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Guilford Vol. XXVIII Iss. 47
GLCT Celebrates 60 Years of Conservation Efforts By Aaron Rubin Staff Writer
The Guilford Land Conservation Trust is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year as one of the first land trust organizations created in Connecticut. The continued mission of the GCLT, since its founding in 1965, is to acquire and con-
serve natural spaces for future generations. This, according to current president Janet Ainsworth, “shows that we were in the vanguard in the preservation of land by the community” for decades. To date, the GCLT, run by volunteers and sustained by donation, has acquired around 3,200 acres of land in Guilford, a contribution to the nearly quarter of total space in town
preserved via purchase by Town Hall or the GCLT. Sarah Williams, secretary of the organization, told the Guilford Courier that “it’s amazing that the organization is still operating much the same way it did in 1965 and that it has had such great success.” See GLCT Celebrates page 7
Elain Sych is the gallery assistant and senior design and senior display stylist at the Spectrum Gallery in Centerbrook..................................2
Arts Trail Weekend Marjan Barbaie Nasr, left, a visual artist and art instructor, talks about her process of painting a series of portraits available for purchase in her Guilford art studio on Saturday, Tides and Currents Nov. 15, during Open Studio Weekend, part of the Shoreline Arts Ahoy! Check out Captain Morgan’s Trail 2025. The two-day event, in weekly fishing column..................20 its 25th year with over 40 members, invited visitors to explore artist studios in Branford, Guilford and Madison on Nov. 15-16. Barbaie Nasr's work includes portraits, flowers, calligraphy and jewelry, and she has held shows and exhibits in Venice, Milan, Bologna, Ferrara, Ravenna and Berlin. The Holiday Spirit Many local arts groups are ringing in the holiday spirit in style with theater, music, and dance Photo by Laura Matesky/ performances...............................24 The Courier
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