Posts by Dorene Warner

The Gateway Commission joined with the UConn Center for Land Use Education and the Rivers Alliance of CT to present a workshop on riparian (streamside) buffers at the CLCC 2024 Conference. UConn CLEAR focused on the importance of riparian areas in protecting river ecology, their statewide status using high-resolution land cover data, and the health…

On June 13th, 2023, the Old Saybrook Land Trust gathered with members, friends and supporters to celebrate their latest land acquisition: an eleven-acre parcel containing the headwaters of Hyde Creek, surrounded by open field and brackish tidal marsh that is part of the Hyde Creek tidal wetlands complex that borders the main stem of the…

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE The Connecticut River Gateway Commission will hold a Public Hearing on the adoption of proposed standards regarding lighting. Interested parties may appear and be heard and written communications received.   PUBLIC HEARING Date: May 25, 2023 TIME: 7:00 pm PLACE: RiverCOG Conference Room, 145 Dennison Road Essex, CT 06426 or Online via…

The Connecticut River Gateway Commission has been honored by the Connecticut Land Conservation Council with a“2023 Excellence in Conservation Award.” CLCC recognizes organizations and individuals who make a substantive contribution to the success of land conservation and projects that serve as a guide to or can be replicable by other land trusts and communities in…

Alan Sheiness, of the Lyme Land Trust, will present Part II of an event on light pollution on Wednesday, May 17th at 8:00 p.m. at the Trail 53 Observatory in Lyme. While the events are free, separate registration for each is required. Part I of the event took place on May 3rd with Gateway Commissioner…

The Connecticut River Gateway Commission voted at its February 23, 2023 meeting to provide $5,000 to the Haddam Land Trust to assist in its pending purchase of the 8.1 acre Kaye parcel on the east side of Saybrook Road, just south of Route 82 and the Beaver Pond. The Haddam Land Trust was the sole…

In Connecticut, the first signs of organized opposition to the idea of the National Park came from the town of Lyme where fear was expressed that the park “…will result in a trail of empty beer cans, litter, and other trash.” A town-wide referendum settled the debate in April 1971 by a vote of 415…

Excessive night lighting has been shown to affect our health and dramatically harm nature, and have a devastating effect on wildlife, especially on birds. Light pollution is an increasingly important issue as night skies over the Connecticut River and tributaries/coves are becoming more and more obscured by excessive exterior and interior lighting. New housing proposals…

The Connecticut River Bridge, first built in 1907 between the towns of Old Saybrook and Old Lyme, is scheduled for replacement. A new modern and resilient moveable bridge will improve safety, reliability and trip time. The bridge serves the Northeast Corridor main rail line and is used by Amtrak’s intercity service, the Shore Line East…

Take the trail challenge. Can you hike in 19 different towns through the end of 2023? The Lower Connecticut River Land Trust, in partnership with local land trusts and towns, challenges you to hike as many trails as you can in the Lower Connecticut River Region that are located in or that pass through our…