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Words from the Woods: Celebrating Community, Literature, and Conservation in East Haddam

There is something profoundly comforting about turning the pages of a book that makes you look at the landscape around you with entirely new eyes. It is even more powerful…

Hope, Inspiration, and Action: Highlights from the 42nd annual CT Land Conservation Conference

Thank you to everyone who participated in and supported the 42nd annual Connecticut Land Conservation Conference.  We are deeply grateful for the opportunity to spend time with so many amazing…

CLCC Announces 2026 Excellence in Conservation Award Winners

Statewide honors celebrate landscape-scale protections, all-volunteer leadership, and innovative community engagement. The Connecticut Land Conservation Council (CLCC) is proud to announce the recipients of the 2026 Excellence in Conservation Awards.…

Profiles of Excellence in Conservation: David Sargent

A Decade of Transformative Leadership in North Branford David Sargent, President of the North Branford Land Conservation Trust (NBLCT), was awarded the 2025 Katchen Coley Award for Excellence in Land…

Profiles of Excellence in Conservation: Lynn Werner

A Legacy of Transformative Leadership in the Housatonic Valley The Connecticut Land Conservation Council’s Conservation Hero Award for 2025 honors Lynn Werner, the retiring Executive Director of the Housatonic Valley…

GOSA Recognized with CLCC’s Excellence in Community Conservation Award

Remember the first time you saw a real waterfall? On Friday, May 23, a group of second graders saw one for the first time when they hiked around Sheep Farm…

Celebrating Conservation in Connecticut: Highlights from the 2025 CT Land Conservation Conference

The Connecticut Land Conservation Council (CLCC) proudly hosted its 41st annual Connecticut Land Conservation Conference on March 22 at Wesleyan University. The landmark event, Connecticut’s premier land conservation gathering, attracted…

Recognizing Connecticut’s Excellence in Conservation Award Winners

The Connecticut Land Conservation Council (CLCC) has a proud tradition of recognizing individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to the ongoing success of land conservation in our state.…

Connecticut Land Conservation Council Announces Recipients of 2024 Excellence in Conservation Award

Contact: Amy Blaymore Paterson, Executive Director Telephone: (860) 825-5512 Email: abpaterson@ctconservation.org Website: ctconservation.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Connecticut Land Conservation Council Announces Recipients of 2024 Excellence in Conservation Award Middletown, CT,…

Excellence in Conservation Awards Ceremony – Avalonia Land Conservancy

Let’s celebrate Avalonia Land Conservancy as CLCC’s 2023 Excellence in Community Engagement honoree! Look forward to statements by elected officials, performances by vocalists Teresa Eickel, Jaime Hamel, and dancers from…

Excellence in Conservation Awards Ceremony – CT River Gateway Commission

CLCC’s 2023 Special Award for Excellence in Conservation The Connecticut River Gateway Commission is celebrating 50 years of conservation and stewardship in the lower CT river valley (50th anniversary), as…

Excellence in Conservation Awards Ceremony – Barton Jones

Let’s celebrate Barton Jones as CLCC’s 2024 Katchen Coley Award for Excellence in Conservation honoree! Register here » What: CLCC Excellence in Conservation Award Ceremony honoring Barton Jones with the…