New Fairfield/Beaver Bog Road
Location: 36 Beaver Bog Road
Donor: Tina Rebecca, 3/1999
Size: 17.8 Acres
Dominant Habitat: Forestland, wetlands, man-made pond
Hydrologic Character: Wetlands, man-made pond
Unique site attributes: This is New Fairfield’s main aquifer that runs to the center of town up to the Shaws’s property. We believe that the area may once have been used for making charcoal as many local lands had been.
Tina and her husband Jim Moskowitz were very early supporters of NFLT. Jim also became a member of our Board of Directors in our first year Tina had purchased this and other properties that abutted her home with the intent of protecting the area from over development. This land encompassed a large portion of the northern section of the aquifer surrounding Short Woods Brook. This is New Fairfield’s main aquifer that runs to the center of town up to the Shaws’s property. A beautiful forestland made up of both dry and wetlands and includes the remnants of a man-made pond. We believe that the area may once have been used for making charcoal as many local lands had been. Although there is currently limited access we hope to connect it with a greenway trail extending to the center of town.