BLT accepts land donation from family who wants to preserve their sense of place

The Burrillville Land Trust announced the donation of 3.6 acres of land from the Tamler family. The land trust, a private non-profit land trust, in the Town of Burrillville, has acquired parcels of land as small as 0.5 acres and as large as 86 acres since the land trust started in 1999. “Our mission supports the acquisition of property to secure and protect the rural character of the Town of Burrillville. This land donated by the Tamler family is in the western part of Burrillville with a border on the Connecticut/Rhode Island line. This property is in keeping with our mission as it adds to the contiguous forest that surrounds the property on all sides and gives rare and endangered species an opportunity to survive and thrive. This area of Rhode Island is incredibly beautiful and this donation will give us a chance to showcase the location’s natural surroundings,” so says Paul Roselli – president of the Burrillville Land Trust. The Tamler’s are not new to conserving land as the family has worked with other land trusts and preservation organizations over the years to preserve this area. “We are very pleased with this transfer and know that the land trust will love this land as we have,” says Julie Tamler, spokesperson for the Tamler family. “We encourage other property owners who have lived, worked and raised families on places like this to think about preserving their own sense of place this way. Its very gratifying,” Tamler states. 

The land has a southern border on the Burrillville portion of Pulaski Park with hiking trails that lead to the North South Trail. The land trust started in 1999 in the Town of Burrillville and has acquired over 218 acres of land and has one conversation easement on an 11 acre parcel. “We are grateful to Ms. Tamler, her son Taj Tamler Schottland who donated the property, and our board of directors for making this donation possible. This is why the land trust exists, to give property owners an alternative to the bulldozer and a chance to keep the land as the owners remember,” Roselli states