Wintonbury Land Trust http://wintonburylandtrust.org Conserve your land Wed, 16 May 2012 03:55:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 Bike to Work with BikeWalkCT http://wintonburylandtrust.org/bike-walk-ct/ http://wintonburylandtrust.org/bike-walk-ct/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 03:21:36 +0000 jstocc http://wintonburylandtrust.org/?p=668 May is Biker Awareness Month with May 18th as National Bike To Work Day

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]]> http://wintonburylandtrust.org/bike-walk-ct/feed/ 0 Join the National Bike Challenge http://wintonburylandtrust.org/national-bike-challenge/ http://wintonburylandtrust.org/national-bike-challenge/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 03:46:13 +0000 jstocc http://wintonburylandtrust.org/?p=676 Join the Wintonbury Land Trust in the National Bike Challenge
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]]> http://wintonburylandtrust.org/national-bike-challenge/feed/ 0 June 2: Trails Day Hike with Wintonbury Land Trust http://wintonburylandtrust.org/trails-day-june-2/ http://wintonburylandtrust.org/trails-day-june-2/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 12:21:00 +0000 vikki http://wintonburylandtrust.org/?p=635 June 2 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m, start in Bloomfield’s Wilcox Park.

]]> http://wintonburylandtrust.org/trails-day-june-2/feed/ 0 June 10: Wintonbury Land Trust Bike Tour–REGISTER ONLINE http://wintonburylandtrust.org/wlt-bike-tour-2012/ http://wintonburylandtrust.org/wlt-bike-tour-2012/#comments Sun, 29 Apr 2012 19:34:25 +0000 vikki http://wintonburylandtrust.org/?p=272 The Wintonbury Land Trust second annual bike tour is scheduled for June 10th.

The north/south route through west Bloomfield will start and finish at Farmington River Park. There will be an 18 mile guided tour and an optional additional 20 mile route to the Thrall Property in Windsor

View tour route

Registration is $10 and opens at 9:30 AM. The ride begins at 10:00 AM. Refreshments will be served at 12:30 (additional fee).
For more information please call 860-242-2526.

Click here for directions to the Farmington River Park.

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]]> http://wintonburylandtrust.org/wlt-bike-tour-2012/feed/ 0 Tour du Land http://wintonburylandtrust.org/tour-du-land/ http://wintonburylandtrust.org/tour-du-land/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:19:42 +0000 vikki http://wintonburylandtrust.org/?p=627 Bike Tour June 10th The Second Annual “Tour du Land” at 9:30 AM; rain date June 17th.

]]> http://wintonburylandtrust.org/tour-du-land/feed/ 0 EARTH DAY HIKE- April 21st http://wintonburylandtrust.org/earth-day-hike-april-21st/ http://wintonburylandtrust.org/earth-day-hike-april-21st/#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 12:45:29 +0000 vikki http://wintonburylandtrust.org/?p=628 Read More...]]> 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 easy hike lasting about an hour and a half. All ages are welcome. Parents come with your children and be prepared to hike; wear sturdy footwear and bring water.

Park at the Oliver Filley House. GPS: 41°50’4.51″N, 72°45’43.64″W

Earth Day – Friday, April 22, 2011 -has  ‘A Billion Acts of Green’ theme. It’s a day of action and civic participation, to encourage people to promote renewable energy, practice responsible energy consumption and create quality green jobs.

]]> http://wintonburylandtrust.org/earth-day-hike-april-21st/feed/ 0 April 22 meeting http://wintonburylandtrust.org/april-22-meeting/ http://wintonburylandtrust.org/april-22-meeting/#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 12:34:29 +0000 vikki http://wintonburylandtrust.org/?p=625 The next Wintonbury Land Trust meeting will take place at 52 Duncaster Road at 4 PM on April 22nd. Agenda will be posted on the blog the week of April 16th..

]]> http://wintonburylandtrust.org/april-22-meeting/feed/ 0 Tomatoland http://wintonburylandtrust.org/tomatoland/ http://wintonburylandtrust.org/tomatoland/#comments Sat, 31 Mar 2012 15:43:23 +0000 vikki http://wintonburylandtrust.org/?p=616 Bloomfield High School’s Harris Agriscience Center first lecture on Monday, April 9 at 7:00 P.M. and will feature award winning author Barry Estabrook, author of Tomatoland: How modern industrial agriculture destroyed our most alluring Fruit. This event will be Held at Bloomfield’s Prosser Public Library on Monday, April 9 at 7:00 P.M.

]]> http://wintonburylandtrust.org/tomatoland/feed/ 0 Pruning Demonstration http://wintonburylandtrust.org/pruning-demonstration/ http://wintonburylandtrust.org/pruning-demonstration/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 13:11:15 +0000 vikki http://wintonburylandtrust.org/?p=622
    1. Planting and Pruning Basics, with outside demonstration, Tolland County Ag center in Vernon, April 21st 9:30 to 11. By Robert Rocks.
    • ]]>     http://wintonburylandtrust.org/pruning-demonstration/feed/ 0     Restoring Our Urban Forest http://wintonburylandtrust.org/restoring-our-urban-forest/ http://wintonburylandtrust.org/restoring-our-urban-forest/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 13:09:03 +0000 vikki http://wintonburylandtrust.org/?p=619
    1. 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.
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