Posts by Cristina Hayden
Looking back at a great summer and planning ahead, with you!
March 10, 2020. That’s the date that we made the tough decision to postpone the annual Connecticut Land Conservation Conference. With another two weeks to go and over 400 already registered, the…
Read MoreHonoring a Family & Community Connection to the Land
Land has always been a core part of my community’s identity. It is our ancestral history when we read about those vast empires of the past, it is what we…
Read MoreHonrando una conexión familiar y comunitaria con la tierra
La tierra siempre ha sido una parte central de la identidad de mi comunidad. Es nuestra historia ancestral cuando leemos sobre esos vastos imperios del pasado, es lo que heredamos…
Read MoreSeptember #LoveYourCTLandTrust Now Available
My name is Emely Ricci, your new Sandy Breslin Conservation Fellow, here at CLCC. I hope to follow in the footsteps of my predecessor, Sylvie Boucher, to highlight the best…
Read MoreA Barn’s New Lease On Life
Avon Land Trust Avon Land Trust inherited a wonderful 1820 vintage barn in early 2022. Like most older buildings, this barn was in need of some TLC to restore it back…
Read MoreSandy would be kvelling
Sandy Breslin (1954-2017) was a founding member of CLCC who made enduring contributions to land conservation, the environment, and politics at every level. To honor her legacy, CLCC created the Sandy…
Read MoreSummer Stewardships Concluding for the Season
New Canaan Land Trust With the close of the summer season, the New Canaan Land Trust (NCLT) 2022 Summer Steward Internship Program comes to its conclusion. This two-week session featured local high school participants…
Read MoreA Child’s Stroll Through La Vaillant Preserve
Bridgewater Land Trust The Bridgewater Land Trust (BWLT) recently completed its new mapping of the Ketchum Children’s Trail at La Vaillant Preserve. With this brand new map, comes improvements to the trail…
Read MoreA Conservation Promise to Monroe
Aspetuck Land Trust “This property, combined with surrounding Aquarion and Monroe open space lands, protects about 120 acres of wildlife habitat.” – Barbara Thomas Aspetuck Land Trust (ALT) acquired 7.8 acres…
Read MoreAugust #LoveYourCTLandTrust is Now Available
Partnerships, programs, projects, press, and goats! (Not finding a word that begins with “p” to describe goats!) Connecticut land trusts are working hard this summer (as they do all year…
Read MoreHot Off the Press
Northwest Connecticut Land Conservancy “Moving next to a nature preserve unlocked a longing for open spaces, and showed why protecting them is so vital.” – Troy McMullen Hauser Nature Preserve,…
Read MoreBicentennial Goat Hike
Orange Land Trust To mark Orange’s Bicentennial anniversary, Orange Land Trust (OLT) and the Town of Orange are hosting the “Summer of Celebration” with several fun and community-oriented events. On July 23, OLT sponsored three goat…
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