Welcome to the Southington Land Trust
We are a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization founded in 1973 that seeks to preserve nature in our community.
The SLCT was invited to present for a Biology class at Central Connecticut State University on October 3rd, to share information about what land trusts are and the importance of them. We brought along the Connecticut Land Conservation Council to partner with us on this one. Great opportunity for us to engage with the youth and hopefully we inspired them to join their local land trust. 🎓🌳
Photo L to R: CLCC Community Conservation Coordinator Jovan Bryan, SLCT Board Secretary Sabraé Boisvert, and SLCT Vice President Stan Prushinski.
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Next Meeting:
Thursday, October 17, 2024, at the Southington Land Trust Office, 76 North Main Street, entrance in back. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The meeting starts at 7:00 p.m.
What is a Land Trust?
A land trust or land conservancy is a community-based, nonprofit organization that actively works to permanently conserve land. A land trust is separate from Open Space and not run by the Town. In some cases, land trusts acquire land outright. They also partner to conserve land that remains the property of willing landowners using a tool called a conservation easement. Land trusts also manage or restore land once it has been conserved. (https://landtrustalliance.org/why-land-matters/land-conservation/about-land-trusts)
Wedgewood Work Parties
Two great days spent cleaning up our trails at Wedgewood! 
A huge thanks to our member Kendall who brought us some wood chips to spruce up the trailhead. We cleared the trails, fixed some markers, and saw some cool mushrooms, salamanders, and feathers along the way.