Tag: Climate-Smart Land Stewardship
This workshop, hosted by Joshua’s Trust, is designed for land trusts interested in using prescribed fire as a land management tool. This session will cover the fundamentals of why we burn, including the ecological benefits for habitat restoration, invasive species control, and biodiversity. Participants will walk through the regulatory landscape, including permitting requirements, planning considerations,…
Join Woodbridge Park Association (WPA), one of Connecticut’s oldest land trusts, and the Connecticut Conservation Council (CLCC) for a tour of a climate-smart land stewardship project at WPA’s Alice Newton Street Memorial Park. The Alice Newton Street Memorial Park offers 100 acres of protected forest, streams, and wetlands right in the heart of Woodbridge. This…
Join us for a field visit to Great Mountain Forest to see firsthand how CLCC’s Climate Smart Land Stewardship Grant Program is supporting innovative forest management and climate adaptation strategies. Natural Resource Manager Kate Regan Loomis will guide us through recently treated stands where thinning has enhanced forest structure, encouraged oak regeneration, and increased understory…