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    <title>Elements of Effective Financial Management</title>
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                    &lt;span class="date-display-single"&gt;Sat, 11/19/2011 &lt;span class="date-display-start"&gt;8:30am&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="date-display-separator"&gt; - &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="date-display-end"&gt;4:00pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;         &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Registration now open!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Connecticut Land Conservation Council and the Land Trust Alliance would like to invite you to an upcoming training on &lt;em&gt;Elements of Effective Financial Management&lt;/em&gt;, taught by national expert Kay Sohl.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Register &lt;a href="http://www.landtrustalliance.org/training/webinars-workshops/elements-of-effective-financial-management-for-land-trusts-ct" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;online&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; or print and mail the registration form below.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Please register by November 15th.&lt;/p&gt;
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     <pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 21:32:33 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Conservation Job Opportunities</title>
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    <description>&lt;span class='print-link'&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Highstead: Conservation Director&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Conservation Director will, among other things, be responsible for coordinating the Wildlands and Woodlands Initiative that includes representatives from academic institutions and other non-profit organizations in New England.&amp;nbsp; &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://www.highstead.net/pdfs/Conservation-Director.pdf"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Full description&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;CT River Coastal Conservation District: Natural Resource Specialist&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 21:23:23 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Opportunities for Grant Funding</title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/clcc/news/~3/TvLXpNEFkCU/opportunitiesforgrantfunding0</link>
    <description>&lt;span class='print-link'&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;p&gt;Act now!&amp;nbsp; Conservation funding opportunities are now available - &lt;a href="http://www.ctconservation.org/sites/www.ctconservation.org/files/Opportunities%20for%20Grant%20Funding.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;
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     <comments>http://www.ctconservation.org/opportunitiesforgrantfunding0#comments</comments>
 <pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 17:02:33 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>CLCC Provides Testimony on SCORP</title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/clcc/news/~3/Jg6i85SqwKI/clccprovidestestimonyonscorp</link>
    <description>&lt;span class='print-link'&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Connecticut Land Conservation Council comments on the Connecticut Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP) as presented by  Amy Blaymore Paterson, Esq., Executive Director at a public meeting held at the University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT on August 16, 2011.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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     <comments>http://www.ctconservation.org/clccprovidestestimonyonscorp#comments</comments>
 <pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 16:14:56 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>CLCC Letter Regarding Haddam Land Swap</title>
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    <description>&lt;span class='print-link'&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Update:&lt;br /&gt;
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                    &lt;div class="filefield-file clear-block"&gt;&lt;div class="filefield-icon field-icon-application-pdf"&gt;&lt;img class="field-icon-application-pdf"  alt="application/pdf icon" src="http://www.ctconservation.org/sites/www.ctconservation.org/modules/filefield/icons/protocons/16x16/mimetypes/application-pdf.png" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.ctconservation.org/sites/www.ctconservation.org/files/CLCC_LandSwap_Gov.Malloy.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=61506" title="CLCC_LandSwap_Gov.Malloy.pdf"&gt;Letter to Governor Malloy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;        &lt;/div&gt;
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                    &lt;div class="filefield-file clear-block"&gt;&lt;div class="filefield-icon field-icon-application-pdf"&gt;&lt;img class="field-icon-application-pdf"  alt="application/pdf icon" src="http://www.ctconservation.org/sites/www.ctconservation.org/modules/filefield/icons/protocons/16x16/mimetypes/application-pdf.png" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.ctconservation.org/sites/www.ctconservation.org/files/CLCC_LandSwap_GA.Leaders.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=60460" title="CLCC_LandSwap_GA.Leaders.pdf"&gt;Letter to General Assembly&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;        &lt;/div&gt;
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                    &lt;div class="filefield-file clear-block"&gt;&lt;div class="filefield-icon field-icon-application-pdf"&gt;&lt;img class="field-icon-application-pdf"  alt="application/pdf icon" src="http://www.ctconservation.org/sites/www.ctconservation.org/modules/filefield/icons/protocons/16x16/mimetypes/application-pdf.png" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.ctconservation.org/sites/www.ctconservation.org/files/CLCC_Letter_Land_Exchanges.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=106263" title="CLCC_Letter_Land_Exchanges.pdf"&gt;CLCC Letter May 2011&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;        &lt;/div&gt;
