Connecticut Land Conservation Conference
March 22, 2025
Wesleyan University, Middletown
Workshops
Protecting Drinking Water Sources: A GIS Tool to Rank Priority Areas in CT
We will introduce the tool for Source Water Protection in CT, recently finalized by the UConn Center for Land Use Education and Research (CLEAR) in partnership with the Department of Public Health and the Council on Soil and Water Conservation, with funding from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). This GIS model can support public and private sector decision-making and policy development for the protection of drinking water in our state and serve as a model for other regions to address the emerging challenges in drinking water supply watersheds and the expanding role of watershed managers in source water protection.
Presenter(s)
Denise Savageau, Chair, CT Council on Soil and Water Conservation
Emily Wilson, Geospatial Educator, UConn CLEAR
Qian “Rachel” Lei-Parent, Research Associate, UConn CLEAR
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
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