Cottrell Family Preserve
Cottrell Family Preserve is WLT’s latest conserved property featuring 21 acres of wetlands, uplands and riparian along the Pawcatuck River. The property was conserved in February 2022.
Just downstream from the Potter Hill dam, beautiful and expansive laurel stands dot the property. Sneak views of Beriah Lewis Farm across the river in Connecticut and cross the many annual streams that flow through the parcel.
Trails: There are two trails on this property — The red trail is a one-mile upland loop that follows an old roadbed then meanders up a short hill through a mixed hardwood forest, crossing some annual streams and an interesting rock outcrop.
The blue trail is a forked out-and-back that heads north through a small meadow to the south bank of the Pawcatuck River, following it until reaching a nice landing at the edge of the property. Follow the trail back and take the short yellow spur trail, circumventing the meadow for a brief walk through young hardwoods and rich sedge grass.
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Location: 13-29 Christian Hill Road, just south of the Potter Hill dam. Parking is limited and rustic as we plan a permanent parking solution. One to two cars may park in the unmaintained laneway approaching the property. More ample parking is located at the DEM’s Potter Hill Landing lot.
Stay tuned for future access improvements.
๐The frosting hasnโt even set on our holiday cookies, and here we are,promoting our Summer 2025 internships!
But, weโve got a busy summer planned, so letโs get a head start...
Thanks again to the generous support from the Southeastern New England Educational and Charitable Foundation, weโve just posted two PAID internship positions for Summer 2025.
Will you help us find:
1.) a Conservation Programs Intern ๐๐ฆwho will assist with diverse tasks relating to environmental education and land stewardship, and
2.) a Sustainable Farming Intern๐ฅ๐ปwho will assist in the daily operations of two working farms (Frontier Farm and Echo Rock Flowers) located on WLTโs Barlow Nature Preserve.
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For more information and to apply, please follow the link in our bio and select โJoin Our Teamโ!
And feel free to share this with your network of college students who are working towards degrees in environmental science, biology, education or a related field. ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๏ธ
๐The frosting hasnโt even set on our holiday cookies, and here we are,promoting our Summer 2025 internships!
But, weโve got a busy summer planned, so letโs get a head start...
Thanks again to the generous support from the Southeastern New England Educational and Charitable Foundation, weโve just posted two PAID internship positions for Summer 2025.
Will you help us find:
1.) a Conservation Programs Intern ๐๐ฆwho will assist with diverse tasks relating to environmental education and land stewardship, and
2.) a Sustainable Farming Intern๐ฅ๐ปwho will assist in the daily operations of two working farms (Frontier Farm and Echo Rock Flowers) located on WLTโs Barlow Nature Preserve.
๐
For more information and to apply, please follow the link in our bio and select โJoin Our Teamโ!
And feel free to share this with your network of college students who are working towards degrees in environmental science, biology, education or a related field. ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๏ธ
The holidays are right around the corner, and we have some awesome last-minute gift ideas for you! ๐โ๏ธ
If youโd like a WLT bright orange beanie or 2025 calendar, follow the link in our bio to order. ๐๏ธ
๐Do you know someone who would love a fresh basket of produce or bouquet of flowers each week, @echo_rock_flowers subscription or @frontierfarmri CSA would be a perfect gift. Follow the link in our bio to visit both farmersโ websites!
To gift a friend or family member a WLT Membership, follow the link in our bio and select โLevels of Supportโ. ๐ณ
๐ช @graygoosecookerywatchhill will sharpen your knives when you make a donation to WLT at the Gray goose cookery! Sharp knives are safe knives!
๐๐ @second.serve.resale strives to lower the consumption of new clothing by promoting the benefits of resale. When you shop Second Serve Resale and select WLT at checkout, 85% of your sale will be generously donated back to WLT. Follow the link in our bio and select โShop and Supportโ to check out the pieces they have.
