Celebrate Land Conservation at the State Capitol

On April 22, Earth Day, we are bringing the beauty and value of our local conservation lands to the halls of the State Capitol.

Join CLCC & land trusts from across Connecticut for a day of advocacy, storytelling & action.

Your stories make the difference!

Show the legislature how the Open Space & Watershed Land Acquisition (OSWA) & Urban Green & Community Garden (UGCG) and other state grant programs are transforming our communities—from urban gardens and farms to core forests and wilderness preserves.

We will have handouts with information on OSWA and UGCG [PDF], including projects in all districts, for you to distribute to your legislators.

Event Partners

Appalachian Mountain Club ⎮ Aspetuck Land Trust ⎮ Berlin Land Trust ⎮ CT Department of Agriculture ⎮ CT Department of Energy & Environmental Protection ⎮ CT Forest & Park Association ⎮ CT League of Conservation Voters ⎮ CT Soil and Water Conservation Council ⎮ Cornwall Conservation Trust ⎮ East Haddam Land Trust ⎮ Essex Land Trust ⎮ Farmington Land Trust ⎮ Great Meadows Conservation Trust ⎮ Greenwich Audubon Center ⎮ Guilford Land Conservation Trust ⎮ Housatonic Valley Association⎮ Interreligious Eco-Justice Network ⎮ Kent Land Trust⎮ Land For Good ⎮ Lower CT River Land Trust ⎮ National Audubon Society ⎮ Norfolk Land Trust ⎮ Northeast Organic Farmers Association of CT ⎮ North Haven Land Trust ⎮ Northwest Connecticut Land Conservancy ⎮ Office of Senator Chris Murphy ⎮ Old Newgate Coon Club ⎮ Radiance Gardens ⎮ River COG ⎮ Rivers Alliance of CT ⎮ Salisbury Association Land Trust ⎮ Save The Sound ⎮ Shelton Land Conservation Trust ⎮ Sierra Club of Connecticut ⎮ The Nature Conservancy ⎮ Town of Easton ⎮ Trust For Public Land ⎮ Winchester Land Trust ⎮ Working Lands Alliance

Agenda

9:00 – 10:00 AM: Exhibit Table Set-Up

10:30 AM: Welcome and Speakers including Governor Ned Lamont, Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz, DEEP Commissioner Katie Dykes, Dept. of Agriculture Commissioner Bryan Hurlburt, and members of the Connecticut General Assembly.

11:00 AM: Participants meet with Legislators at the event and/or in LOB offices.

2:00 PM: Event Ends

Location Details

• Free parking is available at the Legislative Office Building garage, 300 Capitol Ave, Hartford, CT 06106.  It’s a short walk to the Capitol. Participants should park in the garage and access the Capitol by walking through the LOB concourse and up the escalator to the first floor of the Capitol.
• If the first floor of the garage is full, take a right out of the garage and follow the signage to basement-level parking.
• On-street metered parking and commercial parking lots are also nearby.
• There are numerous events taking place at the Capitol this day, so feel free to arrive early for easier parking.
• View directions and parking information here >>

Tabling Details

• Tables are available by reservation only and are in limited supply.
• Tables will be set up by the Nathan Hale statue located in the Capitol Lobby/First Floor East Corridor.
• There will be 12 tables, with 2 seats each. Currently, all tables are reserved, and most will be shared by two organizations. Tables will not be assigned. However, if you would like to bring materials to distribute, we encourage you to do so. We will have one “community” table set up for that purpose.  
• Set-up will be from 9:00-10:00am

Questions? Please contact Rebecca at sbcfellow@ctconservation.org