Aton Forest, Inc. on the Land Conservation Assistance Network

Aton Forest, Inc.
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last updated: August 2023

Aton Forest, Inc. was formed to preserve the lands assembled by Dr. Frank E. Egler as a Research Natural Area and to continue the low impact, long-term ecological research that he pioneered. The organization also maintains an archive of Dr. Egler ’s written material and library, and curates a portion of his house and furnishings as an informal museum. The aim is to preserve and continue the physical and intellectual legacy of our founder.

The goals of Aton Forest are:

To preserve, protect and increase the lands of Aton Forest in Norfolk, Connecticut.
To manage AF lands as
- Natural Areas, kept as free as possible from human interference; and
- Semi-natural M anagement Areas, where human manipulation may be appropriate.
To conduct scientific research, especially interpretive, long-term, low-key Natural History and Total Landscape Ecosystem studies inspired by Dr. Frank E. Egler, on the lands of AF and elsewhere.
To conduct conservation education activities based on ecological science.
To preserve and make use of Dr. Egler ’s written records, including research notes, manuscripts,correspondence, and publication collections.
To preserve and manage portions of Dr. Egler ’s house and some of its contents as a museum.

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