Press

Press

In honor of Earth Day, April issue focuses on the environment

Originally published April 2023

This month’s publication highlighted Kim and Richard Alexander’s donation of 1.24 acres to the Darien Land Trust and honored Chris Filmer, DLT Trustee Emeritus for his commitment to conservation. Read more.

After moving from South Africa, this Darien man spent decades working to preserve land in CT

Originally published November 25, 2022

After decades of creating and protecting Darien’s natural landscape, former Darien Land Trust president and retiring trustee Chris Filmer gets his own “I Spy Corner” in land he helped preserve. Read more

Family Donates Land, Leaves a Legacy

Originally published April 2022

DURING THE LAST WEEK OF DECEMBER 2021, the McPherson family transferred property to the Darien Land Trust and Mather Homestead Foundation, a donation of land that completes the family’s vision to preserve their home, Mather Homestead, a National Historic Landmark at 19 Stephen Mather Rd., and more than 16 acres of meadows and woods that surround it on both sides of Stephen Mather and Brookside roads. Read more

The Darien Land Trust: Saving Space in Darien

Originally published April 2022

The people of the Darien Land Trust (DLT)—the members, volunteers, trustees and donors— work hard to safeguard our remaining open tracts, as they take their turn at a wheel bequeathed to them by the visionary Darienites who started this worthy effort 65 years ago. Read more