Sussex County Land Trust Hosts Groundbreaking at Nanticoke Crossing Park
On Thursday, November 21st, 2024, Board members of the Sussex County Land Trust (SCLT), along with State and County officials, gathered at Nanticoke Crossing Park to celebrate the groundbreaking and commencement of trailhead and waterfront improvements. The 41-acre property is located off Woodland Ferry Road, overlooking the Nanticoke River adjacent to the historic Woodland Ferry…
Sussex County Acquires 165 Acres in partnership with Sussex County Land Trust
The Sussex County Land Trust has achieved another milestone in its continued efforts to identify and facilitate the acquisition of properties for open space preservation through strategic partnerships. On Tuesday October 1st, Sussex County officials announced the purchase of a 165-acre tract dubbed the ‘Layfield property’, located on Dagsboro Road (Rt. 20) just north and…
Project Kudos: Casey Kenton, Sussex County Land Trust, Secretary
Casey Kenton, the Sussex County Land Trust Secretary, is definitely one of those great people who is dedicating a lot of his time, resources and hard work to promote the Sussex County Region. And he does it with so much passion that even if you are new to the area, you will want to…
Project Kudos: Wolfe House
The renovation of the 1880sWolfe House was a great collaboration between the state and the land trust through a curatorship program. It’s a great restoration of a great property and grounds.” Mark Chura, Executive Director, SCLT. The Wolfe House is an 18th century farm house that was once owned by the Wolfe Family…
Project Kudos: Mark Chura, Sussex County Land Trust, Executive Director
Ladies and gentleman, friends and lovers of the outdoors and strong supporters of Sussex County preservation projects, today we are highlighting a great person that is using all his knowledge and resources to make sure all the Sussex County Land Trust are successful. “Mark Chura has served as our Executive Director for the past five…
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
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…
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