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