The Town of Wilton will use a more than $157,000 grant to preserve 11.5 acres of land.  The Aspetuck Land Trust is looking to create a 705-acre contiguous forest known as the Weston/Wilton Forest Block.  A recreational trail system through the properties will be created, with the central trailhead at the Fromson Strassler property being acquired with assistance this state grant. The forest block will be connected to the Norwalk River Valley Trail at the Cannondale Station in Wilton. Hiking trails in the forest block will also be linked to Huntington State Park in Redding via Georgetown Road. There are intermittent watercourse and seepage wetlands on the property that contribute to the headwaters of the West Branch of the Saugatuck River. The intermittent stream channel and bordering vegetated wetlands provide habitat for amphibians.