Featured Activity

Winter Family Hike

Winter is a great season to enjoy the peace and solitude of some of Simsbury’s popular trails. The surroundings take on a very different look after the leaves have fallen and a chill has settled in. A light coating of fresh snow will allow you to catalogue the purposeful movements of the local wildlife much more easily than at any other time of year. Read more.

Featured Photographer

Dick Clark

Dick and his wife Carolyn Brand have lived in West Simsbury for 12 years. After 32 years with American Honda, Dick retired and has been spending time as a volunteer in town and pursuing his hobby of photography.
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See our new photo galleries!

New photos of SLT properties,
courtesy of James Ray.

• Bog Walk

• Cathles Red Trail

• Ketchin Quarry

• Knapp

• Rosedale Farms

• Tulmeadow Farm

• Westledge Blue Trail

• Westledge Loop Trail

Calendar of Events

Save the Date! - Friday, November 5, 2010

Simsbury on Canvas - An evening of art, food and wine.

SLT Receives $1.4 million Grant to Preserve Tulmeadow Farm Woodlot

Efforts underway to raise remaining funds needed

On October 30, the Simsbury Land Trust received confirmation that Congress had approved funding for the U.S. Forest Service’s “2010 Forest Legacy Program” and that the final version of the bill included $1,415,000 for the 73 acre Tulmeadow Woodlot!
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Tulmeadow Woods Bochure

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Campaign Update

We need your help to preserve the remaining piece of Tulmeadow Farm — the 73 acre woodlot!

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Facts at a Glance

Number of parcels protected: 32

Acres under permanent protection: over 893 acres

Acres protected
under conservation
easements: 453

Number of Members: 757

Year Founded: 1976

Newsletter: Landlines

News

July 23, 2010

Simsbury Land Trust to Host “Simsbury On Canvas”
Evening of Original Fine Art, Wine & Food
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December 8, 2009

Simsbury Land Trust Kicks Off Annual Photography Contest
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November 2, 2009

Simsbury Land Trust to Receive $1.415 Million in Federal Funds to Help Purchase and Protect Final Parcel of Tulmeadow Farm
Land Trust’s The Campaign for Simsbury Kicks Off Fundraising to Supplement Funds Read more.

October 5, 2009

Simsbury Land Trust Announces Fall Community Programs
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May 21 , 2009

Simsbury Land Trust Announces Upcoming Community-Wide Events Read more.

March 20, 2009

Simsbury Land Trust Invites All Residents to Variety of Springtime Events Read more.

January 5, 2009

Simsbury Land Trust Hosts February 5 Community Presentation on the Changing Landscape and Wildlife Around Us Read more.

January 5, 2009

Still Time to Enter Simsbury Land Trust Annual Photography Read more.