Connecticut’s woods are full of life. Do you know who your animal neighbors are? Wildlife cameras offer a fascinating glimpse of animal life. Join us as we look back at NCLC’s best wildlife videos of 2021. Summer Hoogenboom, wildlife biologist … Continue reading →
Enjoy the songs and colors of birds by creating a yard that will attract and support our feathered friends. In this event recording, Becca Rodomsky-Bish, of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, shares the vital role native plants play in providing … Continue reading →
After this long winter, there are few things more welcome than the evening chorus of spring peepers. Land conservation helps protect the special places that spring peepers, and other amphibians, need to survive. But Connecticut is not on track to meet its … Continue reading →
“We cannot protect something we do not love, we cannot love what we do not know, and we cannot know what we do not see. And touch. And hear.” – Richard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods If we … Continue reading →
NCLC held its Annual Meeting on Saturday, November 20. Missed the meeting? We’ve posted a recording so you can learn how NCLC uses the latest science to prioritize our conservation acquisitions, moving rapidly to protect new lands now, and taking … Continue reading →
In this month’s newsletter, I am pleased to share a new video with stories about the public benefits of conservation. In addition, NCLC has several upcoming events that you can read about below. Of particular note, NCLC is honored to co-present this month’s … Continue reading →
In this month’s newsletter, we feature upcoming events, educational opportunities, and the good work of NCLC’s summer interns who have helped to ensure our public preserves are ready for you to explore. Click here to enjoy. … Continue reading →
This summer NCLC has two interns for our ongoing partnership intern program. We welcome Chris Arrotti, a 2020 UConn graduate who is headed for graduate school this fall, and Tim Strzepa, a rising senior studying environmental science at Saint Michael’s … Continue reading →
Did you know that New England was not a “wilderness”, as described by the early English settlers, but a built and managed landscape? Dr. Lucianne Lavin, director of research and collections at the Institute for American Indian Studies in Washington, … Continue reading →