North Central Conservation District Vernon office: 24 Hyde Avenue Vernon, CT 06066-4503 860-875-3881
Windsor office: 100 Northfield Drive, 4th Floor Windsor, CT 06095-4730 860-285-0867
Download the Brochure and Order Form: 2010 Plant and Seedling Brochure 2010 Plant and Seedling Order Form or Request one by Mail by Clicking Below: Request a Brochure by Mail or call the office (860) 875-3881, or email: tollandc@snet.net
As quantities of items become scarce, we will update the website with items that are out-of-stock, and list any available substitutes.
Detailed Plant Descriptions and Photos
The following is an image guide to the plants and seedlings we're offering through our annual sale. We hope that this will be helpful as you peruse the brochure you've been mailed, or downloaded from the webpage. The files below have many pictures, so some of them will take a few moments to open.
All the images produced are courtesy of university websites and botanical gardens and societies, the specifics of which and "links to" are cited on each page.
Evergreen Seedlings and Trees
Trees in Pots
Evergreen Shrubs & Groundcover
Deciduous Shrubs
Edible Landscape
Perennial (Black Cohosh-Cutleaf Coneflower)
Perennial (Foamflower-Wild Bee Balm)
Visit www.hort.uconn.edu for more images.
Files with the icon shown above are Adobe Acrobat files. You can download the free Adobe Acrobat Reader here (www.adobe.com).
Our 2009 Fish Fingerling Sale is underway! Stock your pond with brown, rainbow, or brook trout...or with bass, bluegill, channel catfish, pond shiners, or fathead minnows!
Brochures are available now. The 2009 program information and order form, as well as an application for liberation permit, are available using the links below. To request information by mail, click here or call (860) 875-3881. Orders are due to us by Wednesday October 7th.
Pick-up will be held on Saturday October 24th, from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM, at the Tolland County Agricultural Center, 24 Hyde Avenue (Route 30), in Vernon.
Application for Permit to Import and/or Liberate Live Fish or Live Fish Eggs
Hockanum River Canoe Race (photos of the 2006 event)
Hockanum River Footbridge Replacement
2009 Hockanum River Canoe & Kayak Race - Sunday April 5th
The Hockanum River Watershed Association website provides information about the Hockanum River's history, quality, and features. It also provides information about the many river related activities and groups in the surrounding area. Explore the website now: www.hockanumriverwa.org.
Breaking News! In 2009, the HRWA is organizing two Canoe & Kayak Races.
The Manchester race will be held on April 5th. Click here for race details:
HRWA - Manchester Race Info.
The East Hartford race will be held on May 9th. Click here for the latest information:
HRWA - East Hartford Race Info.
Monthly North Central Conservation District Board of Directors Meeting at the Tolland County Agricultural Center
Due Date for Order Forms for the Spring 2010 Plant & Seedling Sale - should be mailed to:
NCCD
24 Hyde Avenue
Vernon, CT 06066