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                    &lt;div class="filefield-file clear-block"&gt;&lt;div class="filefield-icon field-icon-application-pdf"&gt;&lt;img class="field-icon-application-pdf"  alt="application/pdf icon" src="http://www.ctconservation.org/sites/www.ctconservation.org/modules/filefield/icons/protocons/16x16/mimetypes/application-pdf.png" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.ctconservation.org/sites/www.ctconservation.org/files/Land_Exchange_Directive[1].pdf" type="application/pdf; length=76884" title="Land_Exchange_Directive[1].pdf"&gt;DEP directive&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;        &lt;/div&gt;
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     <pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 18:41:37 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Fourth Round of CT Land Trust Challenge Fund Announced</title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/clcc/news/~3/3xGQ6gSg5FM/fourthroundofctlandtrustchallengefundannounced</link>
    <description>&lt;span class='print-link'&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Proposals due June 24, 2011. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;The Land Trust Alliance and the Connecticut Land Conservation Council are pleased to announce the Request for Proposals for the fourth round of the Connecticut Land Trust Challenge Fund.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Challenge Fund provides consultant services to build the strength and effectiveness of land trusts in Connecticut and can help land trusts implement Land Trust Standards and Practices.&lt;/p&gt;
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     <comments>http://www.ctconservation.org/fourthroundofctlandtrustchallengefundannounced#comments</comments>
 <pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 20:02:19 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>2011 CT Land Conservation Conference</title>
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    <description>&lt;span class='print-link'&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;p&gt;The 27th Annual Connecticut Land Conservation Conference held on April 11, 2011 at Wesleyan University was a resounding success!  Over 200 attendees participated in over 24 workshops and lunch-time discussions covering the full spectrum of land protection, funding and stewardship topics and joined their colleagues from around the state in celebrating achievements in land conservation.&lt;/p&gt;
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  					&lt;h2 class=imagetitle&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;p class=imagedesc&gt;Keynote Speaker Andy Kendall&lt;/p&gt;  				&lt;/div&gt;
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  					&lt;h2 class=imagetitle&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;p class=imagedesc&gt;Bill Toomey, Amy Paterson and Tim Abbott&lt;/p&gt;  				&lt;/div&gt;
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     <pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 21:31:35 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Conservation Job Postings in CT</title>
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    <description>&lt;span class='print-link'&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;p&gt;There have been a few job postings for conservation work in Connecticut recently, and CLCC would like to help get the word out.&amp;nbsp; Please click on the links below to find out more information regarding the following positions and how to apply:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://highsteadarboretum.org/pdfs/Hs_Communication_Director.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Communication Director, Highstead&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.landtrustalliance.org/about/jobs/land-trust-jobs#connecticut" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Executive Director, Weantinoge Heritage Land Trust&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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     <comments>http://www.ctconservation.org/conservationjobpostingsinct#comments</comments>
 <pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2010 20:32:10 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Rell Dispenses Millions For Farms, Open Space</title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/clcc/news/~3/qw9kX0TmxWM/relldispensesmillionsforfarmsopenspace</link>
    <description>&lt;span class='print-link'&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Grants announcement from Hartford Courant article 12/12/10.&amp;nbsp; Please click on the link below to read the rest of the article, written by Rinker Buck.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;As She Prepares To Leave Office, Governor Caps Off Her Preservation Efforts With Grants.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Gov. M. Jodi Rell has spent the last few weeks working the car shocks overtime over rutted farm lanes and the grassy humps of state parks on a farewell tour, dispensing almost $25 million in farmland preservation funds and open space grants.&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Rally 2010 Wrap Up</title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/clcc/news/~3/Zi6QXFAIJZk/rally2010wrapup</link>
    <description>&lt;span class='print-link'&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;p&gt;Did you miss it?&lt;/p&gt;
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     <comments>http://www.ctconservation.org/rally2010wrapup#comments</comments>
 <pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2010 20:10:17 +0000</pubDate>
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