More about The Bridgewater Land Trust

The Bridgewater Land Trust was founded in 1987. A non-profit organization administered by town residents, the Land Trust supports a variety of conservation and education activities aimed at protecting Bridgewater’s natural resources, including:
– Land acquisition and donation
– Conservation easements
– Support of local farms
– Lobbying against wanton and damaging development and advocacy of pro-      conservation legislation
– Sponsorship of educational and other programs

THE MANY SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS
to the preservation of the town’s open spaces made by the Land Trust include:
– Acquisition of hundreds of acres by donation from caring land owners and          through easement agreements
– Preservation of Bridgewater’s farming heritage on the Jane Pratt Farm and      Town Line Farm preserves
– Establishment and maintenance of the Ketchum Children’s Trail
– Support of scholarship program for Burnham students