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2024 Advocacy Days – Staff Reflection and Recap

At the Connecticut Land Conservation Council (CLCC), we recognize the power and importance of conservation advocacy at the local, state, and national level. As Connecticut’s only state-wide land trust service organization, we were proud to…

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Renewed Life at Walden Preserve

Located at the junction of two unspoiled waterways, The Walden Preserve, owned by The Nature Conservancy and managed by the Salem Land Trust (SLT),…

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Gilbertie’s Farm Conserved

Aspetuck Land Trust (ALT) has acquired Gilbertie’s Farm, a 34-acre working farm and home of the largest certified organic greenhouse operation in the northeast and local…

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Clean Sweep-ing Through Shelton

In light of the cancellation of their annual Earth Day “Clean Sweep” , Shelton Land Conservation Trust (SLCT) is encouraging residents to initiate their…

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Go Take a (Virtual) Hike!

Looking for an adventure? Through a series of videos, join Flanders Nature Center & Land Trust’s new Executive Director Vince LaFontan on…

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Zoom’ From One Preserve to the Next

Looking to spice up your next Zoom call while promoting your land trust’s properties? Kent Land Trust has taken a few of…

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Empowering this Generation & the Next!

For the past 7 years, UConn’s Natural Resources Conservation Academy (NRCA) team has been empowering teens, adult volunteers, undergraduate & graduate students,…

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Coe Brass Dam Preservation Project

2019 Excellence in Conservation Organization Award The Heritage Land Preservation Trust (HPLT) was honored by CLCC for its preservation of the…

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2020 Katchen Coley Award for Excellence in Conservation

A founding member of the Berlin Land Trust (1988) and its President since 1997, Attorney Dennis Kern has earned a reputation…

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Winter at Wagner Woods

The Diana Atwood Johnson Photo Contest 2020 Winners

Overall Winner – “Best in Show” Danielle D’Ermo Winter at Wagner WoodsWagner Woods Simsbury Land Trust   Winner – Landscapes…

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