Newtown Conservation Commission
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  • Home
  • About
    • About the Commission
    • Commission Members
    • Plan of Conservation and Development
  • Open Space
    • Preserving Open Space
    • Open Spaces in Newtown >
      • Deep Brook Preserve
      • Halfway River
      • High Meadow
      • Pole Bridge Preserve
      • Stone Bridge Preserve
  • Native Plants
  • Invasive Plants
    • What Are Invasive Plants?
    • Connecticut Invasive Plant Ban
    • Newtown Invasive Plant Ban
  • Contact

Open Spaces in Newtown, Connecticut

Newtown is blessed with forests, fields, rivers and streams. The Town Open Space index currently lists 2,000 acres of Open Space, which includes 6 preserves:  Deep Brook, Halfway River, Pole Bridge, Pond Brook, Laurel Ridge and Stone Bridge. Many open space parcels abut State Forest land, Newtown Forest Association properties, and private land trusts, creating wildlife corridors.

In 2010 the Commission asked the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Sciences to compose a management plan for three recently purchased properties: Pole Bridge, Stone Bridge and Pond Brook. This plan is one of the tools that the Commission is using to create healthier and more diverse open spaces.

In addition, the Commission continues to identify new parcels that will protect and improve native wildlife and vegetation.

Click the thumbnail images below for detailed information on Newtown's Open Spaces:

Stone Bridge

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Deep Brook

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High Meadow

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Halfway River

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Pole Bridge

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About the Commission

The Newtown Conservation Commission is dedicated to the acquisition, preservation and protection of 2,000 acres of town-owned open space. In addition, the Commission is actively working to encourage healthy habitats and increase the diversity of our native wildlife and vegetation.

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Newtown Municipal Center
3 Primrose Street
Newtown, CT 06470
(203) 270-4276