointment of finding theWoodlot closed to the public as well as the fact that theaftermath of a timber harvest looks like devastation tomany people. People wondered why trees had been cutand what was going on.

Why do the Tullers cut timber? Sustainable forest management, including periodictimber harvests, benefits:

• the farm, by raising cash• the Woodlot itself, by creating a multi-aged forest

with patches of open and closed tree canopyfavoring a diversity of trees

• wildlife, by creating early successional forest, therarest forest type in Connecticut, and required bysome species of birds and mammals

• seedling trees, because that ugly looking slash (topsof trees and small branches) left on the ground helpskeep the deer from eating small trees and sproutingtree seedlings.

Was the timber harvest done right?The timber harvest at Tulmeadow was done inaccordance with a Forest Stewardship Plan that was filedwith the State of Connecticut and approved by a certifiedstate forester. The plan is based on Connecticut’s bestmanagement practices and is a requirement under theForest Legacy Grant program. It specifies many different

parameters, including how many tree seedlings of acertain size must be left, what work can be done nearvernal pools and temporary streams, and what can bedone near rivers and perennial creeks and streams. Forthis harvest, a state forester visited Tulmeadow Woodlotand approved the work.

What happens next? The Tullers cut timber about every ten years, so it will be a while before the Woodlot is harvested again.The trails are open and Don Tuller offered a tour of theWoodlot at the celebration of the Simsbury Land Trust’s40th anniversary in October. The forest will regenerate in the cut areas, where theadditional light and space favor the growth of healthytrees. The Woodlot that you saw here before the timberharvest was the result of Tulmeadow Farm’s ongoingforest harvesting and management program.

Is a forest regeneration area pretty after a timberharvest? Nope, but the Woodlot could not have been protected without the Forest Legacy Grant forworking forests. The question to ask yourself is “Would I have preferred to see this land sprout ahousing development?”

Working Farms, Working ForestsSally Rieger, SLT Trustee

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A Bridge Not Far Enoughleven years ago a team of land trust volunteers built a 24-foot bridge across Hop Brook at our 60 Westledge Road property. This year, it failed. For a few months walkers on the West Mountain Red Trail

had to wade or step rock-to-rock to cross the brook. That was not too bad during a drought, but we were countingon the drought lifting some day and the bridge again being essential. We studied how to make the repair, hopingto avoid the shortcomings that led to the failure. Several alternatives were considered. Finally, we concluded that alittle more than half the bridge was salvageable. Volunteers built a cinderblock pier in the middle of the brook andjacked up the bridge. They removed the damaged parts, replacing them with new lumber. They added metalflashing to the design, to better repel water. They added some extra lumber to bolster the old part and connect it to the new. They lowered the bridge intoplace and removed the cinderblock pier.They replaced damaged walkway treads andrebuilt the railing. Finally, they posted aweight limit, one walker at a time, just incase. A project such as this relies on bothvolunteer labor and financial contributions.One trail user spontaneously made adonation earmarked for bridge repair! Wehope you enjoy the new trail—one at a time!

This One Is For The Birds!SLT Birdhouse Auction and Contest

SLT is hosting our first Birdhouse Auctionand Contest and we need your help!Beginning in January, we will have 50birdhouses available for members to paintand decorate to be auctioned at our 2017Annual Membership Dinner in thespring. More details will be announcedat a later date. Many local artists, including AlexanderAnisimov, Catherine Elliott, Deborah Leonard, and John Johnson will be painting birdhouses for the auction. The birdhouses are available to members only and must bereturned. Thank you Katie French, Coldwell Banker, forproviding the birdhouses! If you are interested in participating,contact Amy Zeiner at AmyZeiner@aol.com.

