Project Kudos: Nanticoke Crossing Park

Sussex County is unique and attractive to new residents due to its rural landscapes, natural features, low tax structure and large expanses of open space. Without preservation, the benefits and attraction to Sussex County could be outweighed by the loss of rural landscapes, lack of open space and traffic congestion. The Sussex County Land Trust…

Project Kudos: Cannon-Maston House

Constructed in 1727, the Cannon-Maston House is one of the oldest surviving buildings in Sussex County and one of the only extant brick homes in Delaware from the eighteenth century. It sits on 59 acres with 37 tillable and 22 acres of woods and wetlands. When the Cannon-Maston House was built, this area of Sussex…

Project Kudos: Ron Vickers, Sussex County Land Trust, Board Member

Friends, join us in giving KUDOS to Ron!   Ron Vickers is a native Delawarean. He attended the University of Delaware, graduating with a degree in Entomology/Applied Ecology. He migrated south and received a master’s degree in Wildlife Ecology from the University of Florida. He migrated back north to Delaware and worked for 32 years…

Project Kudos: Russ McCabe, Sussex County Land Trust, Board Member

KUDOS to Russ McCabe!   “Russ contribution and value to the Sussex County Land Trustis unmatched. He is a proud Sussex Countian having spent his entire life here and is a great civic and community leader. Russ had a distinguished 30+ year career as the Director of DE State Archives and has more knowledge of…

Project Kudos: Sussex County Land Trust & Sussex County Government Partnership

Why is the Sussex County Land Trust relationship with the Sussex County so important and which are the new preservation projects to keep an eye on in the near future Find out more from our discussion with Todd Lawson, the Sussex County Administrator, and the manager for all the County government’s departments.    

Introducing Heidi Gilmore, Chairwoman of the SCLT

I am an attorney licensed in Delaware and Maryland and have been working actively as an attorney for 24 years.  I was born and raised on a dairy farm in Cecil County, Maryland and was the youngest of six children.  My family and extended family were farmers for many generations.  The love of the outdoors…

Sussex County Land Trust Receives $26,448 Donation from Beer & Benevolence

Sussex County Land Trust

Non-profit land preservation organization receives generous contribution from local philanthropic brewery  The Sussex County Land Trust (SCLT), a non-profit land conservation and preservation organization, recently accepted a generous donation of $26,448 from Beer and Benevolence, the philanthropic arm of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery. Beer & Benevolence contributed 100% of the August tips received at the Dogfish Head Tasting Room & Kitchen…

Sussex County Land Trust Welcomes Three New Board Members

The Sussex County Land Trust (SCLT), a non-profit conservation organization, is pleased to announce the appointment of three new board members: Tracy Adams, Ring Lardner and Michael Dickinson, as part of a strategic effort to expand its footprint and representation across Sussex County.  Tracy Adams is an active partner in the daily operations of her…

CARL M. FREEMAN FOUNDATION CONTINUES LONGSTANDING PARTNERSHIP WITH SUSSEX COUNTY LAND TRUST

Rehoboth Beach, DE – As part of its ongoing commitment to support Sussex County nonprofit organizations, the Carl M. Freeman Foundation contributed $10,000 to the Sussex County Land Trust. The funds will support the Land Trust in preserving more open space in Sussex County, in addition to volunteer efforts and education programming. “The Carl M. Freeman…

Sussex County Land Trust Welcomes New Board Member

Jason King

The Sussex County Land Trust, a non-profit conservation organization, is pleased to announce the appointment of new board member, Jason King.

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