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OSWA and UGCG Info Sessions

The Connecticut Land Conservation Council (CLCC) and the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) hosted a Zoom discussion on state land conservation planning and open space grant funding programs.

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Resources for Addressing Climate Change Through Competitive Grants and Technical Assistance

This document provides a comprehensive collection of resources aimed at helping land managers, natural resource agencies, and other stakeholders address climate change through competitive grants and technical assistance.

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Farmland Access & Ownership: An Overview of Barriers, Models, and Actions to Increase Land Access for Connecticut’s BIPOC Farmers

CLCC, in partnership with the CT Department of Agriculture (CT DoAg), developed this report to address a critical challenge facing our state’s agricultural industry: ensuring equitable access to secure farmland for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) farmers.

Through stakeholder insights, this report explores the challenges faced by BIPOC farmers, examines different collaborative land access models including those focused on land trusts, and proposes strategic actions to promote secure land access and ownership opportunities.

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5 Secret Nonprofit Donor Retention Action Strategies

This link is shared courtesy of Judy Anderson. The blog post “5 Secret Nonprofit Donor Retention Action Strategies” by Claire Axelrad on Clairification emphasizes the importance of maintaining emotional connections with donors. It criticizes the overuse of jargon and highlights the high cost and inefficiency of acquiring new donors without retention efforts. Axelrad urges nonprofits to focus on long-term donor relationships instead of treating donations as mere transactions, advocating for a more thoughtful and human approach to donor retention.

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Climate Smart Stewardship

Welcome to our comprehensive collection of resources on climate-smart stewardship. Here, you’ll find a diverse array of materials designed to support your journey in understanding and implementing climate-smart practices. These resources range from  explanations of what climate-smart agriculture and forestry practices to planning tools like the USFS Tree Atlas and NIACS Adaptation Journal, which offer invaluable insights and guidance for effective stewardship in a changing climate. These resources can be helpful for anyone from seasoned land stewards, to new landowners, or concerned nature lovers.

If you find additional resources that are helpful to you and not located on this page, send them to rbentley@ctconservation.org to add them.

Plenary Session
A.2 Land Trust Law School
A.4 Tools for Protecting and Restoring Riparian Areas – Rivers’ Natural Protection
A.6 Property Features Mapping with the Avenza App
A.13 Strengthening Your Land Trust Board of Directors
B.2 Lassoing the Transformative Power of Strategic Conservation Planning
B.4 Pollinators and their Neighborhoods