An international nonprofit organization that conserves rare and endangered waterfowl from around the world.
Ripley Waterfowl Conservancy
55 Duck Pond Rd., Litchfield
860-567-2062
An international nonprofit organization that conserves rare and endangered waterfowl from around the world.
Ripley Waterfowl Conservancy
55 Duck Pond Rd., Litchfield
860-567-2062
Located in New Milford, their mission is to bring homeless, abused, senior, or otherwise at-risk animals to safety and let them live out full lives on the farm.
Clover Ridge Animal Sanctuary
P.O. 2053
New Milford, CT
Instagram: @cloverridgeanimalsanctuary
The Winchester Land Trust is a private, nonprofit, service organization, directed and managed by its members. Their purpose is to promote, for the benefit of the general public, the preservation of open space and natural resources, principally in, but not limited to, the Town of Winchester. They serve as steward of the town’s rural character and natural heritage, striving to foster the preservation of Winchester’s unique lands forever. Working with government representatives and public and private landowners, the Trust informs and educates the community to promote the benefits of land conservation and balanced growth.
Every year, the Winchester Land Trust puts on many events where volunteers are needed.
Winchester Land Trust
P.O. Box 10, Winchester Center
860-379-9622
The mission of the Salisbury Association Land Trust is to preserve cherished vistas, pristine water, agricultural fields, and important wildlife habitat, while making large areas available for public enjoyment. Additionally, the land trust puts on exhibits with nature themes at the Academy Building and sponsors lectures with environmental themes at the Scoville Memorial Library. For local students, the land trust funds environmental education programs and field trips, and students participate in projects at land trust properties. Currently, the Salisbury Association Land Trust preserves more than 3,000 acres of important forest, agricultural, ecological and scenic resources in conservation easements and fee land ownership.
The land trust is always looking for volunteers and committee members. Contact the Salisbury Association to find out more.
Salisbury Association Land Trust
P.O. Box 553, Salisbury
860-435-0566
The Plymouth Land Trust, Inc. is a local, non-profit organization formed to permanently protect land in Plymouth, Connecticut for its natural, recreational, scientific, scenic, historical, or agricultural value. The Land Trust originated in 1967 with the donation of 25 acres. They now have almost 125 acres, all through donations by individuals who wish to leave a legacy of permanently protected land. They depend on volunteers who want to make a difference and care about conserving land for future generations.
P.O. Box 76, Plymouth
plymouthlandtrust.org
The Norfolk Land Trust (“NLT”), an all volunteer organization, was created in 1982 to encourage the preservation of natural heritage and open space in Norfolk, Connecticut. Their resources include pristine water courses, beautiful wetlands, meadows and woodlands, and the plants and animals whose habitat it is. NLT is interested in helping preserve tracts of land which support conservation, recreation, scenic and local historical and cultural values. To date NLT has protected more than 4,000 acres of open space with conservation easements.
Norfolk Land Trust
P.O. Box 363, Norfolk
860-307-8380
In an effort to preserve Roxbury’s heritage and landscape, the Roxbury Land Trust focuses on conserving open space, preserving Roxbury’s history, saving the farms, protecting the waterways, offering recreational access, and educating residents with educational walks and hikes throughout the year. The Land Trust maintains 32 preserves, most of which are open to the public. Today 3,675 acres are conserved as open space under the Trust’s stewardship.
The Roxbury Land Trust can always use volunteers. Some ways to help out include monitoring and maintaining trails and preserves, guiding trail walks, and accompanying school groups on preserves outings.
Roxbury Land Trust
P.O. Box 51, Roxbury
860-350-4148
The Heritage Land Preservation Trust (HLPT) is an independent nonprofit organization, founded in 1968. They have saved over 600 acres of land, and helped residents and landowners protect and conserve their land, forests, farmlands, ponds and rivers by creating public nature preserves. Their mission is to act as stewards of the land, waterways and wildlife entrusted to us by landowners, in perpetuity; and to engage in and otherwise promote the scientific study of and to educate the public in regard to the preservation of surrounding natural resources.
The HLPT is always in need of the time and expertise of new volunteers.
Heritage Land Preservation Trust
P.O. Box 596, Torrington
860-361-6835
The New Hartford Land Trust is an all-volunteer, private non-profit membership organization dedicated to promoting the permanent preservation and protection of farmland, forest, and other open space and natural resources in New Hartford. They also have activities in safeguarding interesting geological features and areas of ecological value; preserving unique scenic, natural and historic sites; and educating the public about its local natural resources.
They depend on members to support operations, insurance, mailings, land maintenance expenses and most importantly, to acquire land.
New Hartford Land Trust
P.O. Box 272, New Hartford
The mission of the Sharon Land Trust is to act as stewards of the lands through preservation and conservation for the benefit of nature and the community. The Trust holds conservation easements on more than 1800 acres and owns more than 1400 acres. This land will remain open and unspoiled in perpetuity, for the use and enjoyment of everyone now and forever.
The Land Trust is always in need of volunteers! They can match a volunteer project to fit the volunteers interest.
Sharon Land Trust
P.O. Box 1027, Sharon
860-364-5137
Instagram: @sharonlandtrust
