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Connecticut

Share your passion for conserving Connecticut with these unique gifts from The Nature Conservancy.

Young siblings play in the Eightmile River in Pleasant Valley Preserve in Lyme, Connecticut. Photo © Jerry & Marcy Monkman

Give the Gift of Conservation in Connecticut!

Looking for a gift that not only delights your special someone, and also helps conserve the remarkable lands and waters right here in Connecticut? The Nature Conservancy offers a range of cool gifts that will do exactly that!

When you purchase any gift below, dollars from your contribution directly support the Conservancy’s Connecticut programs. And with each gift, the recipient receives a nature gift card announcing your present and all of the benefits of annual membership, including Nature Conservancy magazine.

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For the birder, wood thrush © Corbis

For the Birder

The wood thrush relies on large tracts of contiguous forests and we are working with partners to link the vital lands they need to make a comeback. Your gift of $50 could help the wood thrush thrive by restoring its habitats.

Sponsor a LEAF student © E.Aldrich/TNC

Sponsor a LEAF Student

The Conservancy’s LEAF program offers youth both career development and a direct hands-on environmental stewardship experience. Your gift of $60 could pay for a LEAF participant's stipend for one day.

Protect an oyster reef. © Erika Nortemann

Protect Oyster Reefs

For thousands of years, oyster reefs have provided food and habitat for birds and marine life. They buffer our coasts from waves and improve water quality and clarity by filtering impurities from the water. Your gift of $100 could protect 10 square feet of oyster reefs.

Autumn view of the Connecticut River valley from Skinner Mountain in Skinner State Park, South Hadley, Massachusetts. © Jerry and Marcy Monkman

Adopt an Acre®

When you give today to the Adopt an Acre® program, your symbolic gift will help the Conservancy protect and restore some of the world's most extraordinary plants, animals, lands and waters.