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Connecticut Land Conservation Council Announces $175,000 in Climate Smart Grant Awards
Connecticut Land Conservation Council (CLCC) is thrilled to announce that it has awarded a total of $175,000 to eight land…
Conservation Funding Opportunities: Learn About CLCC’s Grant Programs
In January of 2025, our team will be hosting a series of informative webinars introducing our diverse funding programs designed…
Responding to Land Trusts’ Needs: New CLCC Land Capital Grant Program
In CLCC’s 2023-2024 Census, land trusts identified matching funds and assistance identifying new sources of funding as two of their…
Empowering Conservation: Key Updates on OSWA and UGCG Grant Programs
As Connecticut’s most vital source of state land conservation funding for land trusts, municipalities, and water companies, the Open Space and…
CLCC Awards $160,000 in Climate Smart Land Stewardship Grants to Enhance Resilience and Biodiversity Across Connecticut
CLCC is proud to announce the latest recipients of its Climate Smart Land Stewardship Grants. With a total of $160,000…
Secure Funding for Your Next Conservation Project with DEEP Grants
The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is now accepting applications for the next round of two critical…
Opening the Trails for All: CLCC Partnership Empowers Joshua’s Trust to Enhance Land Conservation and Accessibility
The importance of land conservation extends beyond preserving natural beauty; it includes ensuring that everyone can access and enjoy these…
Upgrading and Expanding the Glemboski-Ous Trails
Avalonia Land Conservancy Avalonia Land Conservancy (ALC) purchased the Glemboski-Ous Preserve, a 160-acre property in Bozrah and Montville, in late March of this…
Local Stewardship for the Turtle Creek Preserve
Essex Land Trust The Nature Conservancy “The Essex Land Trust’s relationship with The Nature Conservancy dates to 1985, when it…
Thoughts from the Field- Climate Smart Stewardship
It has been an engaging first few months for me and the Climate Smart Stewardship Program. It is clear that…
The Bells of East Haddam
“On your mark, get set…search!” East Haddam Land Trust (EHLT) held its second annual bell search this autumn. One hundred bells, each stamped…
Purchase of Land for New Preserve
Middlesex Land Trust (MLT) has purchased 147 acres for permanent protection, which will become the Meshomasic Rattlesnake Brook Preserve. It is…