Connect the Connecticut

What can we do today to ensure a sustainable future for the Connecticut River watershed in the face of climate change, habitat loss, and other threats? Connect the Connecticut is a collaborative effort to identify the best places to start: a network of priority lands and waters that can support wildlife and natural systems, with multiple pathways for migration, restoration, development, and conservation.

Developed by a team of partners from more than 20 state and federal agencies, private organizations, and academic institutions, this landscape design reflects a unified vision that considers the value of fish and wildlife species, and the ecosystems they inhabit, from Long Island Sound to the peaks of the White Mountains. 

Connect the Connecticut offers guidance for organizations and agencies working at different scales in the same area, and can help foster collaboration among them to achieve shared conservation goals. It also provides a set of tools and information resource managers, planners, and many others can use to prioritize effective conservation action to maintain and restore the natural resources of the watershed.