Thanks to a $1.5 million state grant, the Town of Guilford is buying 20 acres of land to add to the East River Preserve.

The state’s Open Space and Watershed Land Acquisition Grant Program (OSWA) is partially funding the new project, called the East River Preserve - West Side.

Kevin Magee is Guilford’s Environmental Planner. He said the state’s help is important.

“Privately owned, the property is subject to potential development. With the state backing it, it actually ensures that the property is preserved in perpetuity,” said Magee.

This means the land is protected from ever being built upon. The new acquisition is part of a larger state plan to preserve more than 2,000 acres of land throughout Connecticut. So far, the state has spent more than $14 million to buy up 25 properties

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