Effective Communications, Messaging & Storytelling
A career marketing professional, Beth will cover how to leverage digital assets to tell your story and engage current and potential donors. Appropriate for land trust employees and board members…
Read MoreFundraising Q&A
Got questions about fundraising? Are you “stuck?” Would it help to get an outside perspective? Bring it on! Fire away! If David Allen can’t help you, he’ll at least give…
Read MoreTechnology Needs for Small Nonprofits: Planning for Today and Tomorrow
Main topics will include 1) Basics of what land trusts should know about cyber security; 2) Networks and planning for scalability of tech infrastructure; and 3) How land trusts might…
Read MoreFinancial Reports to the Board and Other Best Practices for Financial Management
The land trust community reviewed and updated the Land Trust Standards & Practices in 2017, providing comprehensive guidance for current best business practices in nonprofit land conservation work. The changes…
Read MoreMaps & Map Reading (101 Series)
This workshop is for anyone who uses maps and would like to understand them better. But, especially, anyone who has never been entirely comfortable reading maps and was afraid to…
Read MoreLight Pollution and Its Effect on Health and the Environment
The workshop will present the impact of excess light pollution environment and humans by the panel moderator, Ms. Thompson. She will also discuss the Gateway Commission’s zoning approach. Architect Misha…
Read MoreCT FarmLink Introduction for Land Trusts
Are you a CT land trust that owns or operates farmland? This workshop will be focused on how CT FarmLink, a land access program funded by Connecticut Farmland Trust and…
Read MoreMapping of Invasive Understory Plants in Connecticut Forests Using Multitemporal Satellite Imagery
The native forest understory of Connecticut is highly affected by the invasive plant species, such as Japanese Barberry, Japanese knotweed, Autumn olive, and Multiflora Rose, which induce negative impacts on…
Read MoreDeveloping a Method to Manage Invasive Understory Plant Species Using Drones and Robots
In this workshop, Marek will introduce her startup called BirdHabitatBot. The mission of BirdHabitatBot (or BirdBot) is to develop a way to manage invasive plants and keep people out of…
Read MoreSharing Management Strategies for Controlling Woody Invasives in Fields and Edges
This workshop will focus on what you can do to manage invasive species in fields and edges. It is important because of the importance of the pollinator habitats which native…
Read MoreStewardship Services for Private and Municipal Woodland Owners
Did you know there’s a Service Forester designated to provide information and assistance to woodlot owners throughout Connecticut? Service Foresters are experienced and knowledgeable professionals that support private and municipal…
Read MoreAdvanced Topics: Land Transactions Q&A
Land conservation and farmland preservation projects are often complex deals raising tough legal, financial, and governance issues. In this open Q&A session, participants will have an opportunity to ask the…
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