Welcome to the home page of the Killingly Conservation Commission web site.

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:

  • What three words or phrases would you use to describe Killingly?

  • What draws people to Killingly?

  • If there were one special place or feature of Killingly that might capture the essence or spirit of the place, what would that place or feature be?

  • What if lost would fundamentally change Killingly forever?

  • If you could change one thing about Killingly, what would it be and how?

  • If you had to see growth in Killingly, what kind of growth would you like to see, why, and where would you like to see it happen?

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!

Group Location Date Time
Retirees/Seniors Town Library May 10 9:00-10:30 AM
Social Services/Religious Groups Town Library May 10 10:45-12:15 AM
Public Safety/Law Enforcement Town Library May 10 12:30-2:00 PM
Business Owners & Managers Town Library May 13 8:30-10:00 AM
Alexander’s Lake Town Library May 13 10:15-11:45 AM
Reach Out Group Town Library May 13 12:00-1:30 PM
General Public Town Library May 13 1:45-3:15 PM
Realtors/Builders Town Library May 13 3:30-5:00 PM
Workforce/Employees Town Library May 13 5:15-6:45 PM
Youth & Recreation Groups Town Library May 13 7:00-8:30 PM
Newcomers NECCOG May 14 3:30-5:00 PM
Education NECCOG May 14 5:15-6:45 PM
Agriculture, Large Landowner & Conservationists NECCOG May 14 7:00-8:30 PM

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.

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.

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:

Cat Hollow 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.