For this month’s eNews, I had planned to share some of my takeaways from our 2022 Connecticut Land Conservation Conference. But in the aftermath of the horrific mass shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde, I had a hard time writing that message. It can wait.

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.

CLCC and the Northwest Connecticut Land Conservancy are pleased to share a new report entitled, "A Path to 30 x 30 in Connecticut" developed by Yale School of the Environment graduate students Annie Miller and Shannon Bell.

The annual CEQ report is an unbiased assessment of Connecticut’s natural environment, both positive and negative, during the 2021 calendar year. While it finds that the state's environment is better than it was ten years ago, it also provides sobering stats on, among others, CT's lagging pace of land conservation.

The researchers used data from more than 1400 towns and cities in New England from 1990 to 2015 finding that the impact of new land protection on local property tax rates was small in most communities.

Funding is available to help land trusts and other eligible entities to integrate climate science into strategic land protection plans or forest stewardship plans, as well as for strategic conservation planning or communications technical support. Deadline: 6/8/22

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation is now accepting proposals for the 2022 America the Beautiful Challenge. The goal for this challenge is to direct over $1 billion in grants over the next five years toward land, water, and wildlife conservation efforts nationally. Deadline: 7/21/22

American Farmland Trust invites farmers and farm landowners to participate in this anonymous survey on solar siting in Connecticut.

Multiple Positions – Housatonic Valley Association

Multiple Positions – Connecticut Forest & Park Association

Multiple Internships – Steep Rock Association

Multiple Positions – Northwest Connecticut Land Conservancy

Multiple Positions – Conservation Law Foundation

Community Engagement & Communications Manager – New Canaan Land Trust

Land Steward – Greenwich Land Trust

Trails Day Weekend is June 4 and 5. With 180 events to choose from, there's an outdoor adventure for everyone.