Welcome to you all: To the Merritts, Nelson, his daughters Susan, Nancy, and Debra, to Tom & Hannah Treuer and John & Carly Matroienni. I hope to introduce you to some of the folks that were able to be here today that have been involved in GOSA, and who have done so much to transform [...]
A beautiful summer/fall day on Monday, October 10, 2011 with temperatures in the high 70’s greeted the 39 guests plus some young neighborhood boys and several wild turkeys. We gathered in a circle of chairs to celebrate Mary Cory Merritt’s life.
Rick Newton is a Vice President and Chairman of the Stewardship Committee of the Avalonia Land Conservancy. His letter on Open Space was published on August 4 in The Mystic River Press, and the full text follows: Recent news reports regarding the concerns of Stonington citizens about the Mary Hall/Greenhaven Road proposed subdivision show that [...]
NEW LONDON — The Day added the Groton Sheep Farm to its guide to hiking sites in the area with an article in the July 23, 2011 issue. Sasha Goldstein, writer of the article, comments: “Nestled just off I-95, this 63-acre tract of land in Groton provides varied, beautiful terrain for a walk in the [...]
GROTON — The GOSA website has posted a 1,500-word article by Nelson Merritt about the Fort Hill Farm where he grew up, a 75-acre portion of which now is The Merritt Family Forest. Also added to the website is a newspaper article describing Mr. Merritt’s remarkable post-farm career as an engineer with significant achievements in [...]
By Sidney F. Van Zandt, GOSA Vice President GROTON — Connecticut Trails Day sponsored by the Connecticut Forest & Park Association, manager of the Blue Trail System, is on Saturday, June 4, 2011 in Groton. Three tours are available in Groton: ( For descriptions see below.) They are sponsored by Groton Open Space Association (gosaonline.org), [...]
By Joan Smith, GOSA President GROTON — The Groton Open Space Association has received the Connecticut Land Conservation Council’s prestigious annual award for Outstanding Land Acquisition Effort. The award was presented at the CLCC 2011 conference Saturday, April 30 at the Exley Science Center at Wesleyan University in Middletown. Other categories for the CLCC’s Excellence in [...]
GROTON — The February issue of Sound Outlook, an electronic newsletter of the Department of Environmental Protection, says this about the Sheep Farm, acquired by GOSA in December with the aid of state grants: The property’s ecological and habitat diversity and quality and its proximity to a highly urbanized area distinguish the site, which is [...]
GROTON–The Groton Open Space Association is working at high speed through heavy winter weather to prepare the newly acquired Sheep Farm on Hazelnut Hill Road for public use. Eight buildings on the property, including two houses, a barn and sheds, are to be demolished before the site is deemed safe for visitors. Asbestos and [...]
GROTON — Following is the text of a news release issued by The Conservation Fund, Arlington, Virginia, about GOSA’s acquisition of the Sheep Farm Dec. 14, 2010: The Groton Open Space Association (GOSA) has purchased a 63-acre tract in the Poquonnock uplands of Groton with a loan from The Conservation Fund. The acquired parcel [...]
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