PRESERVING THE PLACES YOU CHERISH

Established 1987

Beautiful Properties. Community Benefits.

The Westerly Land Trust conserves open space, revitalizes culturally significant properties, and provides environmental programs for the enduring benefit of our community.

Trail Maps

Save time by saving the Westerly Land Trust website to your phone’s home screen for quick and easy access to our trail maps

Properties

We have grown from conserving one property, Avondale Farm Preserve in 1998, to more than 1,900 acres of forests, grasslands, agricultural fields, and wetlands

Education

The Westerly Land Trust welcomes school groups, summer camps, and scout troops to use our preserves as living laboratories

Events

Attend our wide range of events to connect with the land and with each other

Join Our Efforts

The Westerly Land Trust’s conservation efforts are fueled by community support

Volunteer

WLT’s volunteers roll up their sleeves and get their hands dirty–forming community and connections along the way

Our Properties

The Westerly Land Trust stewards conservation lands, areas for public enjoyment, and urban spaces throughout Westerly.

Our Team

Jennifer Fusco

Executive Director

Lauren Barber

Conservation Programs Manager

Erika Lebling

Director of Development

Colleen Sullivan

Accountant

Marc Doherty

Land Stewardship Manager

Emma Stahl

Conservation Programs Coordinator

Join Our Efforts

Membership

Annual support is vital to our work

•  Receive Sense of Place newsletter

•  Early notification of events & programs

•  Members-only pricing on select events

President’s Circle

Our leadership giving circle
($1,000+)

•  Includes all Membership benefits

•  Invitation to President’s Circle event

•  VIP presale for our annual events

Orchard Society

Our planned giving society

Includes all President’s Circle benefits

•  Leave a lasting conservation legacy

•  Invest in WLT’s future success

What our fans have to say

  • The Westerly Land Trust is not only an organization that takes great pride in helping others in the community, but it offers a sense of belonging. Members develop friendships and there is a feeling of great camaraderie. We feel strongly about offering as much financial and physical support as possible in return for the pleasure and fun we have gained from being a part of this family of community members.

    Jenny and Ian Sykes

  • The Westerly Land Trust is a treasure shared by all who live in our various shoreline communities. As donors, we are unified by a love of green space and productive farmland. We also have the profound joy of ownership of so many diverse parcels of land, forever protected.

    Gale and Terry Hunt

  • Avondale is like a cathedral of nature. The care that WLT takes to preserve the essence of naturalness, whether it’s the little round-about to the bee center or the path through the high bushes challenged by the red-wing blackbirds–it is all magical. It would not be so special if it were not for the regular mowing and care you provide.

    Peter Bartol

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WLT conserves open space, revitalizes culturally significant properties and provides environmental programs for the enduring benefit of our community.

🌸👀𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗕𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝗣𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴...
and they say this is the peak time to spot mountain laurel in Champlin Farm Preserve, so lace up your hiking boots 🥾 and let’s hit the trails! This hike will be led by WLT’s Land Stewardship Manager Marc Doherty. Because this is a pop-up, there is no need to RSVP, but please arrive on time, as the walk will commence soon after 5:30pm.

🗓️ When: Wednesday, June 17 at 5:30pm

📍Where: Champlin Farm Preserve, 64 Boombridge Rd

🚶‍♂️How long: 1.2 mile hike; approximately 1 hour

🚗 Where to park: When you enter the farm road at 64 Boombridge Rd, you’ll see a parking lot. You can part there or along the farm road.

🥾What to wear: Closed toe shoes appropriate for hiking on uneven ground; you may want long socks, pants, and sleeves (plus bug spray) to ward off bugs.

👯This event is free and open to everyone, so if you know someone who might like to get to know WLT better, please bring them along!

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🌸👀𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗕𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝗣𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴... and they say this is the peak time to spot mountain laurel in Champlin Farm Preserve, so lace up your hiking boots 🥾 and let’s hit the trails! This hike will be led by WLT’s Land Stewardship Manager Marc Doherty. Because this is a pop-up, there is no need to RSVP, but please arrive on time, as the walk will commence soon after 5:30pm. 🗓️ When: Wednesday, June 17 at 5:30pm 📍Where: Champlin Farm Preserve, 64 Boombridge Rd 🚶‍♂️How long: 1.2 mile hike; approximately 1 hour 🚗 Where to park: When you enter the farm road at 64 Boombridge Rd, you’ll see a parking lot. You can part there or along the farm road. 🥾What to wear: Closed toe shoes appropriate for hiking on uneven ground; you may want long socks, pants, and sleeves (plus bug spray) to ward off bugs. 👯This event is free and open to everyone, so if you know someone who might like to get to know WLT better, please bring them along!

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