Greenwich Land Trust

Greenwich Land Trust
FormationSeptember 9, 1976; 48 years ago (1976-09-09)
FounderPaul van der Stricht
TypeNonprofit organization
Headquarters376 Round Hill Road
Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S. 06831
President
Jacqueline C. Keeshan
Vice President
S. Wear Culvahouse, MD
Vice President
Urling Searle
Staff
5+ FTEs
Websitegltrust.org

Greenwich Land Trust (officially The Greenwich Land Trust, Inc.[1]) is an independent nonprofit organization based in Greenwich, Connecticut with the focus on open space conservation. Established in 1976 by Paul van der Stricht the organization currently manages 869+ acres of protected open space.[2]

Most recently, GLT in a joint-venture with the Town of Greenwich, acquired more than 70 acres of open space from the Aquarion Water Company in September 2020.[3][4] In December 2021 they acquired 8 more acres from the company for permanent preservation.[5][6]

  1. ^ "business". service.ct.gov. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  2. ^ "Greenwich Land Trust | Greenwich Land Trust | Greenwich CT". Greenwich Land Trust. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  3. ^ https://www.greenwichtime.com/local/article/It-s-official-Town-and-Greenwich-Land-Trust-15618330.php
  4. ^ "Town of Greenwich Celebrates Purchase of 72 Acres of Open Space". Greenwich Sentinel. 2020-10-22. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  5. ^ Hall, Phil (2021-12-08). "Greenwich Land Trust buys 8 acres from Aquarion for $2.2M". Westfair Communications. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  6. ^ greenwichfreepress (2021-12-04). "Greenwich Land Trust Acquires 8 Acres of Vital Open Space". Greenwich Free Press. Retrieved 2023-08-08.