Land Use and Conservation

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 84% forested and farmed.

For a deeper dive into land use data layers, including a comprehensive look at protected open space within the Corridor, click here for the Conservation Mega Mapper.

Conservation Resources - Planning for the Future of Your Land

Planning for the Future of Your Land 

Webinar 1 - Where to Start? Click here for a copy of the webinar slide deck.  A link to the webinar recording can be found at the bottom of this page.

Webinar 2 - What You Can Do Right Now. Click here for a copy of the webinar slide deck.  A link to the webinar recording will be coming soon.

Learn more about how you can steward and conserve your land by exploring these links and diving into the resources provided by these conservation partners.

• The Last Green Valley: Webinar resource list and publications including Your Family Land - Legacy or Memory?
• Connecticut Land Conservation Council: Resources for landowners including What is a Land Trust and Protecting the Land You Love.
• Massachusetts Land Trust Coalition: Resources for landowners including a Landowner Resource Library
• MassWoods:  Comprehensive website for landowners with resources for stewarding your forest and exploring conservation options.
• Massachusetts Dept. of Conservation and Recreation:  Caring for Your Woods - A Starting Point and Caring for Your Woods - Setting Goals
• Connecticut Public Act 490
• Massachusetts Chapter 61

To learn more about our co-sponsoring land trusts that conserve land within The Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor, visit these links:

• Avalonia Land Conservancy
• Eastern CT Forest Landowners Association/Wolf Den Land Trust 
• Joshua's Trust
• New England Forestry Foundation
• Opacum Land Trust
• Wyndham Land Trust 

To  learn more about the important work the rest of our co-sponsors are doing to conserve land, click on these links:

• Connecticut Dept. of Energy and Environmental Protection
• Connecticut Land Conservation Council 
• Eastern Connecticut Conservation District (and Naturally Natchaug)
• Yale Forests

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.