Celebrating 50 years!Â
In March the State of Connecticut General Assembly issued an official citation to recognize the Southington Land Conservation Trust for 50 years of dedicated service to the town of Southington. Thank you to State Representative Chris Poulos for bestowing upon us this great honor!
At our Anniversary Dinner and Annual Meeting in May, we were presented with a proclamation by Town Council members Victoria Triano and Val DePaulo recognizing our contribution to Southington in preserving and protecting natural areas. We are honored to have received this and will continue our efforts to protect Southington’s natural areas in the future!
Nature Day Festival
We celebrated our 50th Anniversary with a Nature Day Festival in May. We had a blast and hope that everyone who joined us had fun learning about nature! Thank you to all the wonderful presenters: Christine’s Critters Inc., Riverside Reptiles, Friends of Southington Animal Control, Orchard Valley Garden Club, Quinnipiac Valley Audubon Society, Peter Picone, Â Mary Cole with Fit by Nature, Meigs Point Nature Center, Â Hiking Safety with Irene Murray, Â Mount Southington Ski Area, Winterberry Gardens, and Shari Guarino & Jennifer Guarino Kahn with the Pollinator Pathway.Â
Source to Sea
What a fantastic morning of giving back to our beautiful community! 🌎 Southington Land Trust members participated in the Source to Sea Cleanup on October 22. In just two hours, more than TEN bags of litter were collected. Nip bottles continue to top the list followed by dozens of drink bottles, fast food bags, soda, coffee cups and food containers.
Our efforts went beyond just picking up litter – we cleaned the access area to the Qriver canoe launch, as well as the bridge and street areas around QRiver.
Trails Day Hike 2022
We had a beautiful day for our hike up White Rock. Check out that view! #NationalTrailsDay
Earth Day Events, April 2022
Members of the Southington Land Conservation Trust and community volunteers observed Earth Day by cleaning up the Burritt Street entrance to the Linear Trail on Saturday, April 23. On Sunday, April 24 Wildlife Biologist, Peter Picone led a nature walk at our Wedgewood Sanctuary, where they found two box turtles and a Red-backed Salamander, Trout Lily, Wood Anemone, Bloodroot, Trillium, and False Hellebore. Â
Christmas Tree Recycle 2021
Lots of Christmas Trees to pickup and recycle. Thank you Southington!
Trails Day Hike, 2021
On Saturday, June 5th, Trails Day Hike at Timberlin Park in Berlin.
Recycling – we ALL do it wrong! April 2019
What’s IN and What’s OUT
Recycling – we ALL do it wrong!
Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at 7pm
Southington Public Library
255 Main St, Southington
Southington Land Conservation Trust hosted What’s IN and What’s OUT of your recycle bin,  on Wednesday, April 3, 2019, 7 PM at the Southington library.
Guest speaker Sherill Baldwin with CT DEEP provided an overview of acceptable materials in CT’s mixed recycling program & answered questions on recycling and trash.
Quick and easy reference guides & reusable totes were provided along with door prizes!
Ms. Baldwin earned a B.A. in Solid Waste Management from UMASS/Amherst in 1992 and a M.S. in Resource Development from Michigan State University in 2004. She has worked in the field of waste management for over 30 years and has worked for CT DEEP for the last 10 years.
Win a Tree Contest - Fall 2018
SLCT’s Education Committee was excited to team up with the Southington Elementary Schools at the beginning of the school year to promote nature among the students by sponsoring a Win a Tree contest! The local elementary schools competed to win a tree for their school by writing essays on “Why Trees Matter” and “Why Your School Should Win a Tree.” Creative and thoughtful essays were turned in to the land trust education committee at the end of September. With so many essays to choose from, it was a tough decision but Plantsville Elementary school was our winner! The winning students chose a sugar maple and it was planted in November. Check out our photo gallery on Facebook and coverage in the Meriden Record Journal .
We would like to thank Central Nurseries at 55 Victoria Highway, Chepachet, R.I. for generously donating the tree and thank you to the Assistant Superintendent of Schools, Steve Madancy, for supporting this contest as well as school staff who were instrumental in facilitating implementation.
River Cleanup, June 23, 2018
A successful river cleanup day on June 23! Tighe & Bond partnered with the Southington Land Conservation Trust to clean up a portion of the Quinnipiac River, clearing out debris from the river and surrounding area.
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