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New Resource: Strategic Approaches to Invasive Plant Management
As any land steward knows, not every invasive plant can be eradicated. This webinar, hosted by CLCC on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, explores how land trusts can make thoughtful, strategic decisions about when and why…
Protecting the Lands Held in Trust: Why a Full Environmental Review is Essential for Our State Parks
The CT Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP) recently made an important and commendable decision: to undertake a full…
CLCC Announces 2026 Excellence in Conservation Award Winners
Statewide honors celebrate landscape-scale protections, all-volunteer leadership, and innovative community engagement. The Connecticut Land Conservation Council (CLCC) is proud to…
CLCC Launches the Forever Connecticut Fund
New conservation finance tool for land trusts to acquire and protect natural and working lands When a property—acre after acre…
CLCC Launches New Community-Centered Conservation Initiative: Pathways to Nature with CT Land Trusts
We are excited to officially launch the Pathways to Nature with CT Land Trusts program! The core mission of this…
Beyond the Map: Land Trust Leaders Reimagine the Next Phase of Their Work
Each year, the Connecticut Land Conservation Council convenes land trust executive directors from across the state for a day of…
This Week in Land Conservation Policy & Advocacy: March 2, 2026
CLCC is joining other conservation and environmental advocates this week in support of several bills, including the following. You, too,…
Inside a Day of Conservation Advocacy
This month, I’d like to reflect on my first full day at the Capitol doing advocacy work for CLCC! Last…
CLCC Awards Transaction Assistance Grants To Accelerate Conservation Projects Statewide
Five grants totaling $59,110 to help land trusts advance land acquisitions and permanently conserve 437 acres. The Connecticut Land Conservation…
Black History and Birding in Hartford
On February 15th, CLCC collaborated with the Black Wing Coalition and Sierra Club CT to organize a Black History Bird…