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About DNRT | History |
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| 1971 |
A few Dartmouth residents banded together to try to purchase and protect the 150-acre Star of the Sea property at the head of Apponagansett Bay. Although they made an offer and put a down payment on the property, the property owner sold the property to a developer without notifying the Dartmouth group. Although the initial conservation effort failed, the loss of Star of the Sea galvanized public opinion and led directly to the incorporation of the Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust. (Moreover, since that time, DNRT and the Dartmouth Conservation Commission have been able to mitigate the development at Star of the Sea by protecting 104 acres there.) |
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| 1972 |
The first land donation to DNRT was 19 acres of saltwater marshland on the west bank of the Slocum River by Carl and Phyllis Grosswendt, now called the Grosswendt Reserve. The first conservation restriction was 40 acres adjacent to the Little River, given by William and Louise Pinney. |
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| 1983 |
DNRT acquires the 140-acre Smith Farm on Smith Neck Road. |
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| 1993 |
DNRT hires first employee. |
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| 1999 |
DNRT receives a donation of 104 acres along the Shingle Island River. (DNRT now protects over 2,500 feet of frontage along this important waterway.)
DNRT created a full time land manager position to help steward our growing number of acres. |
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| 2000 |
DNRT and the Trustees of Reservations closed on the 296-acre Destruction Brook Woods, completing Phase Three of the $8 million, 1,053-acre, “Slocums River Conservation Project.” |
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| 2004 |
DNRT closed on the final two Hixville Conservation Project (HCP) properties. In total, the HCP protected 158-acres off Collins Corner Road in North Dartmouth. |
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