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Preserves & Maps

With over 50 preserves, the Middlesex Land Trust has preserved more than 1000 acres of natural land in northern Middlesex County. With the help of Wesleyan University, Esri/ArcGIS, Clearwater Paper and many volunteers, the Land Trust is currently working on a new Preserve Mapping Project with the goal of mapping our preserves and making location and trial maps available on-line. Some of our first maps are also here: Palmer Taylor Preserve, Portland Union Hill Preserve, Cobalt Highland Pond Preserve, Middletown R.H.Collins Preserve, Portland Sellew Preserve, East Hampton Abe Temkin Preserve, Portland Benson Preserve, Middletown Bourgoin Preserve, East Hampton Caplin Preserve, Portland Brainerd Quarry Preserve, Haddam Neck Spiderweed Preserve, Middletown These maps are currently in the works: Leaska-Pearson Preserve, Middletown Cassa Preserve, Middletown South Farms Jackson Preserve, Middletown South Farms Lyceum Preserve, Middletown Harris Preserve, Middletown Longworth Preserve, Middletown Pecausett Meadow West, Portland Pecausett Meadows East, Portland Cobalt Landing, Portland Gen. John Hoar Preserve, Portlant Coginchaug Quarry, Durham Holmgren Preserve, East Hampton Parmelee Brook Preserve, Durham Caslow Preserve, Middletown Mica Ledges Preserve, Durham Marino Preserve, Middletown Rabbit Brook Preserve, Portland Christopher Brook Preserve, East Hampton Carlson Preserve, Portland Upper Pine Brook Preserve, East Hampton Pine Brook Falls Preserve, East Hampton Pine Brook Ledges Preserve, East Hampton Kelsey Farms, Middletown Okumsett Preserve, Portland King Preserve, Middletown Hill Preserve, East Hampton Sklodosky Preserve, East Hampton Oak Ledges Preserve, Portland Trebert Preserve, Middletown Solonia Preserve, Middletown Pocotopaug Preserve, East Hampton Stuart Brook Preserve, Portland Sterry Preserve, Portland Rattlesnake Brook, Portland Kruger Preserve, Haddam Neck Luby Conservation Easement Boardman Preserve, Middletown Great Hill Pond Preserve, Portland Shailor Ledges Preserve, Middletown Cedar Meadows Preserve, Portland Wells Landing, East Hampton Here are some of our older maps, though please beware: trails may have changed, moved or disappeared completely. Sumner Brook Corridor, Middletown Mica Ledges Preserve, Durham & Madison Pecausett Meadows Preserves, Portland