Named for long-time conservation activist, Diana Atwood Johnson, the contest is intended to provide a venue for amateur photographers to celebrate the CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CT DEEP) Open Space and Watershed Land Acquisition Grant Program (OSWA) and Urban Green and Community Garden Program (UGCG), display their work, and provide CLCC and CT DEEP with new materials for our publications and communications.

This month's blog post, "Cultivating Comfort, Safety & Joy in Nature" comes from CLCC Program Manager Rebecca Dahl.

"As conservationists, we know the peace and joy that nature brings to people. I believe it is our ethical responsibility to ensure a future where all people – regardless of socioeconomic status, race, gender, age or sexuality – can experience that joy without fear."

We read that June is National Great Outdoors Month!

With 130 land trusts across the state, why wait until June to hike, bike, run, paddle, or just relax outside at the places you love?!

#LoveYourCTLandTrust and have a wonderful long weekend honoring and remembering all of who have served.

From the staff and Board at CLCC

P.S. If the weather forecast holds and you are hunkering down, take some time to peruse through CLCC's new website. A work in progress, there is even more information to come. We welcome your feedback.