D.9 YouCAN Roundtable: New Perspectives on Land Conservation
Calling all young conservationists! What is your vision for land conservation and the environment? Are you ready to lead? What are our frustrations, concerns, hopes, and goals? In this roundtable,…
Read MoreD.8 Creating Accessible Communications for Conservation
This 45-minute workshop is designed for anyone managing communications within small and all-volunteer conservation organizations who wants to create more inclusive content. Participants will learn practical strategies for making digital…
Read MoreD.7 Monitoring and Managing Ash (MaMA): How You Can Help Enable Lingering Ash Detection for Resistance Breeding
Although emerald ash borer (EAB) typically kills nearly 100% of mature native ash, a small percentage not only survive, but remain healthy years after the rest of the nearby ash…
Read MoreD.6 Connecticut Trail Finder: A Communication and Trail Map Tool
In this workshop, we will introduce, demo, and discuss CT Trail Finder’s features and benefits that make it a useful tool for trail managers (land trusts!) seeking a communication outlet,…
Read MoreD.5 Pollinators in My Backyard
Join entomologist Victor DeMasi for a tour of his meadow in Redding Connecticut. Pollinator, especially butterfly, biology will be reviewed. Various issues facing our pollinators will be discussed. How citizen…
Read MoreD.4 Together for Trees: Building a Community of Forest Stewards through the Connecticut Master Woodland Manager Program
Join us to discover how you can make a meaningful impact on our state’s woodlands and become part of a dedicated community of stewards committed to preserving our natural heritage…
Read MoreD.3 What Works and What Doesn’t: Three Years into Knotweed Wars
In 2021 Groton Open Space Association, an all-volunteer land trust in the southeast corner of CT, acquired a property known as Sheep Farm South The entrance to the property, at…
Read MoreD.2 Should Land Trusts Use Debt to Conserve Land?
The world is changing for all of us trying to protect land. We’ve seen it coming for decades. Prices are higher; preservable land is scarcer; and beneficent donors are their…
Read MoreD.1 Anatomy of a Land Conservation Transaction: Advanced Topics 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…
Read MoreC.11 Call to Action: Reigning in Use and Impacts of Neonicotinoid Insecticides in Connecticut
Neonicotinoids, the most widely used insecticides in the world, are devastating bird, bee and other insect populations and as a result hollowing out whole ecosystems. Studies show they jeopardize monarch…
Read MoreC.10 Partnering with Indigenous Communities to Care for Land and Water
Enter into a Conversation Circle with members of the Alliance for the Mystic River Watershed and Avalonia to discuss two allied approaches to partnership-learning and stewardship. How are we forming…
Read MoreC.9 Northwest Connecticut Affordable Housing & Conservation Collaboration: Finding Cross-Sector Alignment for Our Communities’ Futures
This workshop is for everyone. Participants will learn about a successful effort to build a network in Northwest Connecticut aligned around sustaining their communities through the pursuit of affordable housing…
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