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Wilton Land Conservation Trust, chestnut foundation establish orchard Staff FacebookTwitterEmail 1of11 The Wilton Land Conservation Trust, The American Chestnut Foundation, and the Wilton community recently established a germplasm conservation orchard at the Conservation Trusts recently acquired 183 Ridgefield Road Preserve in Wilton.Doug Bogan / Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less 2of11 The Wilton Land Conservation Trust, The American Chestnut Foundation, and the Wilton community recently esta...

Its first meeting was held at Bebington Oval on April 7, 1971. Meetings then took place in two caravans, one at Thurstaston Visitor Centre and one at Eastham Country Park, each weekend during the summer months. The original committee consisted of chairman Major Frank White, Margaret Gilmour, Henry Larsen, Nora MacMillan (Mrs Mac), David Mills, Jane Ratcliffe, Richard Smith and Graham Taylor. Linda Higginbottom, member of the group said: "Jim Gilmour, a previous secretary to the committ...