Welcome to the Old Saybrook Land Trust

Old Saybrook, with its wealth of natural resources, is a beautiful place to live and to visit. The estuary of the Connecticut River has been both nationally and internationally recognized for its ecological significance, provides habitat for a number of rare and endangered species and is an important stopover for migrating waterfowl, as well as a critical spawning area for fish. Rich tidal wetlands fringe the town’s southern boundary along Long Island Sound, with two tidal river systems providing additional significant habitat. No less important are the forested uplands of the town, a complex of rocky outcrops interspersed with rich inland wetland habitat.

The Old Saybrook Land Trust is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit, 100% volunteer-run organization. Our mission is to preserve open space and protect the town's valuable natural resources for the benefit of the general public.

OSLT Upcoming Events

Land Trusts Photo Contest - Acceptng entries until 2/28/18

All entries will be exhibited and winners announced at the Land Trusts Photo Contest Reception on  Friday, April 6, 2018 at the Lymes' Senior Center, 26 Town Woods Road, Old Lyme from 6:00 - 7:30.

Amateur photographers: enter the Land Trusts Photo Contest with your photos shot in the towns of East Haddam, Essex, Lyme, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook, and Salem of landscapes/waterscapes, plants, wildlife, cultural/historic subjects in color or black and white. Winners awarded with cash prizes. Youth photographers, age 16 and younger, win cash prizes in their own category. The Land Trusts in East Haddam, Essex, Lyme, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook, and Salem sponsor the photo contest with support from local businesses. Visit http://www.landtrustsphotocontest.org/ for entry rules, links to sponsors, and winners from previous years.

Steve Gephard to Speak at Annual Meeting - Sunday, 3/25 at 3:00pm -  Acton Library, 60 Old Boston Post Rd. 

The featured speaker at the meeting will be Steve Gephard. A local fish and wildlife expert, Gephard will be giving a 45-minute slideshow talk about diadromous fish and current efforts to restore them to Connecticut rivers and streams, including the Connecticut River. (Diadromous fish spend parts of their lives in freshwater and saltwater.)

Steve is a supervising fisheries biologist with the State of Connecticut, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s Fisheries Division. He is in charge of the Division’s Diadromous Fish Program and its Habitat Conservation Program.

Mr. Gephard’s talk will be followed by a short OSLT board meeting. Admission is free to the talk and the meeting, and everyone invited to attend. Light refreshments will be served.

Suellen Kozey McCuin Fund

 At the request of Suellen Kozey McCuin's husband, Scott McCuin, the OSLT established a fund in her name to use for future conservation projects. Donations may be made online using the button at the bottom of this page. Pictured at left are members of Suellen's family and some of her close friends. The group hiked together in The Preserve to honor Suellen's life on what would have been her 50th birthday. Suellen passed away after a brief illness on August 21, 2015. She was a loving wife, mother and key force in the effort to preserve the 1,000 acre forest for more than 16 years, never wavering in her belief that this land would some day be permanently protected.