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With many of us working and studying at home these days, remember that time outdoors is one of the best ways to maintain our mental and physical health.
Our trails are open for you to walk, run, photograph, bird watch, scavenger hunt, and otherwise explore to lift your spirits!
Find a Trail MapWine & Dine
Come join us for our 5th annual community-wide dinner and fundraiser to meet your neighbors and support the work of the Wintonbury Land Trust. Learn more.
Eat Well,
Do Good!
Reserve Your Tickets
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Almost all operational funding comes from our members; grants don’t buy insurance or copy paper.
Donate
Nearly $200,000 from generous individual donors has made possible the acquisition of our Land Trust properties.
Volunteer
We welcome help with a variety of activities. We are an all-volunteer organization, and we need you!
Our Projects
LaSalette Trail
This two-town east-west trail is the most ambitious trail-building project. This…
Beacon Hill Preserve
Recently donated hardwood uplands will connect to Reservoir #3 and provide views of Metacomet Ridge …
Lisa Lane Farm
One block from Cottage Grove Road in Bloomfield’s most densely populated neighborhood sits Lisa Lane Farm with 10 acres…
Hawk Hill Farm
It took five grants to acquire this 45-acre farm (23 acres of prime soils) and then $54,000…
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Get outdoors and explore trails near you! Over 200 events will be held across the state, and we’re planning local outings with our partners. More details to follow.
Details to be announced.
The Board of Directors meets monthly, and members are welcome to attend to learn about the Land Trust’s properties and activities. For the health and safety of participants, this month’s meeting will be conducted by conference call. Please contact us for details about participating.
The Board of Directors meets monthly, and members are welcome to attend to learn about the Land Trust’s properties and activities. For the health and safety of participants, this month’s meeting will be conducted by conference call. Please contact us for details about participating.
The Board of Directors meets monthly, and members are welcome to attend to learn about the Land Trust’s properties and activities. For the health and safety of participants, this month’s meeting will be conducted by conference call. Please contact us for details about participating.
Rescheduled: For the health and safety of our guests, dinner hosts, and volunteers, Wine & Dine has been rescheduled from April 25 to September 26.
Join Us for Our Community-Wide Dinner & Fundraiser on Saturday, September 26
Eat Well & Do Good!
- “Meet and Greet” your neighbors and community at the picturesque Wintonbury Hills Golf Course for tasty appetizers, a glass of wine and friendly conversation.
- Then join other guests for a home-cooked dinner in an intimate group setting at one of our many hosts’ homes in Bloomfield.
- Enjoy old-fashioned conversation over dinner while getting to know folks around the table.
- Dress: “Informal chic.”
- DEADLINE TO BUY TICKETS: Friday, September 10, 2020.
Make a Reservation
Tickets are $85 as a member or $95 as a nonmember (become a member and save $10). Your reservation includes a reception with appetizers and prosecco, a sumptuous meal with wine and dessert in a private home, and the warm feeling you’ll get doing something good for your community — helping Wintonbury Land Trust protect our natural resources, farmlands, and wildlife corridors while connecting people with nature. It’s a win-win for everybody! Reservations accepted on a first come, first served basis. Deadline is September 10.
- Register online with a credit card.
- Print a PDF Registration Form to mail-in with a check.
- Can’t attend? Make a donation or voice your support in the printed program.
- Questions? Contact events@wintonburylandtrust.org.
Where Does the Money Go? 
Wine & Dine is Wintonbury Land Trust’s major annual fundraising event, contributing over $36,250 to our work in the past four years! Last year’s event enabled our 501(c)3, all-volunteer nonprofit to:
Maintain our pastures, fields, and meadows:
- Proper stewardship requires periodic mowing of pastures, fields, and meadows. We “caught up” on some deferred cutting at the Sinnot Farm-The Knoll site and maintained our Hawk Hill Farm pastures, Stout Family Fields, and Evans Family Meadows.
- Work with the town to promote Lisa Lane Farm community gardens and to improve the LaSalette Trail.
Advance the mission of Hawk Hill Farm:
- Purchased parts to repair a donated tractor. This will enable WLT to do some of the mowing and trail maintenance with volunteers at a reduced expense,
Fund educational outreach events:
- Presented Monarch Butterfly Habitats lecture at WLT annual meeting at the 4-H Education Center at Auerfarm.
- Co-sponsored with Bloomfield Leisure & Senior Services Departments a Black Bears in CT lecture. (Over 100 people attended!)
- Conducted nature hikes on CT Trails Day.
- Organized annual Over the Mountain Hike with co-sponsors Simsbury Land Trust and Town of Bloomfield.
- Paid for insurance, supplies, website maintenance, postage, and unexpected stewardship expenses such as the complicated removal of barbed wire fence from WLT’s Van Otterloo Preserve.
Please join us in connecting people with nature and protecting our community’s natural resources, farmlands, and wildlife corridors:
- Become one of the event’s leading sponsors.
- Voice your support in our event printed program.
- Learn where the money goes.
The Board of Directors meets monthly, and members are welcome to learn more about your land trust by attending. Please contact us with questions about attending. Enter Seabury Life via Door 18 and go to the Clock Room on Level 5.
The Board of Directors meets monthly, and members are welcome to learn more about your land trust by attending. Please contact us with questions about attending. Enter Seabury Life via Door 18 and go to the Clock Room on Level 5.
The Board of Directors meets monthly, and members are welcome to learn more about your land trust by attending. Please contact us with questions about attending. Enter Seabury Life via Door 18 and go to the Clock Room on Level 5.
Topics of Interest:
“Help Us Draw the Line,” presented at our 2019 annual membership meeting. Created by Hartford Art School Civic Design class members Paulina Modestow, Darcy Peterson, and Emma Schroh.
Testimonial
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 make it so worthwhile. And the Land Trust has been 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.
Farmer at Hawk Hill Farm
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.
Volunteer, Wine & Dine Event Committee
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.
Land Owner, Steward for 5 years