Deborah Leonard DesignedPendant BenefitsSimsbury Land TrustAvailable exclusively at Bill Selig Jewelers

Simsbury artist Deborah Leonard and Simsburyjeweler Bill Selig have teamed up to design apendant necklace to benefit the Simsbury LandTrust 40th anniversary! This sterling silverpendant on an 18" sterling silver cable chain ispriced at $125.00, with Bill Selig Jewelersdonating $25.00 from each pendant sold to theSimsbury Land Trust. The pendant wasdesigned by Deborah Leonard, and is availableexclusively at Bill Selig Jewelers. Get yours for the holidays!

Special thanks to Don and Sally Rieger,Joe Springman and Joe Treacy

for helping to repair the bridge!

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Simsbury Land Trust — 40 Years in ReviewLooking back at 40 years of land preservation in Simsbury

Simsbury Land Trust started out in 1976 with no property and 70 charter members led by Peggy Shanks, the first president. Today we have nearly 700 members and over 1,100 acres under permanent protection! We are using our 40th anniversary as a good reasonto look back at all we have accomplished over these 40 years and celebrate the wonderful properties we now permanently protect.

(Note: Some of this material originally appeared in our 30th Anniversary Annual Report—but we are taking this opportunity to update our timeline and share with all our neighbors inthis special town-wide Annual Report. There are years that have been omitted from thetimeline if no significant activity occurred.)

Incorporation of the Simsbury LandConservation Trust – now known as theSimsbury Land Trust.

70 charter members.

Founders worked withtown and state officials,experts in land use, andexisting environmental

groups to developorganizational structure,procedures and focus.

SLT acquires the firstproperty, a 10-acre

wetland donation fromGeorge Leaska.

Marge Alspaugh creates the firstedition of Landlines, the SLTnewsletter. Marge remained the editorof the newsletter until she retired fromthe board in 1985.

John Cannon donates the first portionof 25 acres on the West Ridge.

Began examining theopen space corridor along

the Farmington River.

Two more West Ridgedonations, 10 acres fromthe Friedman family, 50

acres from the Hendrick family.

Town and SLT examine theimpact of a proposed NorthSaddle Ridge extension onthe ridge and wetlands.

Mary Knapp donates thefirst portion of a 29-acrewetland at the south end ofSaddle Ridge.

SLT considers development of a WestRidge Trail and planning started on severalportions.

Town and SLT begin an inventory of largeundeveloped tracts of land and begincontacting new property owners.

Farmington RiverWatershed Associationbegins work on a Wild &Scenic designation.

193 members.

First publication ofThe SimsburyWalkbook.

Gerti James donates 9 acres on theMetacom Ridge to SLT.

Pat Wegner donates the 15-acre TrainebandField on Terry’s Plain Road to SLT.

SLT produces the second edition of TheSimsbury Walkbook.

Ensign-Bickford Realty Corp donates theKetchin Quarry to the SLT.

Preston Case donates 12 acres onTerry’s Plain Road.

Cathles family donates49-acre ridge property.

233 members.

SLT engages graduate studentsfrom Yale School of Forestry to

study the West Ridge andrecommend a management plan.

SLT acquires 19 acreson Hedgehog Mountain,the first effort by SLT toraise acquisition funds.

SLT acquires 40-acre bog.

SLT receives a gift fromthe Fonteyne family to be

used to purchase 22 acreswest of The Hedgehog.

SLT sponsors a FarmlandProtection Forum.

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SLT commissions a feasibility study for amajor campaign.

First Executive Director is hired and officespace rented.

Bog Walk is constructed.

10-year Campaign for Simsburyannounced with a goal ofprotecting specific propertiestotaling 1,000 acres.

Helen and Marion Walker leave an8-acre ledge to SLT.

SLT receives its first publicgrant, $740,000 from theUSDA-Natural ResourcesConservation Service for aconservation easement on

Rosedale Farms.

Madeline Salster donates5 acres to SLT on the

Farmington River.

SLT acquires a conservation easementfrom 109-acre Rosedale Farms withfunds from federal, state, town andindividual sources.

