SLT Invasive Plant Guide Book sent out town wide!

This guide book is a great way to identify invasive plants and learn how to remove them from your own backyard.  Click on the link below and download your copy for free today.

It's membership renewal time!

Please join or renew your membership today.

The Walkbook

Simsbury Land Trust has over 25 miles of trails for you to hike and explore. Trails range from 1/4 mile to several miles, flat to hilly terrain. Click the link below and download your free copy today.

Dirty Boots Kids Club

The Dirty Boots Kids Club Trail Maps and Activity Guide is great for kids ages 3 - 10.  Trail maps, coloring, fun facts and more -- available free of charge. Click the link below to download your free copy today.

Thank you to our 2024 members!

The full listing of member names can be found by clicking the link below.

Invasive Plant Workdays

Join us for a morning (or two or three) of invasive plant removal, along with a little education, camaraderie, habitat restoration, and some snacks! These volunteer opportunities will teach you how to identify and manage invasive plants in your own backyard while you help us control and remove these harmful plants on the SLT preserves.

You are welcome to join us on all or any of these dates. Please let us know in advance if you will be joining us so that we can let you know of any last minute changes due to weather or other issues. If you are interested in attending these workdays, please email margerywinters@comcast.net.

Please dress appropriately for working in the woods! Bug spray, sunscreen, long pants and long sleeves recommended. Bring loppers and work gloves if you have them. Please bring water to drink. SLT has a limited supply of tools for use by attendees.

Workdays are cancelled if there is inclement weather.

Invasive Plant Schedule Second Half of June:

Wednesday, June 18, 2025 9:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Wagner Woods, 153 Great Pond Rd., Simsbury

Saturday, June 21, 2025 9:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Onion Mountain Park, 71 W. Mountain Rd., West Simsbury

Wednesday, June 25, 2025 9:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Wagner Woods, 153 Great Pond Rd., Simsbury

Saturday, June 28, 2025 9:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Tanager Hill/Owen Mortimer Preserve, across from 137 E. Weatogue St., Simsbury

SLT Volunteer Waiver Form

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Welcome!

Simsbury Land Trust is a non-profit conservation organization that protects the rich natural diversity of Simsbury through the ownership of land and conservation easements.

  • It is 803 Simsbury households that, year after year, support its operations through their annual membership donations.
  • It is the three dozen families who have chosen the SLT as the vehicle through which to permanently preserve their beloved land for the enjoyment of future generations.
  • It is the hundreds of families who have not had the land to donate but who have provided over $2.3 million over the past 20 years to help in the acquisition of specific tracts of land.
  • It is the dozens of volunteers who give of their time, skills and effort and who serve as trustees, committee members, stewards, teachers, speakers and guides.
  • It is local businesses and professionals who have donated countless products and services.
  • It is an executive director and a finance and membership director who have spent the last 20 years establishing a level of structure and professionalism without which the organization would not have succeeded.
  • Because of the Simsbury Land Trust, Rosedale Farms, Tulmeadow Farm and the George Hall Farm are now permanently protected farmland, the Western Ridge and much of the wetlands at its base are protected wildlife corridors, and bobolinks and woodcock are now nesting in the meadows east of the river.

We urge you to visit the trails we maintain on many of our properties and to watch for activities, events and publications that we sponsor. We know you will enjoy the chance to get outdoors, to learn more about the exceptional natural environment here in Simsbury and to meet other people who share your interests. Visit our website often to learn of these and other opportunities. As you get to know us, we hope you will want to become a member and to support the Simsbury Land Trust with an annual membership, an occasional acquisition or stewardship gift, or with a contribution of your time.

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Thank you to our CT Trails Day Youth Corps Hike Leaders Addy, Charlotte and Ella. They lead us through SLT Tanager Hill/Owen Mortimer Preserve to the pinnacle in Penwood State Park on Saturday.
Everyone had to use their imaginations when it came to the normally stunning view of the valley as it was fogged in but the hike through the meadows, wetlands and forest made the journey enjoyable.
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Thank you to our CT Trails Day Youth Corps Hike Leaders Addy, Charlotte and Ella. They lead us through SLT Tanager Hill/Owen Mortimer Preserve to the pinnacle in  Penwood State Park on Saturday. 
Everyone had to use their imaginations when it came to the normally stunning view of the valley as it was fogged in but the hike through the meadows, wetlands and forest made the journey enjoyable.Image attachmentImage attachment

Join us for a 2+ mile hike through Great Pond State Forest. These trails are relatively flat and provide views of the lovely Great Pond, home to numerous wildlife species and birds. Flat and easy terrain with occasional mud in low lying areas. We will extend the hike based on the groups interest. Bring water and snack, bug spray recommended. ... See MoreSee Less

Join us for a 2+ mile hike through Great Pond State Forest. These trails are relatively flat and provide views of the lovely Great Pond, home to numerous wildlife species and birds. Flat and easy terrain with occasional mud in low lying areas. We will extend the hike based on the groups interest. Bring water and snack, bug spray recommended.

Help remove invasive plants on Simsbury Land Trust properties. See details on our website events page. Simsburylandtrust.org
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Help remove invasive plants on Simsbury Land Trust properties. See details on our website events page. Simsburylandtrust.org
 #LoveYourCTLandTrust #simsburylandtrust
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Take a hike.

Simsbury Land Trust has a hike for every level with 14 trails for you to choose from – covering a variety of property types and levels of difficulty.

Join as a member.

Membership donations provide important funding for all of our activities, including trail and property maintenance, signage, educational materials, a small office, and more.

Challenge yourself.

Looking for something to do? Try the SLT 12-Hike Challenge and receive an SLT baseball cap!

We're trying to save paper—and help the environment—with less mailings! Please share or update your email.

In an effort to be environmentally conscious and to save money on printing and postage, we would like to try to transition into using less paper. Please update or add your email addresses here!

We're asking all members to add their current email address, even if you already receive our email newsletter. This will ensure you get the most up-to-date information on membership, our hikes, events and invasive removal days, including last minute changes or cancellations. Email addresses will be used for SLT communication purposes only. Your privacy is important to us.

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