Kent Land Trust

Conservation property stewardship: the organization is a leader in enhancing public access to outdoor recreation, supporting scientific research and analysis to inform educational programming and Land management, and providing excellent stewardship of its conservation properties through restoration of native wildlife and plant habitat. It maintains several miles of recreational and nature trails on its preserves. The organization monitors and enforces the conservation restrictions on its properties in accordance with its obligations under federal and state law.

Conservation acquisition: the organization protects conservation resources including water, wetlands, forest, and farmland through direct ownership and conservation easements.

Conservation education and outreach: the Land Trust conducts public education, outreach, and community service events throughout the year, drawing on the support of community volunteers to organize hikes, scout service projects, educational presentations, and other events. It typically hosts a town-wide community conservation picnic with family-oriented activities and displays encouraging conservation. It publishes an e-newsletter and shares conservation information via social media. Kent Land Trust leases property to a local organic vegetable farmer and manages a community garden on Land Trust Land. An active partner of the chamber of commerce and to kents municipal commissions, the Land Trust promotes food security through donations of fresh produce to the local food bank, and hosts community concerts and the local farmers market on its Land adjoining the village center.