Links and Other Resources

The following links and resources will provide more information and learning opportunities.

National

  • American Farmland Trust – American Farmland Trust is the only national conservation organization dedicated to protecting farmland, promoting sound farming practices, and keeping farmers on the land.

  • Land Trust Alliance – The mission of the Land Trust Alliance is to save the places people love by strengthening land conservation across America.

  • The Nature Conservancy – The Nature Conservancy is the leading conservation organization working around the world to protect ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people.

  • The Trust for Public Land – The Trust for Public Land conserves land for people to enjoy as parks, gardens, and other natural places, ensuring livable communities for generations to come.

Statewide

  • State of Connecticut – Department of Energy and Environmental Protection – The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is charged with conserving, improving and protecting the natural resources and the environment of the state of Connecticut as well as making cheaper, cleaner and more reliable energy available for the people and businesses of the state.

  • Connecticut Farmland Trust – The only conservation organization dedicated solely to permanently protecting Connecticut’s Farmland.

  • Rivers Alliance of Connecticut – Rivers Alliance of Connecticut is the only statewide nonprofit dedicated to protecting and enhancing Connecticut’s rivers, streams, and watersheds.

Regional

  • Housatonic River Commission – A detailed look at the history and site clean up along the Housatonic River.

  • Housatonic Valley Association – The Housatonic Valley Association, founded in 1941, works to conserve the natural character and environmental health of our communities by protecting and restoring the lands and waters of the Housatonic Watershed for this and future generations.

  • Litchfield Hills Greenprint Collaborative – Litchfield Hills Greenprint Collaborative is a partnership of land trusts and community leaders in Northwest Connecticut. We are committed to strengthening and facilitating local conservation efforts and protecting more land of regional significance.

  • Northwest Connecticut Land Conservancy (formerly Weantinoge Heritage Land Trust) – Preserving natural places in Connecticut’s Northwest Corner.
  • Northwest Conservation District – A local source for environmental information and assistance.

Neighboring Land Trusts

  • Goshen Land Trust – The Goshen Land Trust is an organization of volunteers, founded in 1980, for the purposes of improving the quality of life for current and future generations of Goshen, Connecticut area residents, through the preservation and protection of natural and open lands.

  • Kent Land Trust – Working to keep Kent rural.

  • Litchfield Land Trust – The Litchfield Land Trust is a non-profit, member-supported land trust, incorporated in 1968.

  • Sharon Land Trust – Dedicated to protecting and preserving lands of special scenic, natural, environmental, recreational, historic, or agricultural value to the rural atmosphere of the town of Sharon.

  • Salisbury Association Land Trust – The Salisbury Land Trust works toward protecting important agricultural, ecological, and scenic resources.

  • Warren Land Trust – The Warren Land Trust is an advocacy group dedicated to the preservation of the rural character of Warren.