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Trainings and Workshops
Major Gifts Fundraising
Date: May 4
Time: 9am - 3:30pm
Instructor: David Allen
Hosted by: The Land Trust Alliance and the Litchfield Hills Greenprint
Venue: Housatonic Valley Association, 150 Kent Road, Cornwall Bridge
Cost: This workshop is offered free of charge.
David Allen has worked in membership fundraising, major donor development, communications, marketing, and senior administrative management for 30 years and since 2003, he has consulted with land trusts and non-profit organizations through his company Development for Conservation, LLC. Lunch and refreshments will be provided. Space is limited. To RSVP please contact Timothy B Abbott, Director, Litchfield Hills Greenprint Collaborative at [email protected] or 860 672-6678.
Vernon Earth Day Symposium
Date: May 4
Time: 9am - noon Instructors: Michael Dietz, Jane Seymour Hosted by: The Vernon Conservation Commission Venue: Tolland Cty Agricultural Center, 24 Hyde Ave. (Route 30), Vernon
Cost: This event is offered free of charge.
Presentations will include:
9:30 -10:30am: Residential Rain Gardens and Healthy Lawn Care Practices. Michael Dietz, Water Resources Educator and Director of the CT NEMO (Nonpoint Education for Municipal Officials) program, will demonstrate how you can reduce the amount of pollutants that leave your yard and enter nearby lakes, streams and ponds. Learn about a local project designed to control drainage and improve water quality.
11:00am -12:00: Habitat Restoration Projects at the Belding Wildlife Management Area. Jane Seymour, Wildlife Technician and Steward of the Belding and Tankerhoosen WMAs, will describe projects to restore American chestnut and pitch pine forests, and to expand grasslands and wildflower meadows, to attract and sustain native wildlife. Learn how you can provide wildlife habitat in your own yard.
Displays will feature Terrestrial and Aquatic Invasive Plants of Connecticut. Light refreshments will be served. For further information please contact Tom Ouellette at [email protected] or at 860-965-6180.
Sustainable Forest Management on Land Trust Properties -- You've Just Acquired Some Land, Now What?
Date: May 11
Time: 11 am - 1:00 pm
Instructor: Jerry Milne
Hosted by: CLCC and the Plymouth Land Trust
Venue: Plymouth Land Trust Property
Cost: This event is offered free of charge.
Please join Jerry Milne, of the Plymouth Land Trust (PLT) and also a CT DEEP forester, on a field trip to one of the PLT properties to learn how a small land trust manages a woodlot for timber and firewood to produce sustainable income.
Topics will include: location and marking of boundary lines; sale of firewood; timber harvesting; and use of an NRCS grant to install an access road for forest management
To RSVP and for further information, including directions to the meeting site, please contact CLCC Executive Director Amy B. Paterson at
[email protected] or at 860-685-0785.
Birding by Ear
Date: May 18
Time: 9am - 1pm
Instructor: Bob Barbieri
Hosted by: Aton Forest Association
Venue: Aton Forest Headquarters, 270 North Colebrook Rd. Norfolk
Cost: Suggested donation $10
Come learn to recognize bird calls and identify species by their song. Expert birder Bob Barbieri will lead the workshop through Aton Forest's fields and woodlands in search of the many birds residing in and passing through the preserve. Workshop will be followed by a light lunch. Dress appropriately for weather. Workshop limited to 15 participants, pre-registration required. For more information please contact John Anderson at [email protected] or 860-542-5125.
Landowner Outreach and Negotiation Workshop
Date: May 28
Time: 6:30 - 8pm
Instructor: Dick Davis
Hosted by: Farmington River Watershed Association (FRWA)
Venue: Simsbury Library Program Room, Simsbury
Cost: This event is offered free of charge.
Please join FRWA and Dick Davis of the Simsbury Land Trust as they outline the steps to creating a solid landowner outreach program for your land trust. Participants will learn how to establish a plan, develop landowner relationships and learn strategies for discussing stewardship needs during project planning. Space is limited. To RSVP please contact Aimee Petras, Education and Outreach Coordinator, FRWA at [email protected] or at (860) 658-4442 x201. | 