What's new with the HLT:

     

 

  • The 2008 HLT Annual Report is available
  • The Spring 2008 edition of our newsletter is out!
  • HLT's First Annual Photo and Art Exibit will open on June 2, 2008. Read more info below or download and information sheet or entry form.
  • HLT is proud to announce Robert Thorson, author of “Stone by Stone” as the guest speaker at its Annual Forum on June 2, 2008.   Please mark your calendars and try to make this event!
  • The Hartland Natural Resource Inventory may be viewed here. Thirteen maps have been added.
  • HLT's 501-c3 status was approved by the IRS in October, 2007!
  • Hartland Land Trust Annual Report, June 2007
  • Town Mailing, April 2007
  • Moose and Hartland Land Trust Share Goal , Incorporation News Release

 

      

First Annual Earth Day Clean-Up Walk
Saturday, April 19, 2008

The Hartland Land Trust and the Boy Scouts of Troop 121 will assist
the First Congregational Church of Hartland in conducting a “Town –Wide Clean-Up Walk” on Saturday, April 19th.   First Church will continue with a clean-up of designated “off road areas” on April 26th. Rain date for April 19th will be May 3, 2008.  Please plan to meet at Berg Field or the Town Library at 8 a.m. on April 19th.

Volunteer sign up is now available at the First Church, Town Hall and the Town Library.
Each volunteer will pick a section of road or highway that they will walk, combing for and collecting trash. Collection bags and disposable gloves will be made available to all volunteers.  Refreshments will also be provided the day of the clean – up.

Please plan on participating in this worthwhile event. Thank you in advance for helping these community organizations with their endeavor to keep Hartland the beautiful place that it is. For more information about this event contact: Kerrie Nichols at 653-7616 or Pastor Kurt Satherlie at 653-6495.

 

      
       
         
             

Calling on all Photographers and Artists! HLT’s First Annual Photo and Art Exhibit

The 1st Annual Hartland Land Trust Photo and Art Exhibit “Wonders of Hartland” will open on June 2, 2008 at the Annual HLT Meeting and Public Forum at the Hartland School Library from 7 P.M. to 9 P.M. At this event a presentation on "stone walls" by Robert Thorson will be given with a reception and refreshments to follow. 

This exhibit will display visual art from the members of the community that have been inspired by Hartland's outstanding landscapes with attention to our theme of "Stone Walls of Hartland".

Photos and artwork may include the following subjects:
- stone walls
- scenic beauty
- wildlife
- water / rivers and streams
- recreation
- history / cultural

Details and Requirements:
1) The exhibit will be open for viewing from Thurday, May 29th until Friday, June 6th.
2) Photos and artwork included in the exhibit may be selected and reproduced for future use in HLT publications such as posters, calendars and newsletters.
3) Photographers and artists of all ages and abilities are invited to participate – we are encouraging everyone who wants to show their work to do so.
Photographers and artists do not have to be residents of Hartland, however, ALL IMAGES MUST BE OF HARTLAND.
4) Each photographer or artist may enter up to three of their own photos or pieces.
5) Photos and art must be ready to hang (with wire attached).  Photos and artwork must have title and name of artist on back.
6) Submit photos or art during the week of May 26, 2008.  Please bring your photos or art to Maggie at the Town Hall during the hours of 9 A.M. to 4 P.M.   Call Fred Jones at 860-379-5868 for more information.

Entry forms are available at the Hartland School, Town Hall, Town Library or on line at www.hartlandlandtrust.org.

Please exhibit your images of Hartland’s natural beauty!  Let friends and neighbors know!

Let’s emphasize the “ART” in  Hartland!

 


  

 

Fred Jones, Congressman Chris Murphy, and Neil Gilpin at the announcement of Rep. Murphy's appointment as the Chairman of the Congressional Open Space Caucus.

As Chairman of the Congressional Open Space Caucus, Rep. Murphy will assist the House leadership in crafting legislation to protect open space across the country. He sought out this position because he knows that protecting open space in the Fifth District is so important to his constituents. Since taking office, he has met with several organizations whose missions are to protect various trails, rivers, and scenic vistas in the District. "I am committed to working with people in the Fifth District to protect the environmental character of our corner of Connecticut," said Murphy.