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Fully Handicapped Accessible Trail at the Barnes Nature Center
Environmental Learning Centers of Connecticut “This trail will provide a great opportunity for those of all ability levels to go…
Building Bridges with the Wakeman Boys and Girls Club
Aspetuck Land Trust Last month, Aspetuck Land Trust (ALT) organized a Conservation Library at the Wakeman Boys and Girls Club in Bridgeport. Providing books about…
Why Should You Take a Hike in Winter?
In an article first published in the Middlebury Been Intelligencer, Janine Sullivan-Wiley, an Executive Committee Member for the Middlebury Land Trust…
Over 1,000 Acres Conserved
The Nature Conservancy transferred a 143-acre property along the upper portions of the Byram River to the Greenwich Land Trust (GLT) in December…
UConn Students Make Preservation Plans for Meadowood in Simsbury
“People are excited when they work with students and younger generations and hear different visions for the future from people…
Celebrating A Successful Merger
Communities came together to celebrate the formation of the Traprock Ridge Land Conservancy (TRLC) at an event held at the Wintonbury Hills…
New Virtual Property Trail Tours
Granby Land Trust (GLT) shared the land trust’s new Virtual Property Trail Tours during its annual meeting. This video series encourages…
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…
Acquisition of Sunset Hill Road Property
In September, Bethel Land Trust (BLT) acquired a 3-acre property at 7T Sunset Hill Road, increasing the total amount of protected property…
Why Do We Need Land Trusts?
“Land trusts are nonprofit, community-based organizations dedicated to the permanent protection and stewardship of land for public benefit.” – Connecticut…
Multiple Conservation Success Stories in Bethany
It’s been an exciting year of land conservation for Bethany Land Trust (BLT). In September, with support from the Zdru Family Fund,…