Posts by Cristina Hayden
Building Connections This Month at CLCC
At CLCC, our work is not only about helping land trusts to conserve land and protect natural habitats. It’s also about forging meaningful connections between people and the land they…
Read MoreCT DEEP Now Accepting Applications for OSWA and UGCG
Open Space & Watershed Land Acquisition (OSWA) Urban Green/Community Garden (UGCG) 2023 CT DEEP Grant Programs Information Session – Via Zoom Thursday, June 1 6:30 – 8:00pm Register here »…
Read MoreQ Students Help Clean Up New Cheshire Land Trust Preserve
An energetic team of Quinnipiac University students joined other volunteers to help clean up a 3.7 acre parcel of land on Sperry Road. Dead trees and invasive plants were removed …
Read MoreGovernor Announces Open Space & Community Garden/Urban Green Grant Awards and Launches next Grant Round
Governor Ned Lamont has announced that his administration is awarding approximately $3.7 million in state funding to aid in the purchase and protection of more than 1,025 acres of open…
Read MoreIntroducing the Traprock Ridge Land Conservancy
When land trusts conserve natural or working lands in their communities, they make a promise to protect that land in perpetuity. This promise is unique to land trusts, and ensures…
Read MoreInvest in our Planet
How was your Earth Day? Whether a land trust hike, community clean-up, or stewardship work party, I hope you had a chance to participate in at least one special event to…
Read MoreSpecial Offer for 2023 Connecticut Land Conservation Conference Attendees from our friends at Estuary
Thank you again for joining CLCC at the 2023 Connecticut Land Conservation Conference. Our team had a great day presenting and learning along side you, and I enjoyed the opportunity…
Read MoreCLCC is Hiring! Two Great Opportunities to Join Our Team
The Connecticut Land Conservation Council is accepting applications for two new positions to join our dynamic and energetic team. Climate Smart Stewardship Coordinator CLCC seeks a detail-oriented, organized, and enthusiastic professional…
Read MoreNortheast Wilderness Trust holds forever-wild easements in Salisbury Association Land Trust
Six properties from the Salisbury Association Land Trust came under the protection of the Northeast Wilderness Trust (NEWT). The Pope Preserve, Yoakum, Mitchell Shostak, Belter Lime Rock, Dark Hollow, and the Railroad Ramble properties are core forest areas, providing habitat for…
Read MoreA Time to Uplift the Land and People
These stories hit home to the mission land trusts share with one another, conserving and protecting the land around them. As land trusts steward their land, new and unexpected surprises…
Read MoreA New Owner and Steward for Wetlands
“It was an area we had fallen in love with…It’s a small parcel that is mostly wetlands, but we’re happy to see the ecosystem and the birds protected.” – Cheryl…
Read More15.38-acres to Preserve and Protect
The Orange Land Trust (OLT) in conjunction with the Town of Orange recently acquired 15.38- acres of land dedicated to open space and passive recreation. The property is located on Wheeler Farms Road,…
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