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13 Species and a Beaver Dam: Birding at Flanders Nature Center

On Saturday, October 3, CLCC and Flanders Nature Center & Land Trust welcomed families for a Bird and Hike at Flanders’ Van Vleck Farm in Woodbury. Five participants from Flanders’ Family Fun Day joined Julia…

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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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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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