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Announcing the Launch of the Climate-Smart Forest Stewardship Grant Program

Empowering Connecticut’s Land Trusts to Cultivate Resilient Forests for a Changing Climate For decades, Connecticut’s land trusts have excelled at protecting land, collectively conserving more than 200,000 acres. As land stewards, they are keenly aware…

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Protecting the Land they Love

“The Land Trust is most grateful to these property owners who decided to donate their parcels together so that when…

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Canton is Talkin’ ‘Bout the Birds & the Bees

After three years of work removing Japanese knotweed beside the Farmington Canal Heritage Trail, the Canton Land Conservation Trust (CLCT)…

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CLCC Advocates for State Open Space Grants and other Land Conservation Programs

As we do each year, CLCC will advocate for consistent and increased funding for state land conservation funding programs during…

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Urge the Environment Committee to Raise HB 5100 – Authorizing a Municipal Conservation Funding Option

The following are CLCC executive director Amy Blaymore Paterson’s remarks from the 2021 CT League of Conservation Voters Environmental Summit…

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2021 Litchfield Hills/Waterbury Region Land Trust Advancement Initiative

Building upon previous efforts in this region, CLCC worked with land trusts in the Litchfield Hills and Waterbury Region to…

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A Shout-Out to Open Space

At the CTLCV Environmental Summit opener on January 19, Governor Lamont and CT DEEP Commissioner Katie Dykes reminded us of the importance…

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New Tools and Programs in the Works for 2021

The CLCC team is hard at work in developing  and implementing new tools and programs in 2021. Here’s what you…

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Transportation Climate Initiative and Resilient Connecticut Collaborative

The Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI) is a multi-state collaboration to cap and reduce pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions from…

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What will be our legacy?

On January 18, many reflected and celebrated the spirit, the light, the life and love of Martin Luther King Jr.,…

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