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    	<p>CLCC has published a new resource comprised of six webinar recordings from its Keeping the Promise: Core Skills for Effective Land Stewardship series. About the Webinar Series Every conservation easement and fee property represents a&#8230;</p>

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     	May 19, 2026
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    	<p>During the 2026 legislative session, the Connecticut Land Conservation Council (CLCC) advanced advocacy policy priorities focused on strengthening state conservation&#8230;</p>

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     	May 11, 2026
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    <h2 class="fl-post-title"><a href='https://ctconservation.org/from-birch-sap-to-skunk-cabbage-a-journey-of-discovery-with-waterbury-youth/' title='From Birch Sap to Skunk Cabbage: A Journey of Discovery with Waterbury Youth'>From Birch Sap to Skunk Cabbage: A Journey of Discovery with Waterbury Youth</a></h2>
    
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     	<a href="https://ctconservation.org/category/pathways-to-nature/" rel="tag" class="pathways-to-nature">Pathways to Nature</a>, <a href="https://ctconservation.org/category/blog/vanessa-daye/" rel="tag" class="vanessa-daye">Vanessa Daye</a>
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    	<p>On Saturday, May 2nd, Connecticut Land Conservation Council, Flanders Land Trust and Nature Center, and Middlebury Land Trust hosted a&#8230;</p>

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    	Tags: <a href="https://ctconservation.org/tag/afro-caribbean-cultural-center/" rel="tag" class="afro-caribbean-cultural-center">Afro-Caribbean Cultural Center</a>, <a href="https://ctconservation.org/tag/connecticut-community-foundation/" rel="tag" class="connecticut-community-foundation">Connecticut Community Foundation</a>, <a href="https://ctconservation.org/tag/flanders-nature-center-and-land-trust/" rel="tag" class="flanders-nature-center-and-land-trust">Flanders Nature Center and Land Trust</a>, <a href="https://ctconservation.org/tag/middlebury-land-trust/" rel="tag" class="middlebury-land-trust">Middlebury Land Trust</a>, <a href="https://ctconservation.org/tag/sperry-preserve/" rel="tag" class="sperry-preserve">Sperry Preserve</a>
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    <h2 class="fl-post-title"><a href='https://ctconservation.org/city-nature-challenge-comes-to-glastonbury/' title='Global Project, Local Impact: The City Nature Challenge Comes to Glastonbury'>Global Project, Local Impact: The City Nature Challenge Comes to Glastonbury</a></h2>
    
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    	<p>On Sunday, April 26th, the Connecticut Land Conservation Council (CLCC) and the Land Heritage Coalition of Glastonbury joined forces for a&#8230;</p>

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    <h2 class="fl-post-title"><a href='https://ctconservation.org/every-day-is-land-conservation-day-highlights-from-the-state-capitol/' title='Every Day is Land Conservation Day: Highlights from the State Capitol'>Every Day is Land Conservation Day: Highlights from the State Capitol</a></h2>
    
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    	<p>On Wednesday, April 22—Earth Day—the Connecticut Land Conservation Council (CLCC) led a powerful advocacy event at the State Capitol in&#8230;</p>

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    	<p>On Friday, April 17th, members from the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater New Haven explored Bethany Land Trust&#8216;s Mendell&#8217;s&#8230;</p>

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    	<p>Each spring, the Land Trust Alliance mobilizes conservation leaders from across the country to gather in Washington, D.C., to ensure&#8230;</p>

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