Clinton Land Trust
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Clinton Land Trust
Conservation in Clinton, Connecticut

About the Trust

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Our Mission

To protect Clinton’s land, water and quality of life through conservation, stewardship and environmental education.

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To make a donation, and to view our 2025 membership letter that showcases beautiful photos from 2024, please click on the DONATE & JOIN button located above. Your support is greatly appreciated.

our board

 

Dana Skidmore, President
Kim Flanagan, Vice President
Jack Breen, Treasurer
Sue Savitt, Secretary

Kevin Brinkman Frank Byrne
Mike Castiglioni
Sally Heffernan
Michael Houde Ken McDonnell


Lawrence Ouellette Kristy Simmons
Gary Stevens  Dana Whitney Coralie Williams

 

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Get in Touch

Questions about the Land Trust? Need more information about how we work? We’d love to talk. Send us an email and we’ll get back to you right away.

Or send us a note the old-fashioned way!

Clinton Land Conservation Trust
P.O. Box 121
Clinton, CT 06413

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CLCT Policies and Permitted Uses

  • All properties owned by the Clinton Land Conservation Trust, Inc., are closed to the general public from sunset to sunrise.

  • Dogs, accompanied by their owners, must be under control of their owners at all times. This benefit is extended to dog owners so long as conditions are safe, and habitats are properly respected. Pet waste on or near trails must be removed; all dogs must be reined in when approaching other people, dogs and horses. Entrance of pets into vernal pools is strictly prohibited.

  • Riding or walking of equine animals is allowed on all CLCT properties where appropriate and under the control of the owner.

  • Littering and the destruction, defacement, or alteration of the landscape, trees, vegetation, trails, trail markers, signs and other improvements are strictly prohibited without the prior written authorization of the CLCT Executive Board.

  • Hunting, camping, campfires, and the use of motorized vehicles are strictly prohibited unless granted prior approval by the CLCT Executive Board. Mountain or trail bikes are permitted where appropriate.

  • Violators shall be subject to arrest and prosecution as permitted by applicable trespass laws.

  • No alcoholic beverages are permitted on Land Trust properties.

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Tiger Swallowtail and Tulip Trees

Tiger Swallowtail is a true forest insect. The females lay their eggs especially on the leaves of the Tulip Tree. After the egg hatches the larva spins a mat of silk between the edges of the leaf curling it and so rests on what probably is nature’s first trampoline. If you find thistles growing around a Tulip Tree, you are bound to find Swallowtails — the caterpillars eat the leaves of the tree and the butterflies suck nectar from thistles. — from “A View of Peters Woods” by Bert and Jinny Godwin