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Whether you’re a volunteer, staff member, or board leader, the Connecticut Land Conservation Council’s Resource Library is here to support your work in conserving and stewarding land across the state.

Organized by topic, this collection offers practical tools, templates, case studies, and expert guidance tailored to the needs of Connecticut’s land trusts. From legal and financial management to community engagement, stewardship, and climate resilience, our goal is to help you navigate challenges, build capacity, and strengthen your organization.

Explore the topics that matter most to your work—and check back often, as we regularly update the library with new and relevant resources.

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B.11 Unlocking Donor Loyalty Through Strategic Communications
B.13 Organizational Checkup
C.1 Anatomy of a Land Conservation Transaction
C.2 Unified by Nature: Land Trusts and Water Companies Collaborating for Conservation
C.9 Northwest Connecticut Affordable Housing and Conservation Collaboration: Finding Cross-Sector Alignment for Our Communities’ Futures
C.11 Call to Action: Reigning in Use and Impacts of Neonicotinoid Insecticides in Connecticut
C.12 Irresistible Fundraising Appeal Letters
D.2 Should Land Trusts Use Debt to Conserve Land?
D.3 What Works and What Doesn’t: Three Years into Knotweed Wars
D.4 Together for Trees: Building a Community of Forest Stewards through the Connecticut Master Woodland Manager Program
D.5 Pollinators in My Backyard
D.7 Monitoring and Managing Ash (MaMA): How You Can Help Enable Lingering Ash Detection for Resistance Breeding