Congratulations to Tony Irving, President of the Lyme Land Trust, who was awarded the Katchen Coley Award for Excellence in Conservation by the Connecticut Land Conservation Council at their annual conference held May 21st!!! 

For more than four decades, Tony has been a steadfast advocate for conservation in Lyme. He has served on numerous town commissions and boards without interruption and was both a Board member and the President of the Lyme Land Trust during two separate terms spanning many years. Every open space purchase involving the town, The Nature Conservancy, the State, and the Lyme Land Trust over these forty years saw his active participation. Additionally, he belonged to the original study group that led to federal Wild and Scenic Partnership River designation for the Eightmile River in 2008 and, since then, has chaired the Eightmile Wild and Scenic Watershed Coordination Committee.

Wish Tony congratulations when you seem him around town!