Connecticut Land Conservation Conference

March 23, 2024, Wesleyan University

Usdan Center, 45 Wyllys Avenue, Middletown.

Rick Newton

Conference Sneak Peek

The Connecticut Land Conservation Conference provides dynamic training and networking opportunities for the land conservation community.

CLCC is excited to announce the 2023 Conference Sneak Peek*. With over 55 workshops and roundtables, the 2023 conference will cover a variety of topics and discussions for the land conservation community.

If you have any questions about the conference, contact Cristina Hayden at chayden@ctconservation.org. Be sure to sign up for our eNews to stay up-to-date on our latest happenings.

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Community Conservation

Looking at Conservation More Broadly (90 minutes)
Is it Hot in Here?: Why Workplace Mental Health issues are Rising and How to Address Them (75 minutes)
Conservation that Addresses Social and Environmental Needs: Learning through CT Examples (75 minutes)
Accessibility in Nature”: Expanding our Community Reach" (75 minutes) Landscape Planning and Mental Health (75 minutes)
"Environmental Courage" The emerging new intelligence imperative to our survival (75 minutes)
Getting volunteers involved with wildlife conservation (75 minutes)

Funding/Grants

NFWF Funding Opportunities for CT Land Trusts (75 minutes)
TAG & CCPP (75 minutes)
Primer on State Funding Sources (45 minutes)

Fundraising & Communications

Fundraising 101 (90 minutes)
Raising Money for Now and for Later – Legacy Match Campaigns (75 minutes)
Fundraising Q&A (45 minutes)
Effective Communications, Messaging & Storytelling (45 minutes)

Land Protection

Farmland Preservation 201: Funding Sources and Other Considerations for Protecting Agricultural Land (90 minutes)
Land Trust Law School - 5 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Easements, Land Use and Tree Law (90 minutes)
Nuts and Bolts of Land Transactions (90 minutes)
Anatomy of a Conservation Easement – Using the Updated CT Model (75 minutes)
Best Practices in Due Diligence (75 minutes)
Advanced Topics: Land Transactions Q&A (45 minutes)
How Stewardship and Enforcement Inform Transactions (75 minutes)
CT FarmLink Introduction for Land Trusts (45 minutes)

Land Protection - Collaborations & Partnerships

Building strategic bird conservation partnerships with private land networks (90 minutes)
A Partnership approach to Conserving the New England National Scenic Trail (75 minutes)
The Green Corridor and Follow the Forest Present, Community-Centered Corridor Initiatives in CT (75 minutes)
Cooperation & Trust: How Towns and Land Trusts Can Partner for Mutual Conservation Benefit (75 minutes)

Organizational Strength & Stability

Succession Planning Considerations: You Don't Have To Go Alone (90 minutes)
Preparing for the Accreditation Journey (90 minutes)
Advancing Inclusion (75 minutes)
Strategic and Succession Planning – Making Time for these Key, Interrelated Governance Functions (75 minutes)
Building a Stronger Board (101 Series) (75 minutes)
Recordkeeping 101 (75 minutes)
Financial Reports to the Board and Other Best Practices for Financial Management (45 minutes)
Sponsored Presentation - Technology Needs for Small Nonprofits: Planning for today and tomorrow (45 minutes)

Policy, Advocacy, & Engagement

Leading the Way: Environmental Activists Speak Out (90 minutes)
Smart Solar in Connecticut: Engaging Land Trusts to Advance Farm Viability and Climate Solutions (90 minutes)
Culturally-Relevant Youth Mentorship for Inclusive Environmental Action (75 minutes)
Primer on Climate Resilience and Nature Based Solutions (90 minutes)
Connecticut General Assembly 2023 Update (75 minutes)
Yes, Your Land Trust Can Lobby (45 minutes)

Stewardship - Land Management

New England’s Climate Imperative: Our Forests as a Natural Climate Solution (90 minutes)
What is Climate-Smart Forestry and How Can It Help the Planet? (75 minutes)
How We Can Allow Beavers to Build Climate Resilience (75 minutes)
Battling Invasive Plants on Public Properties - Nix the Knotweed & other organic approaches (75 minutes)
Pollinators in my Backyard (75 minutes)
Why Wild? (75 minutes)
Using Remote Technologies to Understand and Monitor Climate Change Impacts (75 minutes)
How Can Land Trusts Protect the Unique Environments in Utility Rights-of-Way (75 minutes)
Stewardship Best Practices (101 Series) (75 minutes)
Stewardship Services for Private and Municipal Woodland Owners (45 minutes)
Light Pollution and Its Effect on Health and the Environment (45 minutes)
Sharing Management Strategies for Controlling Woody Invasives in Fields and Edges (45 minutes)
Forest Carbon 101 - The Essential Information about the Science of Forest Carbon and its Management and Forest Carbon Markets (75 minutes)

Stewardship - Tech

Introduction to property features mapping with the Avenza app (75 minutes)
3D Printed Terrain Models (90 minutes)
Maps & Map Reading 101 (45 minutes)
Developing a method to manage invasive understory plant species using drones and robots (45 minutes)
Mapping of invasive understory plants in Connecticut forests using multitemporal satellite imagery (45 minutes)

Also...

Poster Session: Youth-Powered Partnerships: Engaging Upcoming Conservation Leaders to Get Stuff Done
One-on-One Meetings: Land Trust Accreditation Commission
Lunchtime Meetings: Network with peers during lunch