The concern comes up all the time - whether during casual conversations or more formally with board members and staff through workshops and roundtable discussions. Land trust leaders are worried about who is going to succeed them to ensure that their land conservation vision is carried forward.

What isn’t as clear is how younger people feel about their role in land conservation and how (and if) they envision themselves taking charge of that perpetual responsibility.

This year’s Connecticut Land Conservation Conference is a step forward in our efforts to gain that insight.

Planned by younger conservationists from around the state, we will offer a series of virtual roundtables and an outdoor event giving them and their peers a platform to share their land conservation vision and their ideas for action to “be the change they wish to see in the world.”

More info here

More info here

Thanks to volunteer GIS specialist Beth Doran, CLCC has created updated CT land trust maps. Three PDF versions are available for download: CT Land Trusts; Multitown Land Trusts; and Regional Land Trusts. Please review the maps and let us know whether your land trust's information requires any edits.

Founded by Connecticut's own, Louise Washer and Donna Merrill, the Pollinator Pathway project began in 2017 in Wilton. Since then, the project has become a nonprofit organization and pathways have been established in over 200 towns in CT, NY, MA, NJ, PA; and the list keeps growing. In honor of Earth Month, Louise and Donna were featured in a CBS video, Earth 365: Environmental Movement Has Lawns Growing Wild, shown via a nationwide feed...

Sharing your land trust's amazing news and photos has never been easier. Click here to get started. We'll take care of the rest!

DEEP is seeking public input on the state’s new Climate Resilience Grant Program which would make funding available for planning grants for Connecticut communities, to help them develop projects that can compete for federal resilience investments. On May 9 at 1:00pm, DEEP is hosting a virtual meeting to deliver a presentation and receive comments on its Straw Proposal for the grant program and Public Notice questions.

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation has ~$10M in Long Island Sound Futures Fund dollars available through its 2022 Request for Proposals to help Connecticut communities develop and implement nutrient reduction/prevention projects throughout the inland areas of the Long Island Sound watershed. Deadline: 5/19/22 More info here

CT Beaver Initiative grants. Rolling deadline. Info here

Deadline: Rolling basis Info here

Multiple Positions – Housatonic Valley Association

Multiple Positions – Connecticut Forest & Park Association

Multiple Internships – Steep Rock Association

Multiple Positions – Northwest Connecticut Land Conservancy

Multiple Positions – New Canaan Land Trust

CT Director of Philanthropy – The Trust for Public Land

Community Garden Program Coordinator – Green Village Initiative

Land Steward – Greenwich Land Trust

The Connecticut Land Conservation Council is Connecticut's only statewide land trust service organization. Your donation to CLCC ensures that we are responsive to the needs of all land trusts and their communities, not only during these extraordinary times, but always.

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