Connecticut Land Conservation Conference
March 22, 2025
Frank Center for Public Affairs, Wesleyan University
238 Church Street, Middletown
Workshops
C.9 Northwest Connecticut Affordable Housing & Conservation Collaboration: Finding Cross-Sector Alignment for Our Communities’ Futures
This workshop is for everyone. Participants will learn about a successful effort to build a network in Northwest Connecticut aligned around sustaining their communities through the pursuit of affordable housing and conservation goals together – and explore ways to replicate the work (or aspects of it) in their own communities. Participants will leave with broad ideas, specific actions, and resources – documentary, film, and interpersonal. Between January and September 2024, teams from 8 Northwest CT towns representing: their (1) local land trust, (2) local housing org, (3) Planning & Zoning Commission, and (4) Board of Selectmen gathered to find common purpose, alignment in their goals, and identify ways to support each other. Together they created a Report, Webpage, film, a groundswell of goodwill, and a path forward to continued collaboration. Presenters will include both project leaders and peers from the communities and include ample time for audience reflection and question/answers.
Presenter(s)
Jocelyn Ayer, Director, Litchfield County Center for Housing Opportunity
Amanda Branson, Director of Operations and Finance, Northwest Connecticut Land Conservancy
Lindsay Larson, Project Manager, Litchfield County Center for Housing Opportunity
Connie Manes, Coordinator, Litchfield Hills Greenprint Collaborative
“CLCC’s annual conference is like Woodstock for Connecticut’s land conservation community. It’s an opportunity to foster connections, get inspired, and celebrate our collective accomplishments”
- Pete Govert, Executive Director, East Haddam Land Trust
Previous Conferences
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