Launching the Save Oswegatchie Hills Coalition

CFE is co-launching Save Oswegatchie Hills Coalition with local grassroots groups Save the River-Save the Hills and the Friends of Oswegatchie Hills Nature Preserve to protect a fragile coastal forest in East Lyme.

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A Time to Be Grateful: Conserving Lands Together

It takes a village to protect the wild places that make Connecticut and Long Island Sound special. We’re grateful for our partners.

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Oswegatchie: Conservationists vow to continue to fight to protect the Hills

Organizations praise zoning commission’s inclusion of conditions to prevent environmental harm

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Dramatic Oswegatchie hearings reveal hidden wetlands

We’re been working with partners around the region in the fight to save Oswegatchie Hills, a beautiful property nestled along the Niantic River in East Lyme.

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CFE intervenes in Oswegatchie Hills land battle

Environmental and community groups trying to halt development of 236 acres in Hills

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Oswegatchie Hills: Letter to East Lyme commissions asks for environmental review

Landmark Development Group asks for 840-unit development; public hearing scheduled May 21

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The Mystery of Plum Island’s Wildlife Will Soon be Revealed

This article is the first in a series which will follow the work of the New York Natural Heritage Program, and a team of scientists as they complete a year-long comprehensive field study of the fauna and flora of Plum Island, NY. 

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CFE Joins Local Groups to Fight Oswegatchie Hills Development

Proposed 840-unit housing development would destroy habitat, pollute Niantic River

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