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Painting by Artist Bunty Walsh |
LRCT Receives
Conservation Easement on Artist Bunty Walsh’s
Property in Sandwich
The Lakes
Region Conservation Trust (LRCT) has announced the receipt of
an
extraordinarily generous gift of a conservation easement on 108
acres of land on Basket Street and Elm Hill Road in Sandwich,
encompassing most of the homestead of noted Sandwich artist Bunty
Walsh.
According to
LRCT President Don Berry, the property conserved by the easement has
been in the family since it was acquired by John Vincent, Mrs.
Walsh’s father, in the 1940s. Planning for conservation of the
property began with Mr. Vincent and continued with Mrs. Walsh, who
died in 2005. The conservation easement project was completed by
Mrs. Walsh’s four children.
The protected
property includes forest, fields, and extensive wetlands, banks, and
shorelines along the Bearcamp River, which flows through the
property for a distance of approximately 4,000 feet, and Jake Brook,
which flows through the property for approximately 1,600 feet before
joining the Bearcamp River.
The
conservation easement permanently protects the land from development
and subdivision, making a significant contribution to preserving the
scenic and rural character of the area as well as valuable wildlife
habitat.
LRCT President
Don Berry noted that through the conservation easement, the members
of the family have preserved property whose beauty they’ve grown up
with. Berry said that the LRCT is extremely grateful to the family
for their tremendous generosity in making this gift and for their
efforts to bring the family's vision for conservation of the
property to fruition.
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