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Every Day is Land Conservation Day: Highlights from the State Capitol
On Wednesday, April 22—Earth Day—the Connecticut Land Conservation Council (CLCC) led a powerful advocacy event at the State Capitol in…
CLCC Announces 2026 Excellence in Conservation Award Winners
Statewide honors celebrate landscape-scale protections, all-volunteer leadership, and innovative community engagement. The Connecticut Land Conservation Council (CLCC) is proud to…
CLCC Launches the Forever Connecticut Fund
New conservation finance tool for land trusts to acquire and protect natural and working lands When a property—acre after acre…
CLCC Launches New Community-Centered Conservation Initiative: Pathways to Nature with CT Land Trusts
We are excited to officially launch the Pathways to Nature with CT Land Trusts program! The core mission of this…
CLCC Awards Transaction Assistance Grants To Accelerate Conservation Projects Statewide
Five grants totaling $59,110 to help land trusts advance land acquisitions and permanently conserve 437 acres. The Connecticut Land Conservation…
Announcing the Launch of the Climate-Smart Forest Stewardship Grant Program
Empowering Connecticut’s Land Trusts to Cultivate Resilient Forests for a Changing Climate For decades, Connecticut’s land trusts have excelled at…
CLCC’s Latest LEAP Grants Protect Core Forests and Vital Waterways Across Connecticut
Salisbury, Killingworth, Sharon, and Roxbury Land Trusts receive funding to accelerate protection of biodiversity, water quality, and public access to…
Profiles of Excellence in Conservation: David Sargent
A Decade of Transformative Leadership in North Branford David Sargent, President of the North Branford Land Conservation Trust (NBLCT), was…
CLCC Celebrates Successful Land Trust Mergers
Last Sunday, I joined the Norwalk Land Trust (NLT) and Aspetuck Land Trust (ALT) to celebrate their recent merger at…
Sustainable Agriculture as Therapy: A Tour of Healing By Growing Farms
Thank you to Healing By Growing Farms for hosting an outstanding farm visit in East Haven! We are grateful for…
CLCC Awards Three LEAP Grants to Protect 860+ Acres of Nature
The Connecticut Land Conservation Council (CLCC) is excited to announce the second round of awards to land trusts from its…
Profiles of Excellence in Conservation: Lynn Werner
A Legacy of Transformative Leadership in the Housatonic Valley The Connecticut Land Conservation Council’s Conservation Hero Award for 2025 honors…