The Concord Land Conservation Trust owns approximately 65 parcels of land totaling over 1000 acres.  In addition, the Concord Open Land Foundation owns a two-acre property on Westford Road.  Some of the larger properties include:

Anderson Woods  Purchased by COLF in 1998, the house on the property was sold and the remaining 10 acres were donated to CLCT in 1999.  The property adjoins the Willow Guzzle town land on Sudbury Road.  The acquisition of the Anderson Land was made possible by a generous gift from an anonymous donor and other gifts from CLCT members.

Bemis Land  The 11-acre Bemis land was acquired by gift from Mary and Alan Bemis in 1977 and 1985.  The wooded property is located off Westford Road in the upper Spencer Brook Valley. 

Brengle/Ham Field  The Field consists of approximately 7 acres and is adjacent to the Simon Willard Woods.  Almost 5 acres were donated by William and Agnes Brengle in 1993, and the remainder was donated by the Ham family in 1992 and 1997.

Chamberlain Woods  This property consists of 59 acres of land, mostly wooded, on the East side of Lowell Road.  The donation of the land to CLCT by members of the Newbury family was completed in 1999.

Clarke Land  Located off Westford Road, the approximately 7-acre Clarke property was donated to CLCT in 1977 by Winifred H. and J. Russell Clarke Jr.  The property forms part of CLCT’s holdings in the Spencer Brook Valley.    

Ferguson Land  The 5-acre Ferguson property was donated by Hugh and Winifred Ferguson in 1997.  The property links Garfield Road with the Willow Guzzle Town of Concord land.

Freeman/Martin Land  Donated by Lynn Ellen Freeman and Peter Martin in 1996, the 14 acre parcel abuts the Bemis land in the Spencer Brook Valley.

French’s Meadow  More than 29 acres of wetland downstream of Nashawtuc Bridge were purchased by CLCT in 1961 from Alicia French and stretches to the Town of Concord land at Egg Rock. 

Hallenbeck Land  The Hallenbeck land consists of 4 parcels totaling more than 20 acres off Lowell Road.  The bulk of the property was donated by Jane Hallenbeck to CLCT in 1995.  Two additional parcels (approximately 5 acres in the aggregate) were purchased by COLF and donated to CLCT in 1996.  The purchase was made possible through the efforts and donations of neighbors working with CLCT and COLF.   

Hosmer Land  Two parcels off Old Road to Nine Acre Corner near the Concord Country Club and the Town’s Deaconess well site were donated to CLCT in 1961-1962.  A parcel consisting of almost 11 acres was donated by Gladys Hosmer, and an additional 3 acres were donated by the J&E Company.

Huggins Land  Purchased from Mrs. Huggins in 1978, the Huggins Land comprises almost 18 acres off Westford Road in the Spencer Brook Valley.

Hutchins Land  The 16.5 acre Hutchins property was purchased from the heirs of Gordon Hutchins by CLCT in 1971.  The property is located in the Estabrook Woods along Two Rod Road near Punkatasset Hill, Saw Mill Brook and Hutchins Pond. 

Kazmaier Land  Located near Elm Street, the Kazmaier land consists of open fields comprised of 4 parcels totaling 16 acres.  The property was gifted to CLCT in 1979-1981 and is used for agricultural purposes.

Keyes Land  The Keyes land consists of almost 28 wooded acres on Strawberry Hill Road.  The first 15 acres were donated to CLCT by Henry Keyes in 1976, and in 2002, Judy and Jonathan Keyes donated an additional 12.65 acres.

Martin Land  The 9-acre Martin Land was donated to CLCT by Maude Smith and Helen Martin in 1970.  The wooded property links Park Lane to the Assabet River.

Miller Farm  The 52-acre Miller Farm was donated to CLCT by the Poutasse family in 2001.  The property consists of wooded upland and farm land along Sudbury Road.  CLCT plans to continue to lease the open land for agricultural purposes.

Newbury Land  Situated off Lowell Road in the Spencer Brook Valley, the Newbury Land includes 34 acres of open upland, woods and a portion of the Brook.  The property was a gift by Anne Newbury in 1990.  Donations by CLCT members and transactions by COLF helped cover the cost of the access trail.

Piney Woods  Located in the Spencer Brook Valley, the 4.5 acre Piney Woods property was purchased by CLCT in 2000 with the aid of donations from neighbors and other CLCT members.

Scout Island  This island in Fairhaven Bay was a gift of Edwin D. Brooke, Jr. in 1981.  The property consists of 2.7 acres and is accessible only by boat.

Sherwood Land  A gift of Thomas Sherwood to CLCT in 1966, the 10.5-acre Sherwood property abuts the Concord and Assabet Rivers at Lowell Road.

Simon Willard Woods  The Simon Willard Woods consists of approximately 65 acres stretching for almost a mile along the Assabet River.  The upland portion of the property (26 acres) was purchased from the Garth family, and the land along the river (39 acres) is owned by Marian Korbet, who donated a conservation restriction.  The purchase of the Garth property was made possible by generous donations raised by a neighborhood committee working with CLCT.

Soutter Field and Bigelow Woods  This 77-acre property is located on the corner of Sudbury Road and Route 2.  The property was donated in 1993 by Mary Soutter and consists of a summer cow pasture and wet woodland.

Spaulding Land  Spaulding & Co. Inc. and affiliates donated two parcels of land totaling nearly 40 acres along Elm Brook off Virginia Road to CLCT in 2002.  The property abuts the Thoreau birthplace, the Elm Brook Housing development, Town of Concord land and Hanscom Field.

Wright Woods  Among the first properties acquired by CLCT, Wright Woods links Walden Pond Reservation with the Sudbury River and conservation land of the Town of Concord and abuts land owned by the Walden Woods organization.  Initially consisting of gifts by Helen Wright beginning in 1959 and eventually aggregating some  213 acres, the property has been augmented over the years by additional gifts in the Fairhaven Hill area from Henry Seton, Helen Wright’s estate, Eric Parkman Smith, Mary S. Thompson and Eunice Knight.  Today, Wright Woods and neighboring parcels total approximately 281 acres, chiefly woodland.

 

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