OLT to receive state grant for land conservation

The Otsego Land Trust will get $54,250 through the Forest Conservation Easements for Land Trusts Grant Program to purchase a conservation easement on the 41-acre Burr Forest property in the town of Westford. The land is adjacent to the Betty and Wilbur Davis State Park. The easement property is 90% forested and includes wetlands and hemlock stands, along with large concentrations of native plants.