Property Use Guidelines

PUBLIC USE OF BLT PROPERTY
The Branford Land Trust (BLT) encourages public use of specific parcels of its properties for the enjoyment and appreciation of nature. Some parcels are not suitable for public access due to terrain, wetness, or ecological sensitivity, and we ask that those parcels be enjoyed visually only. We ask that users stay on designated trails. On properties where BLT encourages passive recreation the following rules apply:

• Public access is permitted only between one half hour before sunrise and one half hour after sunset.
• No fires.
• No camping.
• No removal of any flora or fauna, or of any stone, gravel, or soil.
• No littering. If you carry it in, carry it out.
• Dogs should be on a leash or under close control.
• Pick up dog poop in a plastic bag and dispose of it in the garbage.
• No motorized vehicles of any type.
• No hunting, shooting, or trapping.
• No improvements or construction of any kind: no fire pits, lean-tos, rope swings, clearing of campsites, or installation of tree stands.
• No digging, metal detecting or other prospecting for items, and no removal of any found items. All fixtures and personal property (including any evidence of human activity and any found objects) located on BLT land are property of BLT.
• All persons entering onto BLT land do so at their own risk, and are solely responsible for their own safety. BLT assumes no liability for any personal injury or property damage resulting from any public use of any BLT property.
• Branford Land Trust Rocks and Islands are either are too small to land on or known/potential nesting sites from April to early September, and so should not be landed on except in an emergency or from mid-September through March.