Preston Case gifts his residence,subject to a life estate, to advance theSLT mission.

Simsbury and Canton Land Trustsacquire the 67-acre Arnold propertynext to Onion Mountain.

SLT accepts a $325,000 bequest, itslargest monetary gift ever, from theestate of the late Marie Dugan.

SLT purchases a 167-acreeasement from Tulmeadow Farm.

775 members.

75 acres on West Mountainpurchased from TheMaster’s School – 500continuous acres ownedbetween the SLT and Townof Simsbury.

SLT purchases the conservation easementto the “triangle” portion of TulmeadowFarm, an addition of 20 acres.

20-acre easement on the East Ridgedonated by Leland Holcomb.

Laird and Ann Mortimer donate 28 acresrunning from East Weatogue Street to thebase of Talcott Mountain, known as theOwen-Mortimer property.

Extensive West Mountain Trail systemcompleted by SLT stewardship volunteers.

SLT obtains $1.415 million Forest Legacy Granttoward the purchase of a conservation easementon the 67-acre Tulmeadow Woodlot.

SLT office relocates downtown to the Old ProbateCourt building.

62-acre Wagner Woods property in WestSimsbury donated by Wagner family.

An endowment fund for the SLT isestablished with the Hartford Foundation forPublic Giving.

760 members.

SLT closes on the conservation easement for theTulmeadow Woodlot, the final piece of theTulmeadow Farm project.

Records are digitized over a three year period withhelp from a $15,000 grant.

“Dirty Boots” Kids Club is started with an activitybook for children.

SLT begins work on a complex deal betweenGeorge Hall, Town of Simsbury and the SLTto preserve George Hall and Pharos Farms.

First year for Green Scenes, ourdocumentary film and discussion series.

The Macke family donates 19 acresadjacent to the Arnold property in

West Simsbury.SLT completes the project and purchases aconservation easement on George Hall andPharos Farms.

Native plant garden established on the Glover property.

Farms, Forks and Frames Dinner and Art Auctionraises over $20,000.

SLT completes $1.2 millionTanager Hill purchase, 75acres adjacent to theOwen-Mortimer parcel.

A second three-yearStrategic Plan is completedand initiated.

Past-President and longtime SLT acquisition leaderDick Davis retires from the Board of Trustees.

The SLT renames the endowment fund the Richard A.Davis Endowment Fund and raises funds to honor

Dick Davis’ contribution to the SLT.

683 members.

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Revenues Membership Contributions $ 104,926 Contribution Income — Restricted * 102,375 Grants 30,000 Land Acquisition Contributions 5,750 Annual Dinner — Net 11,149 Miscellaneous Income 1,450

Total Revenues 255,650

Expenses Administrative 41,381 Salaries and Benefits 38,663 Membership 41,111 Stewardship 29,456

Total Expenses 150,611

Excess of Revenues Over Expenses $ 105,039

* Restricted Contribution Income is funds donated to the Richard A. Davis

Endowment Fund held at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving.

Financial Highlights

JUNE 30, 2016

Assets CURRENT ASSETS

Cash – Unrestricted $ 244,746 – Restricted 48,523

Prepaid Expenses 3,163

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 296,432

OTHER ASSETSRichard A. Davis Endowment Fund(Hartford Foundation for Public Giving) 187,644Land 14,603,722

TOTAL OTHER ASSETS 14,791,366

Total Assets $15,087,798

Fund BalanceBeginning Fund Balance 14,752,115Restricted – Richard A. Davis Endowment Fund 187,644Board Designated Stewardship Fund 43,000Excess of Revenues over Expenses 105,039

ENDING FUND BALANCE 15,087,798

Fund Balance $15,087,798

Balance SheetStatement of Revenues and ExpensesFiscal Year Ended June 30, 2016

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We want to thank the community for its generous support this past year. None of the Simsbury Land Trust’s accomplishments in 2016 would have been possiblewithout our membership and our many remarkable volunteers and donors.

