The acceptance of nearly nine acres of land by the town as open space was accompanied by the selectmen’s approval of a conservation restriction that will be managed by the Branford Land Trust. For more on this story, visit: Downtown Open Space Approved by Selectmen – Branford, CT Patch.

The Branford Land Trust has been awarded $175,000 by the state Department of Environmental Protection to help purchase the 24-acre Pieper Property off Laurel Hill Road.