Wintonbury

The Wintonbury Land Trust was established in 1982 to preserve the natural environmental resources so important to the quality of life in Bloomfield, Connecticut. At present the Wintonbury Land Trust holds and preserves over 200 acres principally in the Town of Bloomfield, as well as Windsor, West Hartford and Simsbury, Connecticut. Our 17 distinct properties range in size from less than 1 acre up to 46 acres. Year round ponds can be found on four of our properties and one parcel even supports an active waterfall.

The Wintonbury Land Trust is a tax-exempt, non-profit corporation established to engage in and promote for the benefit of the general public the preservation, improvement, protection and conservation of natural resources principally in but not limited to the Town of Bloomfield, Connecticut, including streams and water sources, wetland, woodland, farmland, and other open space, including the plant and animal life thereon, and unique scenic, natural and historic sites. Visit our blog for property reports.

Events

  • June 2: Trails Day Hike with Wintonbury Land Trust

    June 2 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m, start in Bloomfield’s Wilcox Park.

  • June 10: Wintonbury Land Trust Bike Tour–REGISTER ONLINE

    The Wintonbury Land Trust bike tour is scheduled for June 10th with a rain date of June 17th.

  • EARTH DAY HIKE- April 21st

    Meet at LaSallette Open Space, 120 Mountain Ave, Saturday, April 21st, 2012 at 2:00 PM. Come and Celebrate  Special Places in Bloomfield. Rain Date April 22nd, check web site for changes.   See blog for map at www.wintonburylandtrust.blogspot.com Share with Wintonbury Land Trust the hiking highlights: The 1834 Greek Revival Stone Captain Oliver Filley House, Wades agricultural fields in spring season, views of panoramic Hartford from Hawk Hill on the LaSallette Trail, the conjunction of two sub-watersheds in the North Branch Park River Watershed and the LaSallette Trail connection through Hawk Hill Farm. This is a family friendly outing and an  Read More…

  • Pruning Demonstration

    Planting and Pruning Basics, with outside demonstration, Tolland County Ag center in Vernon, April 21st 9:30 to 11. By Robert Rocks.

  • Restoring Our Urban Forest

    Earth Day Lecture: Restoring Our Urban Forest, Ron Pitz, Executive Director of Knox Parks Foundation at the Prosser Public Library  April 24 at &7:00 PM. Registration is appreciated Prosser Library 860-243-9721.

Community News

  • Bike to Work with BikeWalkCT

    Who needs a car when you can bike to work!!!

  • Join the National Bike Challenge

    This free program runs May 1 to August 31 with the goal of uniting 50,000 people to bike 10 million mile

  • Auer Farm Fall Festival

    Saturday, October 1st, 11 A.M to 4 P.M.  Join us at Auer Farm’s annual fall festival for crafts, food, music, as well as visiting the animals.  http://auerfarm.org/

  • Wintonbury Land Trust Awarded Grant from New England Grassroots Environment Fund

    The Wintonbury Land Trust has received a $1250 grant from the New England Grassroots Environment Fund.  NEGEF’s small grants program provides grants to groups working on community level issues in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island.  The goals of the Small Grants program are to: Increase civic engagement, volunteerism, emerging leaders and community initiatives that create health, just, safe and environmentally sustainable communities at the neighborhood and town level in New England; Help community leaders move single issue, backyard debates to positive, inclusive, systemic, constructive, and lasting community solutions; Link community-based advocacy with the work of state-wide  Read More…

  • Wintonbury Land Trust Bike Tour a Success!

    Thank you to Vic Herson, Event Coordinator, of the inaugural Bike Tour (Tour du Land) of the WLT, which took place Sunday, May 22, 2011.    The goal of the tour was to showcase land trust holdings and publicize WLT activities and missions.    The Tour’s originally scheduled date was 5/15/2011 but postponed because of rain.  Despite  threatening early morning skies, the event was held under favorable bicycling conditions:  cloudy but dry. Registration/riders:  a total of 30 people registered—1/3 on-line in advance and 2/3 on the day of the ride.    Half of the registrants were from Bloomfield, the rest (in decreasing order) from  Read More…

  • Wintonbury Land Trust on Facebook

    Please become a fan. http://www.facebook.com/wintonburylandtrust

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