Great Mountain Forest

Great Mountain Forest is 6000 acres of working conservation land, in the towns of Norfolk and Canaan, Connecticut. GMF is dedicated to the stewardship of our lands to create opportunities to carry out sustainable forestry, forest research, environmental education, and recreational activities. Founded in 1909, GMF was run as a private conservation effort for nearly a century. During that time the forest was used for both research and working forestry. In 2003, the forest was permanently protected under a Forest Legacy conservation easement, funded by the State of Connecticut and the US Forest Service. In 2009, the land was put under the control of our non-profit. Our mission is to carry on the conservation and research, done in the previous hundred years, and to educate the public in issues of conservation, land management, and forest health.