Connecticut Land Conservation Conference
March 21, 2026
Frank Center for Public Affairs, Wesleyan University
238 Church Street, Middletown
Michael J. Sikora
Workshops
CT DEEP Funding Roundtable
Join staff from the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CT DEEP) for this workshop about various agency grant programs including the Open Space and Watershed Land Acquisition (OSWA) Program, Urban Green and Community Garden (UGCG) Grant Program, Forest Legacy and Urban Forestry Grant programs, Recreational Trails Grant Program, Brownfields Remediation Grant Funding for Open Space, Long Island Sound acquisition and habitat restoration funding and other state funding opportunities available for land trusts and their communities.
Presenter(s)
Kim Bradley, CT Trails and Greenways Program Coordinator, Bureau of Outdoor Recreation, CT DEEP
Amanda Limacher, Brownfields Coordinator, Bureau of Water Protection and Land Reuse, CT DEEP
Lindsay Suhr, Office Director, Land Acquisition and Management, CT DEEP
Andrea Urbano, Supervising Forester, Private & Municipal Lands, CT DEEP
Resources and Handouts
“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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