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Cedar Mountain is Located in Newington, Connecticut. U.S.A

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*MARCH 20, 2018 TOWN OFFICIALS ARE WORKING TO SECURE ANOTHER PARCEL OF LAND ATOP CEDAR MOUNTAIN (Cedarcrest Hospital)

Please Help Us Protect Our Precious Wildlife!

Grackle enjoys the rain water on the Marcap portion of Cedar Mt. which has been preserved by the town of Newington.

To date: Through the hard work of dedicated volunteers, state and town officials, and residents, approximately half of the land on Cedar Mountain has been preserved.

After Environmentalists and town residents repeatedly rallied against all attempts to develop housing, the final revised plan for 48 homes to be built across the top of Cedar Mountain on Russel Road was rejected on February 26, 2015, (however the property is still under the jurisdiction of Tilcon/Balf corp. and talks need to take place to assure the continued preservation of entire span of property). (Click below to read article)

READ COURANT ARTICLE "DEVELOPER WITHDRAWS PLANS FOR LUXURY HOMES ON CEDAR MOUNTAIN"

Hear the sounds of life coming from the Vernal Pool- (More below)

While negotioations were taking place, the town dismissed the plan to remove the vernal pool in its entirety, but sadly it was said that the remaining homes were to be placed along both sides of it. See and hear for yourself why we believe so strongly in preserving the entire mountain. The sounds you hear on the videos below are heard only for one week in early spring.

**Although the project failed to win approval, the property has not been secured by town or state as of this time)

The Cedar Mountain Ridge is private property and not yet owned by the town of Newington:

(Read More):

Senator P. Doyle & Rep. Nafis Secure $1 Million in State Funding
for the Purchase of Cedar Mountain. December 2, 2011
Town Completes the Purchase of the Marcap Property
February 20, 2012

State Senator Paul Doyle and State Representative Sandy Nafis announced that the State Bond Commission is expected to approve $1 million in state funding to help the Town of Newington purchase part of Cedar Mountain. (click to Read more...)

The town closed the deal to complete the purchase of the 22-acre Marcap property on Cedar Mountain to preserve as open space.Mark Spencer @ Courant.com (click to read more...)

Please keep tuned to local meetings for Nature's sake!

(click here to go to N.C.T.V.org)

View Autumn on Cedar Mountain slide show. (>>>>>click here>>>)

CEDAR MOUNTAIN IS BY NO MEANS FULLY PROTECTED YET AND CONSTRUCTION COULD BEGIN AT ANY TIME! Only a small portion of the property(the Marcap parcel) has been purchased at this time.

(click here) : to read a comment from a Bethel Ct. resident where similar development to that proposed for Cedar Mt. has been approved and implemented. Displaced wildlife concerns are also highlighted.

"Visions of Cedar Mountain" (the book) by John Vallera has been donated to the Newington Town Library and is now part of their permanent collection. You can also view it online below:

(click to see preview)

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SAVE CEDAR MOUNTAIN WEBSITES WERE CREATED NOT ONLY TO GENERATE SUPPORT FOR PRESERVING THIS WILDLIFE SANCTUARY BUT ALSO TO HELP THE VIEWERS EXPERIENCE THE MAGIC OF THE MOUNTAIN THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF PHOTOGRAPHY. ALTHOUGH MANY WORDS HAVE BEEN WRITTEN AND PHOTOS TAKEN, SOMEHOW CAPTURING THE TRUE NATURE OF ITS CHARM ELUDES US. WE WILL FURTHER EXPLORE THIS PHENOMENON AND CONTINUE TO HOPE, PRAY, AND WORK TO PROTECT IT FROM BEING COMPROMISED.