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  • Trails
    • Bailey Trails
    • Blinnshed Trails
    • Camp Hadley Trail
    • Double Loop Trail
    • Indian Rock Shelters
    • Indigo Woods Trail
    • Ironwoods Preserve
    • Jefferson Park Trail
    • Lost Pond Trail
    • Lowry Community Forest
    • Mica Ledges Trail
    • Neck River Trails
    • Oil Mill Brook
    • Overbrook Trail
    • Ox Pasture Sanctuary
    • Papermill Trail
    • Rettich Preserve
    • Shepherds Trail
    • St. Francis Woods Trail
    • Summer Hill Preserve
  • Support Us
    • Donate to Join or Renew
    • Volunteer
    • Other Ways to Give
  • Events
  • For Kids
  • Save Land
    • Hammonasset River Corridor
    • Summer Hill Preserve
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    • Why Do We Need a Land Trust?
    • Land Use Policies
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    • Finding History
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MLCT-logo-wht
  • Trails
    • Bailey Trails
    • Blinnshed Trails
    • Camp Hadley Trail
    • Double Loop Trail
    • Indian Rock Shelters
    • Indigo Woods Trail
    • Ironwoods Preserve
    • Jefferson Park Trail
    • Lost Pond Trail
    • Lowry Community Forest
    • Mica Ledges Trail
    • Neck River Trails
    • Oil Mill Brook
    • Overbrook Trail
    • Ox Pasture Sanctuary
    • Papermill Trail
    • Rettich Preserve
    • Shepherds Trail
    • St. Francis Woods Trail
    • Summer Hill Preserve
  • Support Us
    • Donate to Join or Renew
    • Volunteer
    • Other Ways to Give
  • Events
  • For Kids
  • Save Land
    • Hammonasset River Corridor
    • Summer Hill Preserve
  • About Us
    • Why Do We Need a Land Trust?
    • Land Use Policies
    • Tree Policy
    • Finding History
    • Contact
DONATE

Volunteer

Volunteer

Volunteer

Become a volunteer

Become a Volunteer

And be one of the most appreciated people in Madison!

Volunteers are the heart and soul of the Madison Land Conservation Trust. Their passion for wildlife and nature is the driving force behind everything you enjoy about the Land Trust —the properties and beautifully maintained hiking trails, the guided nature walks and special events, our fun Facebook community — everything!

There are loads of ways to get involved, meet fantastic people, and help protect our natural spaces. Here are a few options — we’re sure at least one will match your interests.

Jack-in-the-pulpit © Michael DiGiorgio
Jack-in-the-pulpit © Michael DiGiorgio

Be a Trail Steward or join a Work Party

Blaze trails on new properties or help keep existing trails in shape for hikers.

Organize a community event

Each of our special events and guided hikes — like Dinner & Music on the Farm and the annual Bird Watching Hike — requires a team of dedicated volunteers to organize and publicize the event in order to be successful.

Be a digital MLCT booster

If you know your way around website design or Facebook — we need your help to keep our online presence strong and fun!

Help us save more land

Join the MLCT Acquisition Committee and help us protect more land in Madison. Research and assess new land opportunities, raise funds, write grants, and work closely with town agencies.

Help care for the Rettich Preserve

This recently acquired preserve on River Road—close to town on the shore of the Hammonasset River—needs extra TLC, including help with the restoration of its historic barn and expansive grounds. (Including a fabulous large patch of milkweed plants, where monarch butterflies breed!)

Help us bring new members and volunteers to MLCT

The more members and volunteers we recruit, the more resources we have to save and preserve beautiful spaces in Madison. Newsletters, mailings, and email correspondence are just a few of the ways we connect with nature lovers.

Donate your professional expertise

Do you have skills in land surveying, legal counseling, fundraising, grant writing, donor development, social media, GPS, educational programs, film making, sign painting, or carpentry (or ANY expertise you feel we need), please join us!

Why not join us!

If you have any questions on how to become a Madison Land Conservation Trust volunteer, feel free to contact our volunteer coordinator anytime.

Yes! I'd like to volunteer
Barred Owl 

Barred owls are common residents of wooded Land Trust properties. They are named for the vertical barred pattern on their brown and white breast feathers. With a call that sounds like “Who cooks for you … who cooks for you, all?” barred owls are often heard before they are seen. They nest in tree cavities and usually lay 3-4 eggs in early spring. Like most owls, they tend to mate for life.

The Barred Owl should not be confused with the Barn Owl, an endangered species in Connecticut that lives near open fields. Menunkatuck Audubon installed a barn owl nest box at Rettich Preserve to help increase nesting populations in southern Connecticut.

Painting © Michael DiGiorgio

MD-Barred-Owl

Get In Touch!

Madison Land Conservation Trust
PO Box 561
Madison, CT 06443

info@madisonlandtrust.org

Curious about the paintings?

The artwork on this site has been generously loaned by our talented board member and Madison resident Mike DiGiorgio. Mike is a nationally recognized and widely published nature artist. See more of his work here.

All Paintings © Michael DiGiorgio. Use of images without permission is forbidden.

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