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==Parks== The landscape of Weston is characterized by open spaces. Almost one quarter of the town is permanently devoted to open space use,<ref>{{cite web | title = Forever Green | work = About Weston | publisher = Town of Weston | url = http://www.westonct.gov/about | access-date =November 15, 2008}}</ref> including: *Devil's Den Preserve, with a wide variety of flora and fauna, and with a {{convert|20|mi|km|adj=on}} trail system that connects with the extended {{convert|70|mi|km|adj=on}} Saugatuck Valley Trails System; *Bisceglie Park, with baseball fields, a swimming hole, a two-mile (3 km) jogging trail and fitness stations, along the west branch of the Saugatuck River;<ref>{{cite web | title = Map of Bisceglie Park | publisher = Town of Weston | url =http://www.westonct.gov/media/file/weston-mapofbiscegliepark.pdf | access-date =November 15, 2008}}</ref> *Morehouse Farm Park, with eight, partially overlapping ball fields;<ref>{{cite web | title = Map of Morehouse Farm Park | publisher = Town of Weston | url =http://www.westonct.gov/media/file/weston-mapofmorehousefarmpark.pdf | access-date =November 15, 2008}}</ref> *Sixteen preserves of the [[Aspetuck Land Trust]], for a total of {{convert|645|acre|km2}}, scattered all around town;<ref>{{cite web|title=Weston Maps|url=http://www.aspetucklandtrust.org/html/weston.html|publisher=Aspetuck Land Trust|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060521173330/http://www.aspetucklandtrust.org/html/weston.html|archive-date=May 21, 2006|access-date=November 15, 2008}}</ref> *Katherine Ordway Preserve, with {{convert|62|acre|m2}} of woodland, three miles (5 km) of trails and an arboretum;<ref name=NYT>{{Cite news | last = Radomsky | first = Rosalie | title = If You're Thinking of Living in: Weston | newspaper = The New York Times | date = March 15, 1992 | url = https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CE0DF1F39F936A25750C0A964958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=2 | access-date =November 15, 2008}}</ref> *Keene Park, with {{convert|6|acre|m2}}, with a small playground and park is along the each branch of the Saugatuck River;<ref name=NYT /> *Lachat Town Farm *Open land around the Saugatuck Reservoir, with trails and opportunities for fishing.<ref>{{cite web|title=Recreation Program|url=http://www.aquarion.com/recreation.html|date=February 1, 2007|publisher=Aquarion|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001004032325/http://www.aquarion.com/recreation.html|archive-date=October 4, 2000|access-date=November 15, 2008}}</ref>
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