Westmoreland Sanctuary Inc

Conservation and land management. Westmoreland's challenge with the management of 669 acres is to concentrate its conservation funding efforts on five habitats requiring immediate restoration, namely (1) wheeler field, a wet field habitat with an attaching shrub/woodland corridor,(2) catbird field, a dry field habitat,(3)lost pond vernal pool, a seasonal pond requiring monitoring,(4) betchel lake, a large open water wetland, and (5 riparian stream habitat, a nys regulated wetland. Westmoreland manages its entire acreage of land for the free use and enjoyment of the public, including 8.5 miles of hiking trails, two town of bedford cemeteries, and hosts 3 miles of horse trails.