Wintonbury Land Trust now is Traprock Ridge Land Conservancy, one result of East Granby Land Trust and West Hartford Land Trust merging with us to broaden and sustain everyone’s efforts.
Updates & BackgroundSpring is the perfect opportunity to renew our pledge to sustain local and regional land conservation efforts. Your membership or donation is important and appreciated.
Make a ContributionAlmost all operational funding comes from our members; grants don’t buy insurance or copy paper.
Nearly $200,000 from generous individual donors has made possible the acquisition of our Land Trust properties.
We welcome help with a variety of activities. We are an all-volunteer organization, and we need you!
This two-town east-west trail is the most ambitious trail-building project. This…
Recently donated hardwood uplands will connect to Reservoir #3 and provide views of Metacomet Ridge …
One block from Cottage Grove Road in Bloomfield’s most densely populated neighborhood sits Lisa Lane Farm with 10 acres…
It took five grants to acquire this 45-acre farm (23 acres of prime soils) and then $54,000…
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Dragonflies and Damselflies are among the earliest of insects and have been on Earth for an estimated 300 million years. The largest fossil dragonfly had a wingspan of over two feet! Although smaller today, dragonflies are the fastest flying insects and, along with their smaller relatives, damselflies, remain important environmental indicators of the quality of our environment.
Join Jay Kaplan, Director of Roaring Brook Nature Center in Canton, for a free webinar to learn more about these fascinating creatures. Use the online RSVP form to receive your link to the webinar in advance. The Land Conservancy’s nature lecture series is co-sponsored by Bloomfield Parks, Recreation & Leisure Services.
Many of the wetlands and forests the Land Conservancy helps to protect provide important habitat to native turtle species. The next event in our Nature Lecture Series will feature Brian Kleinman discussing turtles native to Connecticut, including protected species such as the Spotted Turtle. Brian is the owner of Riverside Reptiles Education Center in Enfield and will bring some live turtles with him!
The Nature Lectures are cosponsored by the Traprock Ridge Land Conservancy and Bloomfield Parks, Recreation & Leisure Services Department. This event will be offered in-person and via Zoom for your convenience. Use one of the online RSVP forms above to register for free in advance.
Mary-Beth Kaeser, a State-licensed wildlife rehabilitator and President of Horizon Wings in Ashford, will talk to us about what it means to be a “threatened” or “endangered” species. Learn about what caused the drastic decline of the Peregrine Falcon populations in North America in the 1960’s and ways we can help promote bird survival today. We will meet an American Kestrel, Peregrine Falcon, Northern Saw-Whet Owl, Barn Owl and Eagle.
The Nature Lectures are cosponsored by the Traprock Ridge Land Conservancy and Bloomfield Parks, Recreation & Leisure Services Department. This event will be offered in-person and via Zoom for your convenience. Use one of the online RSVP forms above to register for free in advance.
Our partner, the Land Trust Alliance, describes why land trusts matter.
Created by Hartford Art School Civic Design class members Paulina Modestow, Darcy Peterson, and Emma Schroh.
I love the sense of community with the Land Trust. Farming is a hard business but people stopping and supporting my CSA, asking about the Scottish Highland cattle, or just shooting the breeze made it so worthwhile. And the Land Trust was amazing with their follow through. They put in electricity, water and restored the barn to make it a workable situation for us. They have a level of commitment that I think is very special.
I got involved because I wanted to give back to my community. My children grew up here and now my grandchildren. I want them to enjoy the land that I love and the diversity. I like meeting new people and the social interaction that the Land Trust offers.
My mother wanted her land to remain as it was. She left Stout’s Family Fields to me and my two siblings. I convinced them it was a good idea to donate to the Land Trust and they all agreed. Every day in all seasons, 20 or more people walk the path through the fields to reach Penwood Park. It’s a very special place in our community.