Land Use and Conservation

Bigelow Hollow, photo by G. L. Sweetnam

The Last Green Valley is a surprising place - an unexpected and beautiful green oasis in the midst of the most densely populated area of the country.  It is our home and our legacy, and it still 77% forested and farmed.

The University of Connecticut, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Center for Land Use Education and Research (CLEAR) has generated land cover data from LANDSAT satellite imagery dating from 2010.   Explore your town's natural resources (as well as a tremendous amount of water, land, and climate information) on the CLEAR website.   Or view this chart for a summary of the agricultural and forested land cover data for your town:  The Last Green Valley Land Cover Data 2010.

Learn more about TLGV's programs that help support and promote Agriculture and Forestry in The Last Green Valley.  Together we can grow the industries that sustain our unique rural landscape.

Development Projects

TLGV periodically receives requests for comments on projects that may affect the National Heritage Corridor’s natural, historic, or cultural resources. TLGV may, in its discretion, provide comments to federal or state agencies in certain instances.  Click here for the Board's Development Policy.

Letters of Support

TLGV may support projects and initiatives that are  consistent with our mission and federal legislation, consistent with one or more major goals of our  planning documents and annual work plans, and requested by a public agency or nonprofit organization, or a private entity that is seeking funds or technical assistance from a public agency or nonprofit.

Requests for letters of support should be made to the Executive Director, who will decide if a letter of support from The Last Green Valley, Inc. is consistent with this policy.  A letter will be prepared by the Executive Director and sent in a timely fashion. Letters of support will be reported to the Board of Directors.

What do you want The Last Green Valley to look and feel like in twenty years?  Join TLGV to help conserve the farms, forests, and open spaces that we all cherish.