Generosity and protection for Deer Lake Deer Lake is a beautiful 253-acre wooded property in Killingworth, CT that was, until a few years ago, a Boy Scout camp owned by the Connecticut Yankee Council. In 2022, the Council made plans to sell the property for development. Land conservation efforts often take decades, but over just […]
On a sunny Friday in October, I joined Kathy Czepiel, Save the Sound’s Land Protection manager, as we drove through a wooden archway and past a hand-carved sign onto Deer Lake’s serene property in Killingworth, CT. The scene, with red wood buildings framed by yellow trees and falling leaves, felt like stepping into a postcard […]
Friend of Save the Sound, Patrick Paul Barrett, read books with environmental themes over the summer and is sharing his reviews in this blog series to help you curate your reading list! Book Review 2: A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold Aldo Leopold’s A Sand County Almanac (1949) is a frustrating book to review. […]
Failure to act on climate and environmental justice; wins for healthy waters and habitats; major environmental rights rollback defeated New Haven, CT. – The 2024 state legislative session followed the pattern of recent years, with laudable passage of multiple policies to protect public health, clean water, and habitats contrasting with yet another year of failure […]
As we bid farewell to another impactful year, we extend our deepest gratitude to every one of you—our invaluable members, supporters, advocates, and volunteers. Your commitment to the well-being of our environment has been the driving force behind our successes. Whether it was picking up beach litter, signing petitions for land restoration or climate action, […]
If you want to know what saving the Sound looks like, take a glance in the mirror. Chances are, if you’re reading this, you have done something this year to preserve, restore, and transform the Long Island Sound region. And for that, we thank you. Saving the Sound happens through so many beneficial acts, and […]
Open space in CT and MA to be permanently protected if abandonment permit COLEBROOK, CT—A groundbreaking win for open space protection in Northwest Connecticut is being celebrated by the Northwest Connecticut Land Conservancy (NCLC) and Save the Sound, who have reached a Memorandum of Understanding with The Metropolitan District (MDC) to negotiate the terms and […]
Will Hamden ever get its Six Lakes Park? Justin Farmer has lived 24 of his 28 years on the same block in Hamden’s Newhall neighborhood. For the past six years, he’s also served as its councilperson on the town’s Legislative Council. When he looks at the 102 acres of ponds and forest owned by the […]
