Lordship Bluffs Restoration Project Spanning Many Years Starts In May
Collaboration with experts features planting native trees and shrubs, managing invasive species, and enhancing pollinator and wildlife habitats
2024: Shrubs and trees had excessive growth ...
... and invasive species - like this Japanese knotweed, not a wildlife home - ran rampant.
The LIA cleared that growth and invasives.
(March 12, 2025) - The Lordship Improvement Association is thrilled to announce a long-range Lordship Bluffs Restoration Project, focusing on managing invasive species, planting native trees and shrubs, enhancing pollinator habitats, mitigating weather-related damage and reestablishing our wildlife corridor.
The project follows a period of excessive growth of trees, shrubs and invasive species on the Bluffs, which necessitated a cut-back last summer from the Bluffs ridge to the central trail.
While we’re starting the project this spring, it will span over 3+ years with ongoing maintenance - and we need your help every step of the way!
COLLABORATING WITH EXPERTS
We are extremely fortunate to be working with esteemed leadership from the Connecticut Audubon Society, the Connecticut Land Conservation Council (CLCC), environmental consultants, and both state and local leadership. It’s incredibly exciting to collaborate with so many passionate individuals who care about the critical 9.7-acre habitat here in Lordship that has been entrusted to us for protection and care.
In order to kick this project off, we are applying for a Climate Smart Planning Grant through the Connecticut Land Conservation Council (CLCC) and have already conducted the site visit with CLCC leadership and local conservationist who will provide the restoration plan.
YOU CAN HELP, STARTING IN MAY
As we prepare to implement the formal Bluffs Restoration Project Plan, we will begin several key initiatives in early spring.
To kick things off, we’ll host volunteer workgroups twice a month that will align with the town’s Project Greensweep on Saturday, May 3rd. Following that first Saturday in May, plan to join us on the first and third Saturdays of every month from 10 am to noon.
To help you decide which project you’d like to be part of, we will publish a Bluffs Restoration Calendar outlining the specific projects for the Spring, Summer and Fall.
Work crews will be needed by sections that will coordinate by the streets that lead to the Bluffs (Lordship Road, Victoria Lawn, Margherita Lawn, Maple/Ivy Streets and Laurel Street).
HOW TO VOLUNTEER
We’d appreciate your help with the project – or anything of interest to you.
You can volunteer now by writing to LordshipIA@gmail.com.
Please specify your interest, such as Restoration Project, Garden Team, Environmental/Education, Communications-Website/Calendar, etc.
Stay tuned for more updates. And thank you in advance for your support and involvement in this important initiative!