As we wrap up 2024 we want to say a big heartfelt thank YOU to all of our volunteers, supporters, sponsors, and community partners! We couldnโt do all we do without you! ๐๐
#westerlyri #landtrust #conservation #rhodeisland #stoningtonct #newengland #winter #fall #seasons #newyear #2024 #2025 #landtrust #nature
The holidays are right around the corner, and we have some awesome last-minute gift ideas for you! ๐โ๏ธ
If youโd like a WLT bright orange beanie or 2025 calendar, follow the link in our bio to order. ๐๏ธ
๐Do you know someone who would love a fresh basket of produce or bouquet of flowers each week, @echo_rock_flowers subscription or @frontierfarmri CSA would be a perfect gift. Follow the link in our bio to visit both farmersโ websites!
To gift a friend or family member a WLT Membership, follow the link in our bio and select โLevels of Supportโ. ๐ณ
๐ช @graygoosecookerywatchhill will sharpen your knives when you make a donation to WLT at the Gray goose cookery! Sharp knives are safe knives!
๐๐ @second.serve.resale strives to lower the consumption of new clothing by promoting the benefits of resale. When you shop Second Serve Resale and select WLT at checkout, 85% of your sale will be generously donated back to WLT. Follow the link in our bio and select โShop and Supportโ to check out the pieces they have.
As we wrap up 2024 we want to say a big heartfelt thank YOU to all of our volunteers, supporters, sponsors, and community partners! We couldnโt do all we do without you! ๐๐
#westerlyri #landtrust #conservation #rhodeisland #stoningtonct #newengland #winter #fall #seasons #newyear #2024 #2025 #landtrust #nature
We had so much fun making wreaths last week! Some of the greenery came directly from WLT land foraged by our very own WLT elves!๐
Big thanks to everyone who helped out and to all who ordered one!! And thanks to @frontierfarmri for letting us use the greenhouse and @broadview_florist_ri for some extra greenery! ๐
#wreaths #holidays #happyholiday #season #christmas #winter #snow #pine #spruce #forage
We had so much fun making wreaths last week! Some of the greenery came directly from WLT land foraged by our very own WLT elves!๐
Big thanks to everyone who helped out and to all who ordered one!! And thanks to @frontierfarmri for letting us use the greenhouse and @broadview_florist_ri for some extra greenery! ๐
#wreaths #holidays #happyholiday #season #christmas #winter #snow #pine #spruce #forage
Do you have a favorite Thanksgiving tradition? ๐
For the team at the Westerly Land Trust, one of our favorites has become our annual hike out into the woods of Barlow Nature Preserve in late November to take a group photo. We coordinate a clothing accessoryโ last year was scarves; the year before that, flannel shirts. This year we chose vests. Someone joked that the caption should read:
Thank you for inVESTing in local land conservation.
(Iโll spare you the details of which teammate made that dreadful pun.)
Joking aside, 2024 was a big year for the Westerly Land Trust: Our education program is booming, complete with a new program designed for our communityโs homeschool families. We successfully transferred the Ice Rink to the Town of Westerlyโ a big win for our Urban Initiative. And most recently, we grew by 90 acres with the permanent protection of Champlin Farm Preserve. ๐ณ
These Westerly Land Trust successes belong to our communityโthe real drivers of our growth and achievements.
Without you, we couldnโt do what we do. And maybe itโs this recognition that makes our annual November stroll into the woods that much sweeterโ it is a time for us as a team to reflect on the work we do, where we do it, while thinking of the people who make it all possible.๐
From all of us at the Westerly Land Trust,
Happy Thanksgiving!๐ฆ
#landtrust #westerlyri #community #thankful #thanksgiving #thankyou #nature #conservation #rhodeisland #stoningtonct
Do you have a favorite Thanksgiving tradition? ๐
For the team at the Westerly Land Trust, one of our favorites has become our annual hike out into the woods of Barlow Nature Preserve in late November to take a group photo. We coordinate a clothing accessoryโ last year was scarves; the year before that, flannel shirts. This year we chose vests. Someone joked that the caption should read:
Thank you for inVESTing in local land conservation.
(Iโll spare you the details of which teammate made that dreadful pun.)
Joking aside, 2024 was a big year for the Westerly Land Trust: Our education program is booming, complete with a new program designed for our communityโs homeschool families. We successfully transferred the Ice Rink to the Town of Westerlyโ a big win for our Urban Initiative. And most recently, we grew by 90 acres with the permanent protection of Champlin Farm Preserve. ๐ณ
These Westerly Land Trust successes belong to our communityโthe real drivers of our growth and achievements.
