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Perpetuity Beats a 742-Year Lease: The Extraordinary Conservation of Tanner Farm in Warren

How do you conserve a 198-acre tract of prime farmland, core forest, and riparian corridors that has been stewarded by…

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Celebrating the Most Significant Land Acquisition in Litchfield Land Trust History

There are moments in land conservation that fundamentally reshape the map of our protected landscapes. Litchfield Land Trust (LLT) recently…

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Words from the Woods: Celebrating Community, Literature, and Conservation in East Haddam

There is something profoundly comforting about turning the pages of a book that makes you look at the landscape around…

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Turning Pages of Nature’s Stories in East Haddam

This post was contributed by the East Haddam Land Trust   Leaf by leaf, East Haddam Land Trust likes to…

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From Hartford to Hikes: Lawmakers See Conservation Investments Pay Off

This month, I had the opportunity to see weeks of planning come to fruition in the form of three Conservation…

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North Branford Land Conservation Trust

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…

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Birding & Hiking at Hartford’s Riverside Park

“Ca-Caw! Ca-Caw!” That’s bird for “Thank You Thank You” to the Interreligious Eco-Justice Network and Connecticut Chapter Sierra Club for…

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CLCC Announces New Climate-Smart Land Stewardship Grants to Land Trusts in Essex and Lyme

Grant-funded projects will integrate climate mitigation, resilience, and adaptation into the stewardship of conserved lands. The Connecticut Land Conservation Council…

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Trust for Public Land

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…

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Housatonic Valley Association

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…

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Connecticut Network (CT-N)

CLCC Joins Governor Lamont, CT DEEP Commissioner Dykes to Celebrate Open Space & Urban Green Space Grants

 On Monday, July 21, CLCC’s Executive Director, Amy Blaymore Paterson, joined Governor Lamont and others to celebrate the Governor’s…

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Shelton Land Conservation Trust

CT Land Trusts Go Green: New Grants Boost Climate-Smart Conservation

CLCC awards grants to integrate climate mitigation, resilience, and adaptation into the stewardship of conserved lands in Branford, Burlington, New…

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