Connecticut Land Conservation Council – DeKoven House
State Funding Programs Info. Session
VIEW RECORDING » VIEW POWERPOINT » CT DEEP recently announced the next round of competitive grant funding to assist municipalities, nonprofits, and water companies with the purchase and preservation of open space lands, urban green space, and community gardens through the Open Space and Watershed Land Acquisition (OSWA) and Urban Green and Community Garden (UGCG)…
2024 Land Stewardship Peer Summit
Register HERE >> Program Description Part of CLCC's Conserving Land by Staying Connected programs, the Land Stewardship Peer Summit is the inaugural gathering of stewardship staff and dedicated stewardship volunteers. This will be an opportunity for peer-to-peer networking and knowledge sharing for individuals doing on the ground management work for land trusts across the state,…
Black Birders Week 2024
Black Birders Week 2024 is Here!!! 🐦🐦⬛🐦🐦⬛ The fifth annual Black Birders Week will be held from May 26 through June 1, 2024. This annual week of in-person bird walks, educational talks, and community events highlights the intersection of birding, Black communities, Black culture, and environmental justice. This year, environmental groups across Connecticut will…
Black Birders Week 2024
Black Birders Week 2024 is Here!!! 🐦🐦⬛🐦🐦⬛ The fifth annual Black Birders Week will be held from May 26 through June 1, 2024. This annual week of in-person bird walks, educational talks, and community events highlights the intersection of birding, Black communities, Black culture, and environmental justice. This year, environmental groups across Connecticut will…
Black Birders Week 2024
Black Birders Week 2024 is Here!!! 🐦🐦⬛🐦🐦⬛ The fifth annual Black Birders Week will be held from May 26 through June 1, 2024. This annual week of in-person bird walks, educational talks, and community events highlights the intersection of birding, Black communities, Black culture, and environmental justice. This year, environmental groups across Connecticut will…
Rockfall Foundation Meet Your Greens: Amy Blaymore Paterson Reviews Connecticut Land Conservation Council’s 2024 Legislative and Policy Agenda
Join the CLCC Executive Director Amy Blaymore Paterson at the Rockfall Foundation's monthly Meet Your Greens event. Registration is not required but recommended. Learn more » Register here »
Accredited Land Trust Working Group Meeting
Launched in 2018, the CT Accredited Land Trust Working Group was created to help land trusts stay connected and current in developments affecting land trust work, Standards & Practices, and (re)accreditation. Co-chaired by Amanda Branson (Northwest Connecticut Land Conservancy) and Connie Manes (Kent Land Trust, CLCC Advisory Council, etc. etc.), this peer network and leadership…
2022 Land Trust Treasurer’s Summit
Land Trust Treasurers - Join CLCC and your fellow Treasurers for a morning of discussion and networking at the 2022 Land Trust Presidents Summit. Part of our Conserving Land by Staying Connected program, these summits foster peer-to-peer networking for a group of individuals serving in a similar capacity in diverse land trusts, who otherwise might…
2022 Land Trust President’s Summit
Land Trust Presidents - Join CLCC and your fellow Presidents for a morning of discussion and networking at the 2022 Land Trust President's Summit. Part of our Conserving Land by Staying Connected program, these summits foster peer-to-peer networking for a group of individuals serving in a similar capacity in diverse land trusts, who otherwise might…
Doing Deals: Advanced Topics Q&A
About this session: Land conservation projects are often complex deals raising tough legal, financial, and governance issues. This session is an opportunity to ask experienced land conservation attorneys the advanced questions most pressing to your land trust’s land acquisition efforts, including those related to: easement drafting, conflicts-of-interest, private inurement/private benefit, title searches, appraisals and Form…
Doing Deals 101: An Intro to the Connecticut Model Conservation Easement and More
About this session: Ideal for newcomers or those needing a refresher, this workshop will provide an introductory overview of conservation easements, guided by CLCC’s revised model Connecticut Conservation Easement (CE). Intended for use by the state’s land conservation community, the model CE was developed with a goal of standardizing language as much as reasonably possible…
Land Trust Law School — Tree Law, Encroachments, etc.
About the session: Attorney Keith Ainsworth leads the discussion on the legal strategies and tools available to land trusts, environmental organizations and landowners seeking to protect, assert and know their rights. This workshop will cover laws and regulations, and will review the broad history of cases that illustrate how Connecticut’s courts have shaped the law.…