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Farmington Land Trust Presents "A Stroll on the Land" - Geocaching!

Led by Doug Pelham, President of the Farmington Land Trust

The Farmington Land Trust is sponsoring the third in a series of outdoor experiences called "A Stroll on the Land” on Thursday, July 26 at 6 p.m. Doug Pelham, Farmington Land Trust President, will lead the group to several Geocaches located on the historic Carey Pasture parcel. 

The group will meet at the garage on the Carey parcel, which is the second driveway on the right after turning onto Mountain Spring Road from Route 4, where limited parking is available. If the parking area is full more parking is available just up the street, just follow our signs. It’s an easy walk to back the Carey parcel.

Geocaching is a real-world, outdoor treasure hunting game using GPS-enabled devices. Participants navigate to a specific set of GPS coordinates and then attempt to find the Geocache (container) hidden at that location.  The Geocache contains a log book and small toys and trinkets that children can trade.  Please note that the trail is steep in spots but ends at an overlook with a stunning view of the Farmington River valley. 

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This event is free and open to the public. No reservation required. All ages are welcome. Be sure to bring your GPS-enabled device or Smartphone. No pets please. In case of rain, event will be cancelled.

History: The Carey, Barney and Lidgerwood parcels, now owned by the Farmington Land Trust, recall the centuries-long agricultural history of the neighborhood and the estates of its well-to-do landowners. The historic parcels were donated to the Land Trust by Ann Carey, Hattie Lidgerwood, Katherine Garfield, and the William Lidgerwood, Richard Noyes and William Haviland families. They front Mountain Spring Road on the east, across from the Barney House and Boulder Brook Lot and include a sloping wet meadow with huge pasture trees and excellent wildlife habitat. The big barns and sheds are gone now, and the only structures recalling this history are a garage building, a run-in barn and a large root cellar dug into the hillside. The spring for which Mountain Spring Road is named is on the Carey lot. The Land Trust works to mitigate the ecosystem damage caused by an encroachment and maintain the historic character of the meadow with twice-yearly mowing and control of invasive plant species. The Land Trust’s Rauch, Anderson Ridge and Yellin parcels are also featured in the walk. These properties were generously donated to the Farmington Land Trust by Charles and Mildred Rauch, Mary Jean Anderson Jones and Mark Yellin, respectively.

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History courtesy of Farmington Land Trust Board Member Dr. Charles Leach


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