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We are a 501(c)3 nonprofit all-volunteer group dedicated to preserving nature & protecting undeveloped land in Southington.

08/30/2026

Our strongest supporter spreading the rest of the arborist chips on the Pollinator Pathway garden on our Lovely Nature Preserve. This will help conserve soil moisture and keep the w**ds down.

08/28/2026

Our w**ding crew got to work at the SLCT Lazy Lane Pollinator Pathway garden tonight (8/26). The native plantings in this section of the Farmington Canal Heritage Trail are one of the first installations we created in Southington. Shrubs here include button bush, which supports more than two dozen butterflies, and there’s one relatively unknown pollinator powerhouse, the dwarf sand cherry (Prunus pumila) that deserves mention. It’s a prostrate, spreading shrub, and is the host for 400+ butterflies and moths. Did we mention, it’s also deer resistant!
We put in about an hour, and the plantings look so much better. Thanks to John, Val, Shari and Joy for making time to do important work for pollinators!
To join us on our future garden work parties or other stewardship adventures, make sure to follow us, and check our website https://www.southingtonlandtrust.org/

08/21/2026

Volunteers helped spread two truck loads of wood chips at our pollinator pathway garden on E. Summer St. last weekend. So many hands made short work of the task and now the garden is nicely w**ded and mulched for the coming seasons. Thank you for everyone who w**ded, dropped off the wood chips and spread them around! 🪏🍃🪵

08/17/2026

Today's Spotlight is Southington Land Conservation Trust!

Southington Land Conservation Trust is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization that has been dedicated to educating local communities about, and preserving Southington's land and wildlife for over 50 years. Southington Land Conservation Trust protects over 140 acres of land across 8 properties in Southington and also sponsors the Pollinator Pathway in town!

To learn more about Southington Land Conservation Trust, please consider visiting them at the Southington Farmers Market on the Southington Town Green this Friday from 3-6pm and visit them at 76 North Main Street today!

08/10/2026

Join SLCT this Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 10:00 am at our E. Summer Street pollinator garden along the Farmington Canal Trail as we spread wood chips to help maintain our pollinator garden. Please bring water to drink, gloves, and tools such as shovels, rakes, or wheelbarrows.

Together, we can make short work of this task to help this beautiful garden thrive!

08/04/2026

🔋Battery Recycling Update🔋

Beginning August 31, the Southington Land Trust will no longer collect batteries for recycling.

You can continue recycling your batteries at the Southington Transfer Station or any Staples location.

Thank you to everyone who supported this program over the years, especially our dedicated volunteers and the Southington Public Library!

07/28/2026

Work Party Stewardship Opportunity! This Saturday, August 1st at 9 AM, we can use help to spread wood chips on our new Pollinator Pathway native plant garden. The garden is at our Lovley Nature Preserve, 370 Welch Road. Bring rakes, hoes, mulch forks etc and if you have one, a wheelbarrow or garden cart will be useful. Some folks can just rake the chips and some can help move them. See you there! 🪏🪾🍃

07/19/2026

This weekend, SLCT volunteers got in the w**ds at the E. Summer St. pollinator pathway garden. We tackled removing invasive species like mugwort, tree of heaven, and bittersweet vine from around our native plants. Happy to report that berries are growing on the chokeberry bushes, the beach plum bushes are thriving, and a rogue sunflower stalk is growing strong. Stay tuned for future work parties!

06/22/2026

A successful watering day at our Lovley Preserve! Thank you to the volunteers and members who helped water and w**d our our new Pollinator Pathway garden on Saturday.

Native plants are adapted to Connecticut’s climate & built to survive and flourish on their own. For now, though, many are still tiny seedlings and bare-root plantings that need a little extra care while their roots become established.

🌱💧 If you’re out for a hike at Lovley this summer, consider bringing a gallon or two of water for the garden. You’re also welcome to take any empty jugs you find, refill them at home, and bring them back on your next visit. Together, we can help these young native plants get the strong start they need. We couldn’t do it without the support of our community! 🌱💧
📍 Lovley Preserve, 370 Welch Road, Southington

06/19/2026

🚰💧Help Us Water the Pollinator Pathway! 🦋🐝🌸

We’re taking a different approach to our monthly public work party this Saturday—and we’re hoping the effort continues all summer long.

Our new Pollinator Pathway garden at Lovley Preserve is full of native plants that will eventually thrive with little to no maintenance. That’s one of the great things about native plants: they’re adapted to Connecticut’s climate and, once established, are built to survive and flourish on their own. Right now, though, many of these plants are still tiny seedlings and bare-root plantings that need a little extra help getting their roots established.

That’s where you come in!

Join us between 9:30–10:30 a.m. on Saturday, or simply drop off a few gallons of water whenever you’re visiting the preserve. One-gallon milk jugs and water jugs work great. We’ll also have empty jugs available for anyone willing to take them home, refill them, and bring them back on a future visit.

Every gallon helps these young plants get established so they can grow into a thriving pollinator habitat for bees, butterflies, birds, and other wildlife for years to come.

📍 Lovley Preserve, 370 Welch Road, Southington
🕤 Saturday, June 20 | 9:30–10:30 a.m.
💧 Bring a gallon or two—or as many as you’d like!

And after Saturday, the effort doesn’t have to stop. If you’re out for a hike at Lovley this summer, feel free to swing by with a gallon or two of water. You’re also welcome to take any empty jugs you find, refill them at home, and bring them back on your next visit. Together, we can help these young native plants get the strong start they need. We couldn’t do it without our community!

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76 N Main Street
Southington, CT
06489

Website

https://www.southingtonlandtrust.org/

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