McKeon Farm
Located at the intersection of Ridgebury and Old Stagecoach Roads, the property consists mainly of hillside meadows and forest, which provide important habitat for many birds, flora, and fauna. The property also contains wet meadows, which provide important habitat for various species of butterflies. The property was acquired by the Commission in 2002. Click here to get further information on McKeon's history.​
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Approaching McKeon Farm from the south or west, one travels through heavily wooded areas into the cleared fields and meadows of the farm, offering lovely vistas in all directions.
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A trail guides visitors around the field and through the gully in the middle of the site and includes many interpretive signs along the way installed by the Commission in 2021. This trail is accessible to the public from the cul-de-sac at the end of Lauzun Lane and the parking lot on Old Stagecoach Road. Click here to get further information and a downloadable map of the trails at McKeon Farm.
Chestnut Tree Orchard - The Commission has entered into a partnership with the American Chestnut Tree Foundation. The CT Chapter of the Foundation is working to restore a population of healthy American chestnut trees to the eastern US hardwood forest. For more details on this effort, click here.
McKeon Farm Tools Museum - The large barn on the property hosts a museum of farm tools, some of which are over 100 years old. Learn more about the tools found in the museum - Mckeon Farm Tools
​​Pollinator Garden - A pollinator garden is installed at McKeon in conjunction with Landscape Interactions, to attract and sustain pollinators on the farm. Read the report McKeon Farm Meadows and Hedgerows Toolkit for Landscape Design and Management to Support Pollinator Species at Risk in Western Connecticut for more information.
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If you'd like to plant a pollinator garden of your own, some organizations sell native plants suited to supporting local pollinators. Visit our Pollinator Pathway page for more information. To buy native plants, the Northeast Organic Farming Association of Connecticut's (CT NOFA) Ecotype Project is a source for truly native wildflowers in Connecticut.​​