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Great blue heron in the water with a lot of lily pads

Connecticut’s Increasing GHG Emissions Call for Urgent Legislative Action: The Role of Nature-Based Solutions in Climate Strategy

Have you seen DEEP’s latest Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Inventory? The findings show Connecticut’s GHG emissions are increasing, and further reductions are essential to meeting the state’s statutory medium—and long-term goals. However, amidst this sobering news,…

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Before and after paint job of a red barn

A Barn’s New Lease On Life

Avon Land Trust Avon Land Trust inherited a wonderful 1820 vintage barn in early 2022. Like most older buildings, this barn…

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Sandy would be kvelling

Sandy Breslin (1954-2017) was a founding member of CLCC who made enduring contributions to land conservation, the environment, and politics…

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Three young male interns posing outside in the woods

Summer Stewardships Concluding for the Season

New Canaan Land Trust With the close of the summer season, the New Canaan Land Trust (NCLT) 2022 Summer Steward Internship Program comes to…

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Map of Ketchum Children's Trail

A Child’s Stroll Through La Vaillant Preserve

Bridgewater Land Trust The Bridgewater Land Trust (BWLT) recently completed its new mapping of the Ketchum Children’s Trail at La Vaillant Preserve….

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Group photo at a plaque at a preserve

Working Together with Creativity, Cooperation, and Vision

Land trusts know that nature and farm viability doesn’t stop at town borders or state lines. They see, more than…

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Woods during Autumn with fall foliage

A Conservation Promise to Monroe

Aspetuck Land Trust “This property, combined with surrounding Aquarion and Monroe open space lands, protects about 120 acres of wildlife…

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Collage of photos featuring land trusts from the August 2022 issue

August #LoveYourCTLandTrust is Now Available

Partnerships, programs, projects, press, and goats! (Not finding a word that begins with “p” to describe goats!) Connecticut land trusts…

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Collage from goat hike

Bicentennial Goat Hike

Orange Land Trust To mark Orange’s Bicentennial anniversary, Orange Land Trust (OLT) and the Town of Orange are hosting the “Summer of Celebration” with several fun…

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Trail in a green forest on a sunny day

Expansive Trail Network Underway

Bridgewater Land Trust Bridgewater Land Trust (BWLT) announced a new partnership with Eversource Energy giving BWLT a license to manage 80 acres of land…

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