Tolland Conservation Commission

Tolland Conservation Commission The Tolland Conservation Commission has been charged to conserve Tolland’s Open Space Conservation Areas (listed here).

The Conservation Commission was created on August 25, 1998 by resolution 03-40 with an advisory function on open space issues. Its current mission includes research, maintaining an inventory of open space areas, development of conservation education programs, evaluation and proposal for open space acquisition, and oversight of the Town’s Conservation areas. The Conservation Commission was formed p

ursuant to Section 131-a of the Connecticut General Statutes. The Commission consists of seven regular members and two alternate members who are appointed by the Town Manager to serve two year terms.

10,000! That's right! We have crossed the 10,000 mark of nip bottles collected from Tolland's roadways. And our parti...
06/05/2026

10,000! That's right! We have crossed the 10,000 mark of nip bottles collected from Tolland's roadways. And our participants have earned $2000 in gift cards. Way to go, folks! Thank you for cleaning up our town!

06/04/2026
Mountain laurel at Palmer Kendall Mountain Conservation Area. On a few shrubs, the buds have opened, but for the most p...
06/04/2026

Mountain laurel at Palmer Kendall Mountain Conservation Area. On a few shrubs, the buds have opened, but for the most part, they are just budded. It will be truly spectacular when they are in full-bloom, especially on the overlook trail. 

Mountain laurel at Stoppleworth Conservation Area, and evidently baby robins. Maple leaf viburnum also in bloom.
06/03/2026

Mountain laurel at Stoppleworth Conservation Area, and evidently baby robins. Maple leaf viburnum also in bloom.

Looks like a banner year for our native mountain laurel. Some of our conservation areas including Shafran, Palmer Kenda...
06/02/2026

Looks like a banner year for our native mountain laurel. Some of our conservation areas including Shafran, Palmer Kendall and King have mountain laurel. The red trail at Crandall Park also has a large grove. The next two weeks or so should be prime time.

Lovely evening hike at King Conservation Area.
05/29/2026

Lovely evening hike at King Conservation Area.

The other day, I posted a photo of a tree struck by lightning at the Luce conservation area. Yesterday I noticed that ab...
05/24/2026

The other day, I posted a photo of a tree struck by lightning at the Luce conservation area. Yesterday I noticed that about 40 feet away was a second tree with the same phenomenon. This created so many questions. I discovered that the lightning causes the moisture in the tree to boil and create steam which blows the strip of bark off the tree. On the first tree, the missing strip travels straight down the tree. On the second tree, it spiraled around the tree. Here’s a link describing this phenomenon.  https://auf.isa-arbor.com/content/3/7/131.
And how did 2 trees 40ish feet apart both get struck? Looking at the canopy, their branches do in fact overlap, as I assume do their root systems.

Beautiful oak tree at the Luce Conservation Area was struck by lightning during Tuesday’s storm. Debris was flung 20 ya...
05/21/2026

Beautiful oak tree at the Luce Conservation Area was struck by lightning during Tuesday’s storm. Debris was flung 20 yards away.

05/20/2026
What’s blooming at King Conservation Area?
05/19/2026

What’s blooming at King Conservation Area?

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Hicks Memorial Municipal Center/21 Tolland Green
Tolland, CT
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