Posts by Yaw Darko
Conversations On Building Community…
The summer months offer a unique opportunity to connect with others. It’s during these warmer days that we often happen upon chance encounters – people getting out and doing extraordinary…
Read MoreHealing By Growing Farms Annual Conference
On Saturday, May, 18th CLCC tabled and sponsored Healing By Growing Farms’ 2nd Northeast Disability & Agriculture Conference, themed “My Voice, My Narrative.” The day was filled with personable and…
Read MoreDefining Conservation in Fairfield County
At the beginning of April, land trust board representatives from lower Fairfield County gathered at the recently redeveloped New Canaan Library in New Canaan, Connecticut for a CLCC-facilitated workshop. Representatives…
Read MoreBirding in the Park
On April 21, we held our second joint bird walk with Outdoor Afro-Connecticut at Westmoor Park in West Hartford. It was wonderful to see new faces joining our experienced birders,…
Read MoreReflections from Summit on Land Use in Connecticut
CLCC recently hosted our 3rd Annual Winter Summit, focusing this year’s event on Land Use in Connecticut: Connecting Grasstops to Grassroots. Over the past three years, we have used these…
Read MoreAnnouncing 2024 Winter Summit
Join us for the 2024 CLCC Winter Summit on Land Use in Connecticut: Connecting Grasstops to Grassroots Learn more about the summit » Register today » The 2024 Winter Summit…
Read MoreA New Resource for Reflection
The holiday season is officially underway! This time of year allows us to reconnect, get closer to our loved ones, and reflect on another year of lessons. It also calls…
Read MoreJoshua’s Trust Awarded Grant for Trail Accessibility
This past year, CLCC facilitated another series of Regional Advancement Initiative programming in Northeast Connecticut: Inclusive and Accessible Conservation for All. Building on our previous efforts in this region, this…
Read MoreExpanding Farmland Access
CLCC is honored to be mentioned in an article by Morning Ag Clips. In partnership with the CT Department of Agriculture, CLCC will undertake a study to examine land access…
Read MoreBird, Hike, Learn & Laugh
There is an often overlooked joy to the process of discovery, of learning and understanding, and of creating a deeper connection to the “extraordinary ordinary.” Birds are everywhere, coming in…
Read MoreTransaction Assistance Grant (TAG) Program – Request for Proposals
OVERVIEW The Connecticut Land Conservation Council (CLCC) is developing a new grant program, designed to support transaction-related project costs. The goal of this program, the Transaction Assistance Grant (TAG) Program…
Read MoreAdvocating Together: An Act Concerning Climate Change Adaptation
Audubon Connecticut Connecticut Land Conservation Council Northwest CT Land Conservancy Roxbury Land Trust Steep Rock Association Towns of Ridgefield and Bethel and so many more! In early March, CLCC and Audubon Connecticut issued a…
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