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New Trail Opening at Horrigan Family Preserve

New Trail Opening at Horrigan Family Preserve

Start your weekend outdoors and join RLT for a guided new trail opening at the Horrigan Family Preserve off Rocky Mountain Road on Saturday, April 15, 2023 at 10 a.m. Park at the River Road parking areas and follow signs to the meeting place. Please also register so...

RLT and Flanders Take a Winter Walk

RLT and Flanders Take a Winter Walk

Join our friends at Flanders Nature Center and Land Trust for a scenic mid-winter walk on Roxbury Land Trust's beautiful Kress Family Trail at the Orzech Family Preserve on Thursday, February 9th at 10 a.m. Layer up and enjoy a riverside walk, meet new people, and...

Friends Gather at the 2022 Dave Beglan Memorial Walk

Friends Gather at the 2022 Dave Beglan Memorial Walk

  Over 35 people joined RLT President and Geologist John Smoliga and local Artist and Pilot Billy Steers on the 2022 annual Dave Beglan Memorial Walk at the iconic Mine Hill Preserve. Family and friends gathered, got outdoors, and burned off some Thanksgiving...

Fun for all at “By the River” Celebration

Fun for all at “By the River” Celebration

Great reviews from participants of RLT's first "By the River: Family Nature Celebration" on Sunday afternoon, September 18, 2022 at the River Road Preserve.  The afternoon opened with beautiful, sunny weather and cooler temperatures allowing families to comfortably...

Roxbury Awards RLT ARPA Funding to Improve Trails

Roxbury Awards RLT ARPA Funding to Improve Trails

On July 21, 2022, the Town of Roxbury's First Selectman Patrick Roy awarded RLT President John Smoliga and Director of Development Barbara Bradbury-Pape a $5,000 check from American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds.  RLT is very grateful for the gift which will be used to...

RLT Opens New Volunteers Pedestrian Bridge

RLT Opens New Volunteers Pedestrian Bridge

  In December 2021, Roxbury Land Trust announced the installation of a new Volunteers’ Bridge at the Orzech Family Preserve off Botsford Hill Road, Roxbury. The installation is part of an ongoing effort to improve connectivity between preserves. The new steel...

Bronson Family Donates 14.01 Acres to form Hurlbut Woods Preserve

Bronson Family Donates 14.01 Acres to form Hurlbut Woods Preserve

The Roxbury Land Trust (RLT) is pleased to announce the donation of 14.01 acres of forested land off Good Hill Road. Howard and Cathleen Bronson of Maple Bank Farm gifted the land in honor of Cathleen Bronson’s family and the property will be known as the Hurlbut...

14 Acres Donated to Roxbury Land Trust to Preserve Open Space

14 Acres Donated to Roxbury Land Trust to Preserve Open Space

Thanks to the generous donation of land owned by a long-time Roxbury resident, the Roxbury Land Trust (RLT) has preserved an additional 14.12 acres in Roxbury as open space.  The Geraldine R. Stutz Preserve, donated by Ramarax Holdings LLLP and Defer LLLP, protects woodlands and watercourses and is adjacent to Roxbury Town Open Space off […]