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Carol and Steven Kagel �John and Deann KeatingEdward and Joanne KenneyThe Kim Family �Kimball FamilyOtmar and Irmgard Klee ��

Glenn and Gloria Knierim ��

Peter and Gail Korten �David and Barbara Korzendorfer ��

Ric and Dee Ann Krahl �Alan and Becky KreczkoAlan and Leslie LahueLorrie and Doug LescarbeauEllen and Mark Lescher �

Paul and Kathy Lettieri ��

Brendon and Kelly Lewis �James and Lynn Lewis �Judith Loewi and Robert GibbsBob and Bonnie LombardiJohn and Kathy LoomisPatti and Fred Lorenzen ��

Robert and Kathleen Luchs �Robert and Lois LyleDavid and Deeg MackayMr. and Mrs. W. J. MageeGregory and Susan MaglieriMr. and Mrs. Michael MagnaniBecky and Kevin MahoneyMartha MarteneyMike and Gerlinde MartiJonathan and Amy MartinKatie Martin and Chris DrewThe Ken Mason Family ��

Chet and Laurie Matczak �Dale and Janice MathesonMcDonald Family �Paul and Karen McKennaBrenda McLaughlinLiz and Andy McMillianAidan MehtaLiz and Bob MelvinChrista and Gerhart Menzel ��

Paul and Ann MikkelsonBob and Jean MilesBrenda Miller and Pradeep Bajaj �Mary MitchellDouglas A. MorehouseJohn and Dawn MurphyKathleen Mylod and Timothy LynchJohn and Joan Nagy ��

David and Sarah NanzigJim Nason and Pan RileyThe Neal FamilyThe Neary FamilyRobert and Jacqueline NewmanMary Ann and Jim NewtonSally and Terry O’ConnorBrian and Terri O’DonnellJim and Jean O’Herron ��

Rhoda and Louis ObermeierRichard and Lorraine Odonnell �Richard and Denise OrderMark and Dianne Orenstein ��

Steve and Tina Osborn ��

Frances H. Otley ��

Andy and Jennifer Pace

Polly and Steve Parker �Ron and Barb PattersonJonathan PeakeLinda and Barry Pearson ��

Julie and David Pepper FamilyJan and Allen Petersen ��

Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. PetersenHelen Peterson �Diane Phillips �Dr. Joseph and Michele Piecuch ��

Jim and Dian PomeranzAnne-Marie Prabulos and

Chris Morkan �Lora Rancourt ��

Karen and Russell RegenauerCynthia and Don ReichlerEvelyn and David Reuter �Michael and Joan RogersSara and Sam Roundy ��

Jennifer and Steve Rowley �Viviann and Jon Rubin �David R. and Gail K. Ryan ��

Michael and Tamra RyanMichael and Susan Schenker �Jack and Debra SchmetterlingDrs. Elizabeth and

Christopher SchuckKevin and Nan SchultzPhilip and Mary SchulzJohn and Peggy SchuylerNancy Scott and Dennis LockwoodRon and Jo Ann Segalla �Bill and Sandy SeligThe Shafer FamilyDavid and Valentine ShawThe Sheehan FamilyLiz SheridanAndrew and Renee SherrellShlansky/DiCarlo FamilySizer Family ��

Brett Sloan and Bob PalmerKatherine and Paul Smith ��

Carl and Alison Soderberg �Leslie and Jim SomersBruce and Sibylle Spooner �Richard Stanley and Ginny Garratt �Charlie and Linda Stephenson ��

