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Global Project, Local Impact: The City Nature Challenge Comes to Glastonbury

On Sunday, April 26th, the Connecticut Land Conservation Council (CLCC) and the Land Heritage Coalition of Glastonbury joined forces for a nature walk at the Addison Bog & Woodlands. The event was part of the City…

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Three women with binoculars looking up into a stand of trees

Global Project, Local Impact: The City Nature Challenge Comes to Glastonbury

On Sunday, April 26th, the Connecticut Land Conservation Council (CLCC) and the Land Heritage Coalition of Glastonbury joined forces for a…

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Every Day is Land Conservation Day: Highlights from the State Capitol

On Wednesday, April 22—Earth Day—the Connecticut Land Conservation Council (CLCC) led a powerful advocacy event at the State Capitol in…

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“I Dreamed of This”: Connecting New Haven Youth to the Wonders of Wetlands

On Friday, April 17th, members from the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater New Haven explored Bethany Land Trust‘s Mendell’s…

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From Hartford to the Hill: Advocacy Days in Washington, D.C.

Each spring, the Land Trust Alliance mobilizes conservation leaders from across the country to gather in Washington, D.C., to ensure…

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Hope, Inspiration, and Action: Highlights from the 42nd annual CT Land Conservation Conference

Thank you to everyone who participated in and supported the 42nd annual Connecticut Land Conservation Conference.  We are deeply grateful…

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Eversource Energy

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…

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Tanner Farm by Jerry Monkman, Ecophotography LLC

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…

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John Landon

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…

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Cristina Hayden

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…

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