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Beth Rogers and Jeffrey Katz Preserve

Beth Rogers and Jeffrey Katz Preserve

Beth Rogers and Jeffrey Katz Preserve

Donated by John Katz, the Beth Rogers and Jeffrey Katz Preserve is a 26-acre parcel of land at 203 North Street in Roxbury. The preserve offers significant conservation value by connecting with other adjacent preserved properties and protecting a critical portion of the Battle Swamp Brook watershed, a prisine water source in the state. Other characteristics include a wetland habitat–a natural pond and vernal pools–and a healthy hemlock forest void of understory shrubs and invasives. The preserve was named after John Katz’s parents who have a love for nature.

Beth Rogers and Jeffrey Katz Preserve
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A Beautiful Day for the Hurlbut Woods Trail Opening

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Last Sunday, April 28th, the Roxbury Land Trust celebrated the grand opening of the Hurlbut Woods Trail located at the Hurlbut Woods Preserve off of Lower County Road. Donated by Howard and Kathleen Bronson  of Maple Bank Farm in December 2020, the 14-acre preserve (and its trail) boasts seasonal views of Roxbury, a stream, and several vernal pools.

The celebration kicked off with special remarks from Dr. John Smoliga, Roxbury Land Trust President; Patrick Roy, First Selectman of Roxbury; and Cathleen Bronson who recalled favorite childhood memories of how she and her family (the Hurlbuts) both stewarded the land and explored the many forested trails. Approximately 35 people walked the new trail after a formal ribbon cutting.

The day attracted community and comradeship while invoking wonderful memories for Howard and Cathleen Bronson and the Hurlbut family. The Roxbury Land Trust was elated to have a beautiful day to celebrate this one-mile, loop trail while honoring this special gift by the Bronson and Hurlbut family.

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Cross Brook Preserve

Cross Brook Preserve

Cross Brook Preserve

Located near the intersection of Painter Hill Road and Cross Brook Road, this preserve is accessed by a 15-foot access easement off Painter Hill Road and protects a portion of Cross Brook. No trails currently exist.

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McMahan Preserve

McMahan Preserve

McMahan Preserve

Joan Erbacher McMahan donated the first 44 acres of this preserve to the Roxbury Land Trust in 1991 and continued to add to the preserve through the years to bring it to its present size of 96 acres. McMahan also left a bequest to the Roxbury Land Trust to enable future land preservation efforts. A portion of the Horrigan Family Preserve trail crosses this property. For more information about this trail, please see the Horrigan Family Preserve.

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Shri Jagiri Lal Loomba Preserve

Shri Jagiri Lal Loomba Preserve

Shri Jagiri Lal Loomba Preserve

Offering access to the Shepaug River for fishing near the intersection of Mine Hill Road, this preserve has no trails. N. Paul Loomba and Mary Adams Loomba donated the preserve to the land trust in 1997.

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