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Governor Lamont Celebrates Excellence in Conservation

Bolton Land Trust (Gwen Marrion) East Haddam Land Trust Greenwich Land Trust “I love what the land trusts do. It…

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Getting Children Into Nature

Middlesex Land Trust “It is wonderful to see the children hiking and enjoying [their] time exploring the preserve…” The Middlesex Land…

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Enjoying Nature’s Fireworks

New Canaan Land Trust Land Trust Firefly Sanctuary Grows in Popularity During late June and early July, the New Canaan Land…

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GLT’s Youth Conservation Corps

Granby Land Trust “Granby is so fortunate to have a strong community ethic and a commitment to preserving open space….

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Fairy Houses with Girl Scouts

Newtown Forest Association For her Girl Scouts Gold Award project, Rebecca Filiato of Troop 50293 wanted to encourage children to…

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Resurrecting the American Chestnut

Wilton Land Trust “Today, we’re making history by establishing an American chestnut tree orchard on the 183 Preserve to help…

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Castle Hill Farm Protected

Connecticut Farmland Trust When the Paproski family first took the reins at Castle Hill Farm in 1927, they had plenty of farming…

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Nixing the Knotweed

Lyme Land Trust This week, the Lyme Land Trust and its volunteers could be found across the town “Nixing the Knotweed”. After…

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Conservation for the Quiet Corner and Beyond

Wyndham Land Trust The Wyndham Land Trust (WLT) recently acquired two properties: the 86-acre Cartier Preserve in Woodstock and the 65-acre Potrzeba Preserve in Pomfret. This…

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Collaboration with Local Library to Share Trails

Sharon Land Trust “Enjoying our lovely piece of the world has offered some solace during this last year,” said Holly Nelson, Hotchkiss…

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Tallamy Tidbits

Aspetuck Land Trust When Covid-19 hit, Dr. Doug Tallamy filmed a series of short teachable moments just for Aspetuck Land Trust (ALT). With help…

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Earth Month Cleanup

Groton Open Space Association “This year we saw COVID masks added to the usual debris, but limited mylar balloons,” reflected…

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