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2011: Celebrating Connecticut Conservation
Celebrate a Year of Successes!
Want to know more about Connecticut’s big wins for nature in 2011? The Conservancy has achieved remarkable success. Check out some of the year’s top stories below to see how you helped make Connecticut a healthier, more beautiful place! And please support our work in 2012!
With your help, we've had a year of remarkable conservation success.
Gifts that Give Back to Connecticut Nature
Dear friends and family: Here are some gifts I'd REALLY like.
Recipe for a Healthy Connecticut
Three new solutions boost nature and local food production.
With your support, the Conservancy developed a web-based mapping tool that helps communities visualize rising seas and make wise decisions to protect people and nature on Long Island Sound.
Thanks to you, The Nature Conservancy worked with Aquarion Water Company to develop innovative solutions that help eels reach the sea.
Collaboration Protects the Natchaug
Because of you, the Conservancy was able to help eight communities come together to keep the Fenton, Mount Hope and Natchaug Rivers clean and healthy.
Explore our virtual aquarium to learn about the diverse marine resources you help us protect and restore.
The popular New Haven sushi master battles invasive species ... one roll at a time.
Ethan Nedeau: Mixing Art & Conservation on the Connecticut River
Ethan's blend of art and ecology helps us - with your support - protect the Connecticut River watershed.
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Restoring Elms to the Connecticut River's Floodplain Forests
The Conservancy and volunteers are restoring the graceful American elm to its place in these rare riverside forests.
See a slideshow of the art of ecologist and artist Ethan Nedeau.
Explore the quilt or create your own personal fund in support of women and water.
Coastal Resilience: A Tool for Coastal Planning in a Changing World
See how local decision-makers and scientists are using this online tool to plan for sea-level rise and storm surge.
The Nature Conservancy and Aquarion Water Company are using innovative solutions to help eels reach the sea.
Women everywhere are stepping up to encourage smarter choices about water. Get inspired by visionary women like The Nature Conservancy's Kim Lutz, who is restoring connections in the Connecticut River watershed.
Stay up to date with our conservation results in Connecticut and beyond.
Get to know the people here to help you protect life in Connecticut.
Help us show, through your photographs, the irreplaceable value of these special places.
Connecticut News
The Nature Conservancy Welcomes New Director for Its Long Island Sound Program
Dec. 2, 2011
The Correct Balance: New Connecticut Streamflow Regulations Provide for Needs of People and Nature
Nov. 29, 2011
Toth Park Plantings - Beautiful and Functional
Nov. 18, 2011
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We need to act now, before it's too late. Watch the Video, Take Action
We're addressing Latin America's most pressing conservation issues. Read the Story
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