A Scenic Tract David S. Rose, North Branford, has donated a scenic little piece of salt meadow along Leetes Island Road to the Land Trust. Located along the eastern bank of the Ogicomook Creek, it runs along Leetes Island Road, ending across from Saw Mill Road. The Rose family has held the land for generations, and Mr. Rose tells of the harvesting of salt hay by oxen and horses. The hay was used as mulch by the Rose Orchard Farm, as salt meadow cord-grass (Spartina patens) is prized as a weed-free mulch. The Land Trust is especially grateful for this gift as it fills a gap which separated two of our Palmer-Welles pieces donated last year, thus allowing for ownership of 700 continuous feet along Leetes Island Road. When you visit Rose Orchards on Route 139, be sure to thank Mrs. Rose for her husband's donation, a gift which will help the Trust protect the scenic qualities of our town.