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STOP HB 5475 and the Weakening of Key Environmental Regulations

Attention land trusts! Please read the following action alert from Denise Savageau. CLCC has signed on to Save the Sound’s letter referenced below. We urge your land trust to consider doing so. The deadline to…

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Collection of photos from the January 2024 #LoveYourCTLandTrust issue

Starting off Strong in the New Year!

We’re starting off strong in 2024 with some excellent news in conservation. This month, our stories feature a student partnership…

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Trail bridge in the woods

Fully Handicapped Accessible Trail at the Barnes Nature Center

Environmental Learning Centers of Connecticut “This trail will provide a great opportunity for those of all ability levels to go…

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View of lake and forested landscape from overlook at top of mountain

Taking This Simple Step Could Mean Big Opportunities

Powerful legislation in Connecticut requires water companies—the second-largest owners of open space in the state—to give land trusts a head…

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Collection of photos of Aspetuck Land Trust staff engaging with kids

Building Bridges with the Wakeman Boys and Girls Club

Aspetuck Land Trust Last month, Aspetuck Land Trust (ALT) organized a Conservation Library at the Wakeman Boys and Girls Club in Bridgeport. Providing books about…

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Person standing by a lake in a wooded area

Why Should You Take a Hike in Winter?

In an article first published in the Middlebury Been Intelligencer, Janine Sullivan-Wiley, an Executive Committee Member for the Middlebury Land Trust…

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River in the woods

Over 1,000 Acres Conserved

The Nature Conservancy transferred a 143-acre property along the upper portions of the Byram River to the Greenwich Land Trust (GLT) in December…

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UConn students gathered around a table

UConn Students Make Preservation Plans for Meadowood in Simsbury

“People are excited when they work with students and younger generations and hear different visions for the future from people…

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CLCC Team Looks Back and Plans Ahead

As an annual tradition, I asked the team to reflect on some CLCC highlights from 2023 at our final staff…

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All 6 CLCC staff members outside of the office

#LoveYourCTLandTrust – for 2023 Conservation Triumphs!

As we close the chapter on the 2023 #LoveYourCTLandTrust eNews series, we are delighted to share six stories that exemplify…

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