Hanover Home to a New Community Forest Following Land Purchase

A plot of land in Hanover will now be used as a community forest, reports the Associated Press.

According to the report, the Trust for Public Land, Hanover Conservancy, and the Town of Hanover announced the creation and permanent protection of the “Mink Brook Community Forest.” The forest will have hiking and snowshoeing trails along with a “migration corridor” for local wildlife. The space, measuring 254-acres, will be owned by the town and be accessible to citizens who live or work within three miles of the property.

According to Hanover Town Manager Julia Griffin, the plot of land is “probably the most important purchase in the town’s effort to to protect an ’emerald necklace’ stretching from Hanover’s southern border to the Connecticut River.”