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Canton is Talkin’ ‘Bout the Birds & the Bees

After three years of work removing Japanese knotweed beside the Farmington Canal Heritage Trail, the Canton Land Conservation Trust (CLCT)…

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Studying Climate Resiliency & Adaptation

Connecticut Sea Grant is collaborating with Avalonia Land Conservancy on a project at Hoffman Evergreen Preserve, in Stonington, to identify…

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Protecting Cheshire’s Greenbelt

The town of Cheshire recently acquired 45-acres with over 3200 feet of frontage on the Mill River. The Regional Water Authority and Cheshire…

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Inaugural Trail in North Haven

The North Haven Land Trust has developed a new walking trail on one of its properties at 430 Clintonville Road….

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Wetland at the Mill District Nature Preserve with water surrounded by trees

Introducing the Mill District Nature Preserve

“The response from the community has been overwhelmingly supportive. Preserving this property in perpetuity provides another layer of protection to…

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woodlands surrounding the brook

Partnering to Protect Converse Brook Preserve

Greenwich Land Trust (GLT) has protected 72 acres of open space, to be known as Converse Brook Preserve, through a Public-Private Partnership with the Town…

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NFA Agroforest Project at the Holcombe Hill Preserve

Brett Lehner has always had an interest in hardwood nut trees. In the summer of 2017, he and a friend…

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Cornwall, CT ’s iconic Cathedral Pines

A Homecoming for Cathedral Pines

The Cornwall Conservation Trust (CCT) recently acquired Cornwall’s iconic Cathedral Pines, as a donation from The Nature Conservancy. Cathedral Pines is a 42-acre…

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Celebrating a Conservation Legacy

The Haddam Land Trust (HLT) recently acquired the Nancy L Planeta Preserve. This 19-acre preserve was donated to HLT by the heirs…

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Katrina the cow

A Cow-rageous Raffle

If you have never heard of a cow chip raffle, give it a quick Google search—it’ll make you smile! This…

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Award ceremony

Community Celebrates Designation of the Motley Preserve on the CT Freedom Trail

“We are thrilled about this dedication,” said Dori Dumas, the President of the Greater New Haven NAACP. “Judge Motley was a civil…

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Chairs by the waterside

Announcing Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve

Granby Land Trust (GLT) recently protected the Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve located in North Granby. The 210-acre property is full of…

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