BCT Trivia
Bourne Conservation Trust
Trivia Facts & Figures
as of July, 2011
The Bourne Conservation Trust was started in May, 1980
The first members of the Board of Trustees were: Philip DeNormandie, Walter Everett, Jean Williams, John Corcoran, and Steve Ballentine.
The BCT now owns approximately 245 acres. Of the 245 acres, 112 acres were purchased and 133 acres were donated.
The smallest single parcel owned by the BCT is .06 acres (located near the Depot in Cataumet).
The largest single parcel owned by the BCT is 33.7 acres (part of the Red Brook Pond Conservation Area).
The first piece of land acquired by the BCT was part of DeNormandie Woods, donated in 1980 by Philip DeNormandie and Tina Rathborne.
The first land purchased by the BCT was Lawrence Island in 1985 for $150,000.
The most recent acquisition is approximately 5 acres in Bourne Village, donated by the Ribich family.
The BCT owns land in most of the villages of Bourne: Cataumet, Pocasset Monument Beach, Bourne Village, Gray Gables and South Sagamore.
BCT property includes woodlands, wetlands, fields, ocean frontage, pond frontage, cranberry bog frontage, frontage on the Cape Cod Canal, a railroad depot, and a farm.
A very conservative estimate of the value of the land owned by the BCT is 11.5 million dollars.
Since the beginning (May 1980), over $5,000,000 has been donated to the BCT. The BCT continues to welcome donations both large and small for the purchase and maintenance of land for all to enjoy.