Lori Stethers and Marshall Greenberg

Stimpson FamilyMatthew StoneKeith and Susan Stover and Family

Wiley and Alison SwainMadeleine and Russell Sweet �Robert and Marjorie Taylor ��

Deborah Thibodeau and Walter Bosenberg �

Emily TraverseJim and Edith TresnerRenee E. Tribert ��

Don, Carol and Emily TullerMr. and Mrs. Donald E. Uhl ��

Mary Ann and Ronald UrbanJim and Kitty VanguntenJoseph and Mariangelica

Venishnick ��

The Verney Family �Winthrop and Marlene WadsworthLyn and George Walker ��

Andrew Walter and Laura SchuylerMr. and Mrs. Timothy C. Ward ��

Jon and Susan WarnerSarah Waterman �Marilyn and Jon Webber �James E. Miller and

Faith Ann Weidner, MD ��

Kelley and Kevin Weikel �Richard and Carla Wilde ��

Pat and John Wiles ��

Chele and Steve WilkinsGloria and Bob WilliamsDoug and Karen WillisTim Wolf and Linda Pagani �Barbara and Chuck WolfeWollert FamilyMary and John Wright �Tom and Karen Yanik ��

Tony and Eileen Zaldonis ��

Lou and Janet Zarchen ��

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Patrick and Diane AlbergoBonnie AldrichDeborah Lynn AllenKathleen M. AlsgaardAnonymous ��

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Charlotte Bidwell Bacon ��

Ruth M. BarrySuzanne BattosSarah BedellKathleen BellKaren BellinoHarald Bender ��

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Gary and Elizabeth BermanMartin M. BeskindDavid and Rita BirittieriDeb BishopAdrian and Teresa BludeauTracy BodinePatricia BoedekerLorrie BourqueJoao Bras-JorgeAlan C. Bugbee ��

Peter and Betty BurkholderPamela Cavalieri ��

Priscilla H. Cebrik �

Bill ClarkPierce Clayberger ��

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Barbara ConroyLorraine CosgroveBruce Daube �

Natalie Demers

Ms. Johnnie DentonFelice Donahue ��

Thomas Edge ��

Patricia EstillTammy Fagan �

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Mary Lou and Dick GallagherNorma GallagherThe Glasgow FamilyMiriam Glinn ��

Loel GoldblattJennifer Golec ��

Dagny and Harrison GriswoldChristine Gundaker �

Matthew and Margaret HeagneyMr. and Mrs. Charles HoulihanRobin JaffeeLoering M. Johnson �

Richard and Lois KaminskiMeg KeatingRobert and Judy KnightRonnie KryjakJonathan LascheverJudith LatinBob and Lyn Lauben �

Ron and Gracie Lefevre �

Sandra H. Lipscomb

John and Pam Lockwood �

Martha LottJudith LynchWilliam Lynch ��

George W. MacDonaldGinny MacVicarKathryn and Michael MaggioreAnita MarchantGreg and Catherine MarcoJames and Sherry MarshTodd and Lori Martensen �

Geoffrey Mather �

Judith McCarthyKathleen MillerMary Helen MillhamJane H. MoosDiane and Donald Nash ��

Carlos E. Neumann �

Dottie and Max O’MearaKatherine Oakes and

Douglas MelvilleHarriet OdlumJeff and Jan OlsenEllen PaineNestor PalacioGeoffrey Palmer and

Giannina DeBernardis ��

Craig and Jill PerreaultFrederick and Marlene PetersenBrenda G. Pfeiffer

Roseann PodraskyJulia Parker PostMelissa G. PostDonna Prohazka, M.D., M.S.Peter ProwdaPenelope PutnamDr. Andrew RadowEmily and Bob RichardsonMarion Ricker �

Mrs. Gretchen P. RobertsonLois E. Rommel �

Theresa SallsHeather and Chris SavinoMary Scanlon �

Miriam SchreiberNorma ServadioHoward ShapiroRobert SheaErnest SmithJane Spangler �

Richard SteerJonas Strimaitis �

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Mr. and Mrs. Steve Ballentine ��

