Posts by Cristina Hayden
Immediate Action Needed to STOP HB 5475 and the Weakening of Key Environmental Regulations
Attention Conservation Advocates! We need your help to STOP HB 5475, a bill that, despite its good intentions to promote affordable housing, will have devastating results in diluting inland wetlands…
Read MoreAction Alert: Oppose Harmful Conveyance Bills that Threaten Public Lands
CLCC is seeking your land trust’s assistance in safeguarding our public lands from three detrimental conveyance bills under consideration in the General Assembly. These bills would transfer critical state natural…
Read MoreCT Mirror Op Ed: Why CT Must Embrace Nature-Based Solutions
By Robert LaFrance, Denise Savageau, Amy Blaymore Paterson and Alicea Charamut We stand at a critical juncture where the interconnected crises of climate change and biodiversity loss demand immediate and…
Read MoreSTOP HB 5475 and the Weakening of Key Environmental Regulations
Attention land trusts! Please read the following action alert from Denise Savageau. CLCC has signed on to Save the Sound’s letter referenced below. We urge your land trust to consider…
Read MoreConnecticut Land Conservation Council Announces Recipients of 2024 Excellence in Conservation Award
Contact: Amy Blaymore Paterson, Executive Director Telephone: (860) 825-5512 Email: abpaterson@ctconservation.org Website: ctconservation.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Connecticut Land Conservation Council Announces Recipients of 2024 Excellence in Conservation Award Middletown, CT,…
Read MoreResilience Amidst the Storm: Celebrating a Shared Commitment and Dedication at the Connecticut Land Conservation Conference
Reflecting on our recent Connecticut Land Conservation Conference, I’m struck by the powerful imagery in this photograph captured by a conference attendee. It’s a scene that encapsulates both the challenges…
Read More40th Annual Connecticut Land Conservation Conference: Inspiring Action for Natural Climate Solutions
Contact: Amy Blaymore Paterson, Executive Director Telephone: (860) 825-5512 Email: abpaterson@ctconservation.org Website: ctconservation.org 40th Annual Connecticut Land Conservation Conference: Inspiring Action for Natural Climate Solutions Middletown, CT, March 23, 2024…
Read MoreSpeak up for Nature! Call to Action
Speak up for Nature! Call to Action March 25-29, 2024 WHAT: Contact your State Legislators by phone or email. To find your legislators: http://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/menu/CGAFindLeg.asp WHY: It is a critical time for…
Read MoreConservation Advocates: Speak up for Nature-Based Climate Solutions
Your Testimony is Needed by Thursday (3/7) at 3pm We urge you to participate in the upcoming Environment Committee public hearing (Friday, March 8 at 11am) on HB 5004, An Act Concerning…
Read MoreReflecting on the March to Keep Connecticut’s Climate Promise
At the start of this month, I attended the March to Keep Connecticut’s Climate Promise. People of all backgrounds—students, activists, members of nonprofits, and others concerned about environmental issues in…
Read MoreEstablishing Goals and Engaging Future Generations
Greetings and happy February! This month’s #LoveYourCTLandTrust features inspiring stories about land trusts establishing goals for land conservation and engaging future generations of conservationists. The importance of approaching land conservation…
Read MoreAdoption of 30 x 30 Goal
Bridgewater Land Trust Earlier this month, Bridgewater Land Trust announced its adoption of 30 x 30, a conservation goal of preserving 30% of land and water in the United States by 2030. The…
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