Beaver Brook Trail (Milford, CT)

Approximately 1.3 miles long, the trail encircles the Beaver Brook Marsh. One side of the stonedust loop runs along the Connecticut Turnpike (I-95) only being broken where a wooden footbridge takes you over a part of the marsh.

This property, which includes an area that is a little harder to access (on the other side of the canal), is owned by the Kingdom Life Christian Church.

* The information below is from the Natural Resource Inventory of the Milford Open Space Steering Committee.
The property has limited protection as a result of a Declaration of Conservation Restriction between the Church and the City of Milford. The Conservation Restriction partially protects slightly more than 41 acres, which has been further subdivided into the Preservation Use area (PU Area) [the marsh and surrounding trail + 20 feet] and the Natural Resource Development and Conservation area (NRDC Area).

Based on the current Conservation Restriction governing the NRDC Area, the following activities are permitted:
• Picnicking and camping, including cookfires and campfires;
• Construction, maintenance, and use of small, rustic cabins or similar shelters, capable of being moved and without a permanent foundation, water, or sanitary facilities, to be used in conjunction with organized group activities by youth groups and adults;
• Construction of no more than three restrooms, including showers, the restrooms of which may be served by running water, electricity, and sewers, and which shall not exceed, in the aggregate, 400 square feet in size;
• Construction, maintenance, and use of one or more underground utilities;
• Installation of children’s playgrounds;
• Horseback riding on the trail surrounding the Beaver Brook Marsh.

These permitted activities are testimony to the extremely limited protections afforded to this significant natural resource by the current Declaration of Conservation Restriction.
* end of info from www.ci.milford.ct.us/Public_Documents/MilfordCT_Departm...

According to a recent article in the Milford Weekly newspaper (www.milfordweekly.com), the Church is looking to expand from its current home at the former Sante's Manor on Naugatuck Avenue and build a new cathedral somewhere on this property. Based on the information in the Natural Resources Inventory, it does not look like they would be allowed to construct such a facility on this property.
Article: www.milfordweekly.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17889298&BRD...