The Mattapoisett Land Trust is in the memory making business. At least that’s how Paul Osenkowski sees it.

Osenkowski, Chair of the Stewardship Committee, said his childhood memories of visiting the town are what brought him back as an adult, and he wants to encourage people to have more Mattapoisett memories.

“We hope to create situations that are triggers for people years down the line,” said Osenkowski.

He hopes a blueberry patch on the Land Trust’s Brownell Preserve will become a place that keeps locals and visitors coming back year after year.

The property, which also has a vernal pool, lies in the middle of several other Land Trust properties between Prospect Road and Aucoot Road.

More than 1,000 blueberry bushes are on the Brownell Preserve, purchased from Linda Brownell in 2011.

“It was a really nice acquisition,” said Land Trust President Gary Johnson.

Planted by Brownell’s grandfather, the rows are overgrown but visible.

“They look to still be alive,” said Johnson. “It was abandoned for 40 years, so it will take a while to repair.”

Johnson speculated that, after so many years, the soil is probably depleted. He would like to bring in horticulturists to assess the plants and bring them to peak berry production.

Johnson and Osenkowski are also speaking with local Boy Scouts about helping with the care and maintenance of the blueberry bushes as well as using open space on the land for camping.

“There is a lot they can learn,” said Osenkowski.

“You can turn over a rock and find a spotted salamander, see a red-shouldered hawk sitting in a tree nearby. These are things that impress kids greatly, and when they grow up they remember those things.”

When the bushes will be ready for picking is still uncertain, but once the conditions are ripe Johnson said the public will be allowed to pick up to a quart a day.

For Osenkowski, the Brownell Preserve is a gateway to encourage visitors to explore their natural surroundings.

“I want to enrich the lives of people,” said Osenkowski.

“It’s important to my grandchildren. It’s my contribution.”