If you would like to participate in this project, contact us at savingunionvillenatives@gmail.com. The SUN Project is approved by the town of Farmington  and as a  University of Connecticut Master Gardener Community Outreach Project. Our work is strictly voluntary and we rely on grants and donations for supplies, seeds and plants. 

Our work involves the following: 

• Identifying native and invasive plants on the trail

• Removal and monitoring of invasive plants

• Tracking the effectiveness of strategies to remove invasives and increase the native plant population 

• Planting native grasses and perennials in areas where invasives were removed

•  Community engagement to educate citizens on how to identify invasive plants on their properties and increase native plantings

• Planting low maintenance native, drought- tolerant pocket gardens around the benches on  this section of the Farmington River Trail

• As former educators, we welcome collaborations with local schools who want to teach students about biodiversity, ecology and community action