The Granby Land Trust is excited to announce the addition of the Griffin Farm Preserve to its holdings! “We are so grateful for the incredible vision and generosity of Leila Collin and her sister, Janet Beman, who gave this family land to the Land Trust,” says Orluk. “Janet and Leila are proud to note that this land was preserved and cared for by their parents, Merrill Beman and his wife Ruth Jackson Beman, and before that by their grandparents, Joseph Beman and Alida Griffin Beman.”
The 69-acre parcel has two agricultural fields, which currently are being farmed by a local farmer through a no-cost lease with the GLT. The GLT offers no-cost leases to local farmers on nearly a dozen agricultural parcels that it owns.
The Griffin Farm Preserve also features both early successional habitat and woodlands, providing valuable wildlife habitat; and has frontage on both Hungary and Peterson Roads. The GLT recently installed signage on both roads, marking the location of the property. Currently, there are no public trails on this property.
What a wonderful family legacy –—the GLT thanks Leila and Janet for caring so deeply about Granby and for creating the Griffin Farm Preserve.