The Milford Land Conservation Trust will hold its annual meeting on Thursday, May 12 at 7 p.m. featuring speaker Tim Abbott of the Housatonic Valley Association, whose talk is titled, “Conservation Values and Stewardship: what are you managing for?”
Election of officers will occur during the business portion of the meeting for active members. President Joseph DeSisto Alling will outline the land trust’s accomplishments in 2021 and share goals for the year ahead. The public is invited to attend.
Abbott has been a conservation leader in the region for nearly 25 years, working with the Nature Conservancy and the Trust for Public Land before joining the Housatonic Valley Association in 2008. He has worked to secure over $18 million in funding to protect more than 15,000 acres of woodlands, farms and watersheds. A graduate of Clark University and Haverford College, Abbott was the recipient of a J. William Fulbright Fellowship in Namibia, Southern Africa. He serves on Connecticut’s Natural Heritage, Open Spaces and Watershed Land Acquisition Review Board, administers the Connecticut State Committee of the Highlands Coalition, is past chair of the Connecticut Land Conservation Council and chair of the North Canaan Planning and Zoning Commission.
Abbott has worked and conducted research in the US and Africa related to natural resources management, vegetation and conservation. He is known for his sustained advocacy before state legislators at the Hartford State Capitol.
His address, which promises to be lively, will include the challenges associated with land management and conservation.
Send an email indicating your interest to attend to info@milfordctlandtrust.org. You will receive a secure Zoom link for the annual meeting. For further information about membership or to volunteer, visit milfordctlandtrust.org.