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Amy Blaymore Paterson

Connecticut Land Conservation Council Announces $175,000 in Climate Smart Grant Awards

Connecticut Land Conservation Council (CLCC) is thrilled to announce that it has awarded a total of $175,000 to eight land trusts through its Climate Smart Land Stewardship Grant Program. These projects demonstrate the proactive work of…

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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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Granddad’s Forest

Avalonia Land Conservancy In 1982, Herman Sheets purchased an 86-acre parcel on Puttker Road in North Stonington. Until Mr. Sheets’s…

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Land Trust Expands Holdings in Northern Connecticut

Northern Connecticut Land Trust The Northern CT Land Trust has purchased a picturesque and strategic property located on Webster Road…

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Governor Lamont Joins CLCC and State and Local Officials in Celebrating 2021 Excellence in Conservation Awards

PRESS CONTACT: Amy Blaymore Paterson Executive Director, Connecticut Land Conservation Council (860) 614-8537 abpatersonl@ctconservation.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Governor, Lt. Governor,…

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Upcoming Info Sessions

The following info sessions will be coming up in August: Land Trust Q&A Session with CT DEEP Commissioner Katie Dykes…

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Stronger Together

Aspetuck Land Trust Monroe Land Trust and Tree Conservancy Aspetuck and Monroe Announce Merger “We believe that this merger enables…

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Governor Lamont Celebrates Excellence in Conservation

Bolton Land Trust (Gwen Marrion) East Haddam Land Trust Greenwich Land Trust “I love what the land trusts do. It…

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