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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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Hands-On Training for a Career in Conservation

Kent Land Trust “ ‘With respect to the internship program, we consider this training for a potential career in conservation.’…

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Music Brings us Together

East Haddam Land Trust “ ‘Music bridges all ages, backgrounds, and beliefs.’ ” – Pete Govert, President, East Haddam Land…

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Remembering Two Conservation Heroes

The Farmington Land Trust and Connecticut conservation community lost two heroes this month with the passing of Charlie Leach and Liz Dolphin….

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Congratulations to the Winners of the 2021 Diana Atwood Johnson Photo Contest

CLCC is pleased to announce this year’s winners of the 2021 Diana Atwood Johnson Photo Contest! See the winning photos…

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Equity & Accessibility: Where to Begin…

Equity and Accessibility. Working in land conservation for the past six years, I’ve heard these terms used with increasing frequency…

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Increase the Conservation of Important Lands throughout the State

There’s an amazing opportunity waiting to happen: Millions of conservation dollars have been awarded for Connecticut land conservation work. But…

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Resources from Info Sessions Now Available

Helpful links and recordings from the 8/5 Land Trust Q&A Session with CT DEEP Commissioner Katie Dykes & Staff and…

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Getting my Hands Dirty

Last Friday, I volunteered at Kilt Farm in Longmont, CO, where my daughter is employed as a seasonal Greenhouse Manager and farmer. With…

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Nature as a right

What I have enjoyed most about my time at CLCC has been learning about the different land trusts throughout the…

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