Protecting Open Space in Morris since 2006
Our Mission
We are a private nonprofit conservation organization dedicated to promoting, in a manner consistent with accepted community goals, the protection and preservation of Morris, Connecticut’s natural resources. This includes open spaces, water, soils, forest, farmland, and animal and plant life thereon, along with cultural, archaeological and historic sites. Our aim is to maintain the rural character of the community while allowing it to move forward to meet the needs of, and for the benefit of, present citizens and as a legacy for future generations.
Our Vision
To permanently preserve the rural character of our town.
Upcoming Events
Annual Meeting: June 27
Dear Friends of the Morris Land Trust,
At our annual meeting on Friday, June 27, 2025 at 7 pm in the Morris Town Hall Community Room, we are excited to host a talk by MLT board member Will O’Meara “Farming in Morris, Connecticut in 2025 and Beyond”
Will is one of the owners and operators of Hungry Reaper Farm, an eight-acre organic vegetable farm in Morris, CT. He has been farming in Connecticut since 2011, worked for a regional nonprofit on land access and farm succession, and served on a number of farming and conservation oriented boards, including the State of CT’s Farmland Preservation Advisory Board, Working Lands Alliance, and the New CT Farmer Alliance. In his presentation, he will address both the joys and challenges of running a small farm in Morris, CT, as well as some opportunities to ensure a bright future for our working lands.
Refreshments will be served after the meeting.
I hope to see many of you there!
Best,
Ben A Solnit
President Morris Land Trust