As you travel Route 44 from Storrs/Mansfield to Eastford you cross over three major rivers that flow through our area: the Fenton, Mount Hope and Natchaug Rivers. These scenic rivers are fed by many smaller streams and brooks, some so small you could literally jump over them. Ultimately their waters all converge behind the Mansfield […]
Land Trusts: Important Partners in Watershed Protection Read Post »
The historic Atwood Orchard at the Joshua’s Trust headquarters in Mansfield Center–home to over twenty heirloom apple varieties–is currently undergoing a restoration pruning plan to ensure the ongoing health and longevity of the trees. The 3-year pruning plan is part of a larger enhancement project to transform the Atwood Orchard into a cherished community resource
Restoration Pruning Begins in the Historic Atwood Orchard Read Post »
The 29-acre Madeline Regan Preserve in Tolland is the location of an exciting ongoing conservation project to encourage a climate-resilient habitat through the use of prescribed burns. Upon discovering six healthy pitch pine trees among many dying ones in the white pine-dominant preserve–evidence of a once-larger stand of pitch pine–Joshua’s Trust Stewardship Manager Alex DiMauro-D’Amico
Climate-Smart Stewardship: Restoring a Pitch Pine Barren at Madeline Regan Preserve Read Post »
1 YEAR,3 TOWNS,5 PROPERTIES,232 ACRES, & $0.00 At any given time, the Joshua’s Trust Land Protection team is typically tracking between 10 and 20 properties that could result in either owning land outright or holding conservation easements that protect the land from development or abuse. After 60 years of doing this important work, we’re accustomed
Land Donation–It’s Still a Thing Read Post »
Hot off the press! The first Joshua’s Trust newsletter of 2026 has landed. Inside, read about some recent & inspiring land donations, ongoing habitat restoration projects, our local watershed, updates at the historic Atwood Orchard, our upcoming program calendar, and more. Do you want to receive the next newsletter in your mailbox? Update your contact
Joshua’s Trust News | April 2026 Read Post »
Over the course of our six-year conversation, I’ve shared some far-fetched stories. I told you that a meteor once fell in the Madeline Regan Preserve (The Sky Was Falling) and that earthquakes were increasing in our locale, the big one due soon (Shake, Rattle, and Roll). I swore I heard the ghostly cry of Elizabeth
