The Milford Land Conservation Trust recently completed acquisition of an additional adjacent four acres fronting the Housatonic River
The land was bequeathed from the estate of Bradford Elker, a longtime MLCT board member, who had also given the land trust 2.4 acres during his lifetime.
Elker was raised at 684 Oronoque Rd., commonly referred to as “By the River Farm.”
“We are excited by this recent acquisition from the Elker estate and are grateful to Mr. and Mrs. Elker and their family,” said Joseph DeSisto Alling, president of the MLCT. “Our enthusiasm is tempered by the knowledge that our mission requires that land remain in its natural state for future generations to enjoy. We are deeply devoted to our sobering responsibilities.”
The MLCT was founded in 1971 as a private nonprofit in Milford and owns over 135 acres of land located throughout every neighborhood in the city.