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CLCC Staff Looks Back and Plans Ahead
Greetings! At our last staff meeting of the year, I asked the team to reflect on a favorite memory from…
Thinking of You This Holiday Season
Our favorite part of the Holiday Season is thinking of you and the impact of your passion and dedication to…
A lot to think about. Even more to do.
The Land Trust Alliance recently released Gaining Ground: the 2020 National Land Trust Census Report. If you haven’t had a chance…
Today is a great day to #LoveYourCTLandTrust
Connecticut is home to ~130 land trusts. Together these non-profits have conserved at least 200,000 acres of land that is…
Grateful for All You Do
Last week, Sylvie Boucher, CLCC’s Sandy Breslin Conservation Fellow, and I traveled to Kent for a SALT (Small Area Land…
When Work and Play Collide
Earlier this fall, my book club visited the Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden after reading Lilac Girls written by Martha Hall…
On the Road Again and It Sure Feels Good
Pre-COVID, I was constantly on the road. Whether providing land trusts with technical assistance, convening roundtables, advocating for land conservation…
Conservation Conversations are a Celebration of Land and People
I started my position as the CLCC Sandy Breslin Conservation Fellow in August of 2021 and right away I was…
Let’s get outside and speak up for nature
Welcome to Autumn! With fall foliage expected to be especially beautiful this year, it’s a great time to showcase your…
Remembering Two Conservation Heroes
The Farmington Land Trust and Connecticut conservation community lost two heroes this month with the passing of Charlie Leach and Liz Dolphin….
Equity & Accessibility: Where to Begin…
Equity and Accessibility. Working in land conservation for the past six years, I’ve heard these terms used with increasing frequency…
Getting my Hands Dirty
Last Friday, I volunteered at Kilt Farm in Longmont, CO, where my daughter is employed as a seasonal Greenhouse Manager and farmer. With…