Newtown Forest Association
Connecticut's Oldest Private Land Trust
Connecticut's Oldest Private Land Trust
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| Preserving Newtown's Resources since 1924 Newtown Forest Association, Inc.(NFA) is the oldest private land trust in Connecticut. It is a 501(c)3 tax exempt not-for-profit organization dedicated to accumulating and preserving open space and resources for public enjoyment within the Town of Newtown, Connecticut. The Forest Association is managed by an all volunteer Board of Directors that are residents of Newtown and are not subject to the changes in the political structure; accordingly, we can maintain our mission generation after generation. NFA operates completely independent of the Town of Newtown and we receive no funding from the town's taxpayers. The NFA is dependent upon funds it receives from its generous donors and membership dues. NFA now owns approximately 1,000 acres that are preserved as open space for perpetuity. Some of our properties have been donated to us with conditions that designate them as wildlife sanctuaries, bird havens or just natural, undisturbed forest. No matter what type of land, wet, dry, meadow or forest, it is held for all time as open space for the benefit of the Newtown community and all nature lovers. |
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Newtown Forest Association
Connecticut's Oldest Private Land Trust
Connecticut's Oldest Private Land Trust
| Holcombe Wildlife Preserve facing North |
| The NFA's first property is less than 1 mile from the infamous Flagpole. The Town Forest was donated by several revolutionary individuals concerned with open space preservation in 1923. |