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CLCC Awards Transaction Assistance Grants to Conserve Forests, Watersheds, and Historic Farms Across Connecticut
Six grants totaling $50,204 to help land trusts advance land acquisitions and permanently conserve 427 acres. The Connecticut Land Conservation Council (CLCC) congratulates the most recent recipients of its Transaction Assistance Grant (TAG) Program. These…
Inaugural Trail in North Haven
The North Haven Land Trust has developed a new walking trail on one of its properties at 430 Clintonville Road….
Introducing the Mill District Nature Preserve
“The response from the community has been overwhelmingly supportive. Preserving this property in perpetuity provides another layer of protection to…
Let’s Continue to Take Action in 2021
This year has been a lot to handle (to say the least)—continuing to withstand a global pandemic, seeing the harsh…
Bring on the 2021 Session
The 2021 Connecticut General Assembly convenes on January 6. Creating, protecting, and enhancing land conservation funding are at the top…
Partnering to Protect Converse Brook Preserve
Greenwich Land Trust (GLT) has protected 72 acres of open space, to be known as Converse Brook Preserve, through a Public-Private Partnership with the Town…
NFA Agroforest Project at the Holcombe Hill Preserve
Brett Lehner has always had an interest in hardwood nut trees. In the summer of 2017, he and a friend…
A Homecoming for Cathedral Pines
The Cornwall Conservation Trust (CCT) recently acquired Cornwall’s iconic Cathedral Pines, as a donation from The Nature Conservancy. Cathedral Pines is a 42-acre…
Celebrating a Conservation Legacy
The Haddam Land Trust (HLT) recently acquired the Nancy L Planeta Preserve. This 19-acre preserve was donated to HLT by the heirs…
A Note on Gratitude
One of my biggest takeaways from this incredibly challenging year has been a renewed sense of daily gratitude for some…