Welcome
The Southington Land Conservation Trust is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization founded in 1973 that seeks to preserve nature in our community.
Monthly Work Parties
Saturday June 20, 10am-12pm
We are hosting regularly scheduled work parties for SLCT members and the public! Every 3rd Saturday of the month, we will be working at one of our properties from 10am-12pm. Check back each month for details.
Guided Hikes at Long View Ciderhouse
Join the Southington Land Conservation Trust at Long View Ciderhouse for a hike on the Metacomet Trail. The hike is for beginners and is roughly 1 hour long. Learn from one of our naturalists about the local ecosystem, geology, and flora & fauna.
Hang out afterwards to learn more about the SLCT while enjoying a cider! Everyone registered for the walk will entered in to a raffle for a bottle of cider at the end of the hike!
Meet at Long View Ciderhouse. Please register below. A donation is required to participate. Suggested contribution of $10 to support our conservation work.
Saturday, May 30th @ 11:30 AM | Led by Member Phil Thibodeau
Trails Day: Canal Trail Nature & History Walk
Join us for a leisurely guided walk along the Farmington Canal Trail that will focus on natural history, human settlement, and how the two interact.
Come to learn more about the Quinnipiac River and its river valley, Goat Island and its immigrant history, native and invasive flora and fauna, old industrial Southington, and more. We will cover a stretch of trail running from F&F Concrete in Plantsville to the area of the dog park on Mill Street. Most of the hike will be on the paved trail, but we will also be walking through the woods of Goat Island, so please wear appropriate footwear.
This will be a linear hike rather than a loop, so please be prepared to make your way back to the starting point once we are done – perhaps after refreshing yourself at one of the food and drink establishments in downtown Southington!
This is a free event! Dogs welcomed
May's Pollinator Pathway installation, led by Shari Guarino, at SLCT's new Lovley property on Welch Rd. was a huge undertaking.But our volunteers, sixteen in all, were up for the task.
The 2500 square foot garden got a topcoat of compost "gold," 12 yards in all, courtesy of Quantum Organics, and was spread out by a group of 16 volunteers, who then set to work planting more than two dozen shrubs and trees, plus another dozen perennials. In two hours, the all ages group had it buttoned up, including watering and fencing.
Among the plantings were Amsonia, Spirea alba/Clethra, Monarda fistulosa, Beach Plum, Low bush Blueberry, Red Chokeberry, Winterberry,