In addition to the permanent protection of Maple Bank Farm in Roxbury, NCLC completed four additional conservation projects. Land conservation is about the relationships and connections that we have with the land. NCLC is grateful to the people who made … Continue reading →
It’s going to be a beautiful weekend for snowshoeing and cross-country skiing! The following preserve parking lots have been cleared so that you can get outside this weekend and enjoy the winter wonderland. Hauser Preserve – 100 Fern Ave, Litchfield, … Continue reading →
Earlier this month Americorps Team River 4 joined NCLC staff for two days of work at our Kahn Preserve in New Milford and our Cobble Brook Vista Preserve in Kent. At the Kahn Preserve, the Americorps team and NCLC carried … Continue reading →
Why is Tory’s Cave closed? Tory’s Cave is closed to protect the rare and endangered bats that depend on its habitat for survival. In 2017, NCLC installed a protective gate across the cave’s opening to prevent the unintentional introduction of … Continue reading →
On November 14, 2020 we held our Annual Meeting over Zoom. The annual meeting was an opportunity to come together to celebrate the good work accomplished in 2020 and the partnerships that make land conservation possible and to answer your … Continue reading →
NCLC has 21 public preserves. This fall we had a two-part, virtual tour of these preserves. Part 1 introduces the eight NCLC preserves in the Town of Sherman. Part 2 introduces the preserves outside of the town of Sherman. Part … Continue reading →
The New Milford Barn Quilt Trail is growing from eight to nineteen barns! NCLC’s Hunt Hill barn was one of eleven barns added to the trail this year. The New Milford Barn Quilt Trail, the only barn quilt trail in … Continue reading →
The Connecticut Department of Agriculture (CT DoAg), with assistance from Northwest Connecticut Land Conservancy (NCLC), has permanently protected the Maple Bank Farm in Roxbury, owned by Cathleen and Howard Bronson. The conservation easement on over 50 acres of the eighth-generation … Continue reading →