Claude responded: The Tanner family has farmed the same 198 acres in Warren for nearly 250 years.The Tanner family has farmed the same 198 acres in Warren for nearly 250 years. Now it stays that way. The Warren Land Trust just completed the acquisition of Tanner Farm Preserve — protecting farmland, forest, and the cold-water stream that feeds Lake Waramaug, one of only two Connecticut Heritage Lakes.
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Meet Your Greens planned for June 25 at brewery
Conservation folks, land trust people, farmers, watershed nerds — if you care about what happens to this corner of Connecticut, there’s a happy hour for you. Meet Your Greens is June 25, 5 to 7 p.m., at Brewery Legitimus in New Hartford. No RSVP, no agenda. Just show up.
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Merger ‘strengthens our collective ability to safeguard the lands, waters and natural areas’
KENT, Conn.—The Candlewood Valley Regional Land Trust (CVRLT) has merged with the Northwest Connecticut Land Conservancy (NCLC), which is headquartered in Kent. The merger became effective Tuesday, Sept. 30. The […]
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HVA names Abbott as new executive director
CORNWALL, Conn.—After conducting a national search, the Board of Directors of the Housatonic Valley Association has chosen Timothy B. Abbott to be HVA’s new executive director. He succeeds Lynn Werner […]
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HVA named to Peregrine Accelerator Cohort for Conservation
CORNWALL, Conn.—The Housatonic Valley Association (HVA), which works to protect the natural character and environmental health of the region from the Berkshires to Long Island Sound, has been named to a […]
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Learn how to make earth dumplings at Sherman Library
SHERMAN, Conn.—The Sherman Library and the Sherman Conservation Commission will present a program on “earth dumplings” Thursday, March 20, at 4:30 p.m. Come to the Sherman Library to learn about […]
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HVA creates new environmental award honoring Hechts
KENT, Conn. —The Housatonic Valley Association has established a new award, the Louis and Elaine Hecht Follow the Forest Award, celebrating the legacy of the two longtime regional conservation leaders. […]
