The rain didn’t stop us from welcoming spring at Atwood Farm during our Annual Maypole Celebration on May 2! Thank you to our community for celebrating and dancing with us, to the talented musicians from Fiddlers & Friends for their musical accompaniment, to Peggy & Warren Church for their ongoing support of Atwood Farm and […]
Annual Community Maypole Celebration Held at Atwood Farm in Mansfield Read Post »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Christina Mailhos Appointed Executive Director of Joshua’s Trust Mansfield, CT — 4/27/2026 — Joshua’s Trust, a nationally accredited land trust dedicated to preserving the natural, agricultural, and cultural heritage of northeastern Connecticut, is pleased to announce the appointment of Christina Mailhos as its new Executive Director. With more than twenty years of
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Joshua’s Trust held it’s 60th Annual Meeting on April 18th, 2026 at Holiday Hill Day Camp. Over 120 like-minded supporters, volunteers, donors, and friends attended. Robert Thorson, Professor of Earth Sciences at UConn and longtime friend of Joshua’s Trust presented a lecture titled Drylands and Wetlands: Legacies of Human Ecology. Congratulations to the following individuals
Joshua’s Trust 60th Annual Meeting: Recap Read Post »
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
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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
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