This trail memorializes Dr. Richard H Goodwin, a Professor of botany and ecology at Connecticut College. He was a founding a member of The Nature Conservancy, pioneering the land trust movement, and helping to conserve 10’s of millions of acres of land world-wide. Dr.Goodwin and his wife, Esther, made their home nearby in East Haddam, donating their own land in1960 to establish the Burnham Brook Preserve. They also inspired neighbors and students to protect thousands of acres of land in this region to save our native plants and animals.
In addition to crossing properties owned by three different land trusts, there are two private parcels, a Town Park, and the East Block of the Nehantic State Forest. Most of the trail falls under the Eightmile Wild and Scenic Watershed region with a special protected status.
http://www.eightmileriver.org/
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1Goodwin Trail - Darling
Darling Road Preserve
1,273 ft
2Goodwin Trail -Salem Valley
Salem Valley Corp
636 ft
3Goodwin Trail -Salem Valley
Salem Valley Corp
2,569 ft
4Gungy Road
Lyme
249 ft
5Goodwin Trail Hartman
Lyme Corner Trails
1,263 ft
6Hartman Red / Goodwin Trail
Lyme Corner Trails
1 mile
7Goodwin Trail Hartman
Lyme Corner Trails
1,955 ft
8Goodwin Trail
Salem
2 miles
9Goodwin Trail
Nehantic State Forest East Block
6 miles
10Goodwin Trail
East Haddam
1,106 ft
11Goodwin Trail - Pizzini/Eight Mile
East Haddam
1 mile
12Goodwin Trail High Water Bypass
East Haddam
2,054 ft
13Goodwin Trail - Boot Rock
East Haddam
1,512 ft
14Goodwin Trail High Water Bypass
Lyme Corner Trails
308 ft
15Salem Road
East Haddam
171 ft
16Goodwin Trail - Eight Mile
East Haddam
3,071 ft
17Goodwin Trail - Darling
Darling Road Preserve
1,667 ft
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Goodwin Trail Hartman
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