Without you, we couldnโt do what we do. And maybe itโs this recognition that makes our annual November stroll into the woods that much sweeterโ it is a time for us as a team to reflect on the work we do, where we do it, while thinking of the people who make it all possible.๐
From all of us at the Westerly Land Trust,
Happy Thanksgiving!๐ฆ
#landtrust #westerlyri #community #thankful #thanksgiving #thankyou #nature #conservation #rhodeisland #stoningtonct
Thereโs still time to order your holiday wreath! ๐
Adorn your door with a hand-crafted wreath made from locally harvested foliage. Wreaths are $65 and when you order a wreath, you can order a 2025 WLT calendar for $15 ($5 discount).
Proceeds will benefit the Westerly Land Trustโs conservation efforts. ๐ณ
Wreaths will be ready for pick up at Barlow Nature Preserve (449 Westerly Bradford Road) December 4th-6th.
Follow the link in our bio or type the following url into your web browser to order your wreath and/or calendar! Thank you!๐
https://westerlylandtrust.org/support-our-work/shop-and-support/
#wreath #winter #holiday #christmas #thanskgiving #decoration #holidays #foliage #forage #landtrust #hike #westerlyri #rhodeisland
Thereโs still time to order your holiday wreath! ๐
Adorn your door with a hand-crafted wreath made from locally harvested foliage. Wreaths are $65 and when you order a wreath, you can order a 2025 WLT calendar for $15 ($5 discount).
Proceeds will benefit the Westerly Land Trustโs conservation efforts. ๐ณ
Wreaths will be ready for pick up at Barlow Nature Preserve (449 Westerly Bradford Road) December 4th-6th.
Follow the link in our bio or type the following url into your web browser to order your wreath and/or calendar! Thank you!๐
https://westerlylandtrust.org/support-our-work/shop-and-support/
#wreath #winter #holiday #christmas #thanskgiving #decoration #holidays #foliage #forage #landtrust #hike #westerlyri #rhodeisland
The Westerly Land Trust Annual Meeting is open to all members. Join us as we recap 2024 and share plans for 2025. To RSVP, please call 401-315-2610 or email Erika at [email protected]. ๐
โ๏ธWeโll meet at Barlow Nature Preserve (449 Westerly Bradford Road) on Tuesday, December 3, from 5:30-7:30pm.
#landtrust #westerly #rhodeisland #westerlyri #southcounty #stoningtonct #annualmeeting #hike #nature #2024 #2025
The Westerly Land Trust Annual Meeting is open to all members. Join us as we recap 2024 and share plans for 2025. To RSVP, please call 401-315-2610 or email Erika at [email protected]. ๐
โ๏ธWeโll meet at Barlow Nature Preserve (449 Westerly Bradford Road) on Tuesday, December 3, from 5:30-7:30pm.
#landtrust #westerly #rhodeisland #westerlyri #southcounty #stoningtonct #annualmeeting #hike #nature #2024 #2025
Itโs holiday wreath time!! The Westerly Land Trust elves are readying the workshop. ๐
โ๏ธThis holiday season, adorn your door with a hand-crafted wreath made from locally harvested foliage. Wreaths are $65 and when you order a wreath, you can order a 2025 WLT calendar for $15 ($5 discount).
Proceeds will benefit the Westerly Land Trustโs conservation efforts. ๐ณ
Wreaths will be ready for pick up at Barlow Nature Preserve (449 Westerly Bradford Road) December 4th-6th.
Follow the link in our bio or type the following url into your web browser to order your wreath and/or calendar! Thank you!๐
https://westerlylandtrust.org/support-our-work/shop-and-support/
#wreath #winter #holiday #christmas #thanskgiving #decoration #holidays #foliage #forage #landtrust #hike #westerlyri #rhodeisland
Itโs holiday wreath time!! The Westerly Land Trust elves are readying the workshop. ๐
โ๏ธThis holiday season, adorn your door with a hand-crafted wreath made from locally harvested foliage. Wreaths are $65 and when you order a wreath, you can order a 2025 WLT calendar for $15 ($5 discount).
