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Our mission: "To promote the development, conservation, supervision, and regulation of natural resources, including water resources within the Town of Killingly and provide the methodology for protection and maintenance of these resources."
The Conservation Commission is working hard to protect the natural resources in town and to promote the parks and open space that are open for residents of the region to enjoy. Here are a few of the activities we are involved in:
Borderlands Project - Village Innovation Pilot Borderlands “Envisioning Killingly's Future”Please join us for a conversation about your town. We want to understand YOUR connection to Killingly and ask that you participate in a focus group to discuss the following key questions:
Focus Groups We know you’ll likely see yourself as part of more than one group listed below so feel free to attend the one that you would like join!
About this Project The Borderlands Village Innovation Pilot is a collaborative citizens effort to define the future of two Borderlands communities – Exeter, RI and Killingly, CT. The first phase of this project intends to gather the wisdom of residents and other relevant community stakeholders to generate a community vision that retains and sustains “heart and soul” of these communities for generations to come. For more information on the Borderlands Village Innovation Pilot, visit www.borderlandsproject.org or contact the Pilot Coordinator, Susan Westa at (860)774-9600 ext. 24 or susan.westa@uconn.edu. |
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Search for Notable Trees in Killingly As part of the upcoming 2008 tricentennial celebration, the Killingly Conservation Commission is gathering information about very old, tall, rare, or historic trees in our community. We'd like to hear from every village in town. Tell us the type of tree, approximate circumference at chest height, and location. No location information will be made public without the consent of the property owner. If you have a tree that deserves to be recognized, contact killinglytrees@gmail.com, or call 860 779 5310, or write to Trees, c/o PO Box 47, East Killingly, CT 06243. |
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Killingly Conservation Commission and Cat Hollow The Killingly Conservation Commission is working with town officials and residents to develop a plan for developing and managingCat Hollow, a town park along the Whetstone Brook. In the spring of 2006, students in the Landscape Architecture program at the University of Connecticut visited the site and developed site plans as part of a design class. Two students then created a detailed plan which was approved by the Town Council. Click on the following link to see a schematic of the plan: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Geocaching. Geocaching is a great way to get out and enjoy the natural resouces in town. Geocaching is an entertaining adventure game for GPS users. The basic idea is to have individuals and organizations set up caches all over the world and share the locations of these caches on the internet. GPS users can then use the location coordinates to find the caches. There are several geocache sites in Killingly. The best place to start is theofficial geocache web site. |
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