1. Mural Contest at Crystal Peat Conservation Property
Click here to learn more about Tolland’s Crystal Peat
Conservation Property

2. Crystal Peat Background
Operated as a Peat Moss operation in the 1940’s and donated to the Town in September 2013 by the Roncari Family.
Crystal Peat comprises 30.5 Acres of wooded open space between Cook Road and Amanda Way, and is managed by the Conservation Commission.
The Tolland Conservation Corp, along with other cooperating volunteer groups, ‘steward’ over 1000 acres of Open Space in Tolland that is managed by the Commission

3. Property Stewardship Challenges
Beyond the three Storms of the Century in as many years, the Conservation Corp has been increasingly faced with clean up of graffiti that otherwise detracts from the ‘natural experience’ of our Open Spaces
Treating ‘challenges’ as ‘opportunities’, the removal of graffiti has afforded us opportunity to broaden our community out-reach

4. Crystal Peat Loading Area Today

5. A ‘Blank Canvas’ After Cleaning

6. Promoting a Sense of Place?

7. Challenges as Opportunities
The Conservation Commission would like to commission a mural in keeping with the history of this unique property
Candidate Designs would need to be approved by the Town Council
Material Costs would be paid for by the Conservation Commission
The Winner(s) would get to sign their work and their accomplishment to their portfolio

8. Thank You!