Howard BeachLaura BellmayMr. and Mrs. Edward BennettPriscilla BergethonIlva L. BergmanJoe BosworthMr. and Mrs. John BuckeyDr. John CannonJon and Patricia CarlsonMr. and Mrs. ColeMr. and Mrs. William CoxMr. and Mrs. Charles DavisDick and Carol Davis ��

Carl and Nancy EisenmannMr. and Mrs. Timothy E. EllsworthClaudette EngvallEvan David EustisLee Ann EustisLeslie Pomeroy EustisKaren Cutler Fine and Alan FineStephen FishSean and Candace FitzpatrickPhilip FletcherSue FletcherLetty FonteyneMr. and Mrs. Louis FriedmanDr. and Mrs. Malcolm GalenCamille GarrityMichael GirardLynzy and Hank GloverJohn and Christine GreeneTheodore HahnJane Pomeroy HendrickMrs. William HindsWilliam B. HowardDouglas B. HunterMs. Gerti JamesMr. and Mrs. Stanley JohnsonPamela and David KatzFrank KrasnogerNeal and Laura LandermanMark and Debbie LeachThomas and Melissa LechakDebbie LeonardDr. Richard LessowGeorge LogemannBill and Nancy MackeMr. and Mrs. Robert McGillMary McGrathAnita and Wolfried MielertCharles Miller

Noel and Mary Ann MoranLaird and Ann Mortimer �Mark NelsonPeter NielsonSteve and Cris NobleDr. Nancy A. Humpreys and

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David and Beverly PayneMr. and Mrs. Terrance PiotrowiczBruce and Diane PowellMr. and Mrs. Richard PragerDr. Roger and Ruth Ann Preston ��

Sally and Don Rieger ��

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In-Kind DonorsConnecticut Party RentalsCatherine ElliotESRIFitzgerald’s FoodsFlamig FarmGeorge Hall FarmHolloways Appliance CenterHopmeadow Country ClubHoran’s Flower ShopImagine It FramedJohn Johnson Art Direction

and DesignKane’s MarketDeborah LeonardMaple Tree CafeMartocchio MusicMilone and MacBroomThe RiverviewRosedale Vineyards, LLCSimsbury BankSimsbury Farms Golf CourseTulmeadow Farm

Mike and Ann LongJim and Diana MoodyPeter and Gail Korten

Memorial DonationsJohn L. Cannon, M.D.

OtherJoe and Laura PatrinaMr. and Mrs. J. Rodney Reck �

EndowmentCornerstone RealtyIllinois Tool WorksOak Foundation

Chad and Denise AlfeldJoan and Bob AllenTed and Maura AlmyBeth and Steve BallentineSteve and Susan ByerDick and Carol DavisFred and Hannah FeibelJoseph Fisher and Linda LuchsCandace and Sean FitzpatrickKatie FrenchRona GollobBill and Becky GossTricia and Josh HazelwoodRobert and Barbara HeagneyPaul and Terry Henault

Chuck and Joan HowardPauk Knierim and Greg NickettTom and Sandy McGeeJim and Diana Moody Mary Ann and Jim NewtonCris and Steve NobleMarianne and John O’NeilJames and Tenley O’ShaughnessyDavid and Evelyn RueterSally and Don RiegerTim and Sheryl RuarkElliot and Natalie SchulmanJudy and John SchaeferMark and Ieke ScullyClair and Thomas SharplessMary Jane and

Joseph SpringmanDon and Pat UhlSusan Van KleefChele and Steve WilkinsTobey and Margery WintersAmy and Larry ZeinerMichael and Debbie Zimmerman

Simsbury Land Trust

Richard A. Davis Endowment Fund Since 1976, the Simsbury Land Trust has brought over 1,100 acres of farmland and open spacesunder its protection. We have built an extensive network of trails and related parking and accessareas on these lands for the use and enjoyment of the public.