Proceeds will benefit the Westerly Land Trustโs conservation efforts. ๐ณ
Wreaths will be ready for pick up at Barlow Nature Preserve (449 Westerly Bradford Road) December 4th-6th.
Follow the link in our bio or type the following url into your web browser to order your wreath and/or calendar! Thank you!๐
https://westerlylandtrust.org/support-our-work/shop-and-support/
#wreath #winter #holiday #christmas #thanskgiving #decoration #holidays #foliage #forage #landtrust #hike #westerlyri #rhodeisland
๐๐ณ๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ฌ๐จ ๐๐ง๐ค๐ข ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ก๐ฎ ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ง๐ช๐จ๐ฉ: we have permanently protected 90 acres on Boombridge Road along the Pawcatuck River. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐บ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒโnamed for its previous stewards, the Champlin Familyโ boasts forests, streams, and prime agricultural soils, making this acquisition a huge success for our communityโs agriculture, economy, water quality, wildlife habitat, and historic heritage.
To make this possible, WLT secured more than a million dollars of state funding through the Agricultural Land Preservation Commission (ALPC) and the Local Open Space Conservation and Acquisition grant through the RIDEM State of Rhode Island Natural Heritage Preservation Commission. The latter funding was contingent upon WLT obtaining 1:1 matching fundsโa goal met with support from the Champlin Foundation, the Bafflin Foundation, ParsonsKellogg, the Forrest and Frances Lattner Foundation, the Horace A. Kimball and S. Ella Kimball Foundation, the Fields Pond Foundation, the Wild and Scenic Stewardship Council, Roddy-Holden Foundation, and the Rhode Island Land Trust Council.
The Westerly Land Trust is grateful for the underpinning of support that made this endeavor possible and for the Champlinsโ forethought that set the process in motion. Like all WLT properties, a conservation management plan will be created specifically for this parcel, focusing on sound agricultural practices, habitat preservation, and wildlife protection. WLT also will be considering how best to provide public access to the land and the bordering section of the Pawcatuck River. We look forward to sharing this beautiful landscape with our community.
Your support of the Westerly Land Trust ensures that more than 1,800 acres of land in Westerly, now including the Champlin Farm Preserve, will be protected in perpetuity for the enduring benefit of our community.
๐๐ณ๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ฌ๐จ ๐๐ง๐ค๐ข ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ก๐ฎ ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ง๐ช๐จ๐ฉ: we have permanently protected 90 acres on Boombridge Road along the Pawcatuck River. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐บ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒโnamed for its previous stewards, the Champlin Familyโ boasts forests, streams, and prime agricultural soils, making this acquisition a huge success for our communityโs agriculture, economy, water quality, wildlife habitat, and historic heritage.
To make this possible, WLT secured more than a million dollars of state funding through the Agricultural Land Preservation Commission (ALPC) and the Local Open Space Conservation and Acquisition grant through the RIDEM State of Rhode Island Natural Heritage Preservation Commission. The latter funding was contingent upon WLT obtaining 1:1 matching fundsโa goal met with support from the Champlin Foundation, the Bafflin Foundation, ParsonsKellogg, the Forrest and Frances Lattner Foundation, the Horace A. Kimball and S. Ella Kimball Foundation, the Fields Pond Foundation, the Wild and Scenic Stewardship Council, Roddy-Holden Foundation, and the Rhode Island Land Trust Council.
The Westerly Land Trust is grateful for the underpinning of support that made this endeavor possible and for the Champlinsโ forethought that set the process in motion. Like all WLT properties, a conservation management plan will be created specifically for this parcel, focusing on sound agricultural practices, habitat preservation, and wildlife protection. WLT also will be considering how best to provide public access to the land and the bordering section of the Pawcatuck River. We look forward to sharing this beautiful landscape with our community.
Your support of the Westerly Land Trust ensures that more than 1,800 acres of land in Westerly, now including the Champlin Farm Preserve, will be protected in perpetuity for the enduring benefit of our community.