Today, Bluff Point State Park is the largest parcel of undeveloped woodland along the entire Connecticut shoreline. First purchased in 1963, it was in 1975 that it was designated as a “Coastal Reserve” by a special act of the Connecticut legislature, in order to preserve it in a condition of “undisturbed integrity.” 

Why is this determination being ignored, as there is a plan is afoot to remove 40 acres of trees at the park, as well as an additional 15 acres from private property in close proximity?

It is troubling about some of the consequences of tree removal including potential harm to the surrounding coastal habitats (i.e., erosion and sedimentation) and loss of protection for a number of endangered and threatened species that are found in the park. 

The Miracle of Trees 

They give us

shade, beauty,

the air we breathe.

If we let them,

They could even

save our

environment. 

Circa 1990 LIFE magazine cover 

Louise Fabrykiewicz

New London