Simsbury Land Trust is committed to protecting these lands and to keeping them open forour community to enjoy in perpetuity. Acquisition of these properties is only the first step; thelong term commitment to preservation also requires that the SLT have resources adequate for theperpetual care and maintenance of all of these properties. While the volunteer support the SLTreceives is tremendous, over the long term not all ofthe necessary stewardship and maintenance can beaccomplished solely with volunteer assistance.Consequently, a permanent source of funds is requiredto enable the Simsbury Land Trust to fulfill itscommitment of caring for these properties.

There are a number of expenses associated withthe Simsbury Land Trust programs and activitiesneeded to care for the land, the trails and otherinfrastructure. The endowment fund will provide apermanent source of income to cover these costs.

We are asking you to consider helping us build our endowment by making a gift to the SLTRichard A. Davis Endowment Fund. This will ensure a permanent source of funds to care for theproperties we worked so hard to protect. Unlike other contributions to the SLT, this donationmust be made directly to the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving.

Our fund, called the Simsbury Land Trust Richard A. Davis Endowment Fund, has beennamed to honor the commitment to land preservation in Simsbury and over 25 years of tirelesseffort on behalf of the SLT by Dick Davis, long time SLT Trustee and past president. We wouldlike to honor his outstanding contributions by continually increasing this fund.

Building this endowment fund will help ensure that the property now in the care of theSimsbury Land Trust will stay protected and open to the public in perpetuity. Please consider acontribution today!

Mail the checks to:

Hartford Foundation for Public GivingSimsbury Land Trust Richard A. Davis Endowment Fund10 Columbus Boulevard, 8th FloorHartford, CT 06106

Donations to the Simsbury

Land Trust Richard A. Davis

Endowment Fund should

be made payable to:

HFPG Richard A. Davis Endowment Fund.

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Simsbury Land Trust Properties1. Cannon2. Cathles3. Friedman4. Hendrick5. The Master’s School6. Fonteyne7. 60 Westledge8. Walker9. Arnold10. Leaska11. Bog12. Knapp13. Tulmeadow Farm14. Rose/Krasnoger15. Carlson16. Bergman17. Welden18. James19. Ketchin Quarry20. Wegner21. Case22. Landerman23. Salster24. Rosedale Farms25. Fletcher26. Holcomb27. Cutler28. Owen-Mortimer29. Landerman #230. Glover31. Wagner Woods32. Macke33. George Hall Farm34. George Hall/Pharos Farm35. Tanager Hill

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It’s membership renewal time.Renew or join early for 2017 to get your copy of The Walkbook in time for the fall hiking season!The book features 27 hikes in Simsbury, complete with maps and descriptions of the hikes. Also included are facts and information about the important geological features found in the areas surrounding the trails.

Get your copy of the new SLT Walkbook. The new, improved full-color edition of The Walkbook has been completely revised, with all newmaps, photos, and updated trail and property information! This new edition is available only tothose joining or renewing their membership with the Simsbury Land Trust for 2017.

Your membership contribution to the Simsbury Land Trust:• Helps fund acquisition projects, such as Tanager Hill, George Hall/Pharos Farm, and Wagner Woods.

• Provides funds needed to help care for the 35 properties the SLT has under permanentprotection, including trail maintenance, bridge building and repair and invasive species removal.

• Funds over 15 education and recreation activities each year, including Green Scenes, ourdocumentary film and discussion series, family hikes, bird walks and more.

• Supports the daily operations of the Simsbury Land Trust, providing funds for memberservices, informational publications like Landlines, our website and member recognition events.

• 27 hikes with maps and descriptions

• Geological facts and features

• Color photos of all properties

Special thanks to

Simsbury Bank for

helping to underwrite

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Non-Profit

Organization

U.S. Postage

PAIDHartford, CT

Permit No. 158

Simsbury Land TrustP.O. Box 634 Simsbury, CT 06070860-651-8773www.simsburylandtrust.org

Please use the enclosed envelope to renew or join today.