The Bruce LePage Conservation Fund is dedicated to supporting an annual internship with Aspetuck Land Trust for a young person interested in land preservation and conservation, Bruce's passion. Read more about Bruce below.
Other Ways to Give
Donate Stocks
If you have any appreciated assets, you can donate them to Aspetuck Land Trust and avoid capital gains tax while also taking a charitable deduction. Stock Donations
Wire Transfers
To wire your cash gift please email Kim Craig for details.
Gift Membership
Give your family and friends a Gift Membership! Your donation supports open space and makes your recipient a Member of Aspetuck Land Trust. Gift Memberships make excellent holiday presents, birthday gifts, teacher presents, and wedding gifts! Please fill out the Gift Form found here. Your recipient will be notified by mail of your generosity. If you have any questions, please email dbrant@aspetucklandtrust.org or call David Brant at 203-331-1906.
Check Donations & Matching Gifts
If you prefer to mail in your check please print out our donation/membership form found here and mail it to the Aspetuck Land Trust, PO Box 444, Westport, CT 06880. Most company matching gift programs will match gifts to the Aspetuck Land Trust, please include your company's matching gift form. If you have any questions, please email dbrant@aspetucklandtrust.org or call David Brant at 203-331-1906.
Tribute Donations
If you prefer to mail in your Tribute donation please fill out the Tribute Form found here. Your tribute will be acknowledged by mail and will include a personal message, if desired. If you have any questions, please email dbrant@aspetucklandtrust.org or call David Brant at 203-331-1906.
Donate Land
Planned Giving
Memorial and Honor Gifts
About Bruce LePage
Bruce LePage was an Aspetuck Land Trust Board Member and the Executive Director from 1993 to 2007. Bruce was a key leader in the growth and success of Aspetuck Land Trust over the years. He was working as a sales executive with IBM in 1983 when he was asked to join the Land Trust’s Board of Directors. He became Executive Director in 1993 and retired from the Land Trust in 2008. He was instrumental in guiding the Land Trust through its largest acquisition, the 730-acre Trout Brook Valley Preserve, part of the 1,009-acre Trout Brook Valley Conservation Area in Easton and Weston. Bruce said saving Trout Brook Valley was the best thing he ever did in his life. Bruce was able to bring his business experience from IBM to improve the operations of the land trust, and he loved working outdoors, surveying Land Trust property, and blazing trails.
When he left the Land Trust, Bruce said, “I always loved the outdoors. I was a Boy Scout. I lived in the woods when I was a kid. I’d run out my backdoor and run through the woods to get some kids over on the other side and we’d play in the woods all day long. My wife used to play in the field where Bill Clinton’s house is today, and we saw it get developed and disappear. That’s one of the reasons I love the Land Trust. That can happen here.”
