Useful Links
Here are some useful links to organizations and other information resources. If you know of other land trust, preservation or conservation organizations that we should include, please email us at berlinlandtrustct@gmail.com so that we can add them!
Berlin's Plan of Conservation and Development (POCD) in Acrobat (PDF) file format
Town of Berlin
Town of Berlin: http://www.town.berlin.ct.us/
Town of Berlin Events page (including scheduled hikes)
Conservation & Nature Study Organizations
Local Area:
Nature Centers
New Britain Youth Museum at Hungerford Park
Other Area Land Trusts
Middlesex Land Trust (northern Middlesex County)
Find other CT Land Trusts: Land Trust Alliance search page
Other local conservation groups
Ragged Mountain Foundation (RMF) (Southington)
Connecticut Organizations:
Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group
Connecticut Land Conservation Council (CLCC)
Connecticut River Coastal Conservation District (CRCCD)
The Nature Conservancy - CT Chapter
Connecticut Association of Conservation Districts
Farmland Preservation
Working Lands Alliance (WLA is a CT-based project of American Farmland Trust.)
National Organizations:
Xerces Society (Invertebrate Conservation)
Native Plant Trust (Celebrate Native Plants)
Bat Conservation International
Land Trust Alliance (LTA): About Land Trusts
The Nature Conservancy (TNC)
Farmland Preservation
Trails, Maps & Education
Trails:
Berlin Access to Metacomet and Mattabesett trails
PDF files for individual Berlin trails, Berlin parks, and Berlin conservation maps
Connecticut Forest & Park Association (CFPA)
CFPA's Blue blazed hiking trails
Check out the CFPA events calendar
New England National Scenic Trail (NET)
Giuffrida Park (Meriden)
Maps & Educational Materials:
Internet Guide to Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Town of Berlin CT GIS - Geographic and Property Information Network
CT State Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP)
DEEP Store - Publications on Connecticut's Environment, Geology, Natural History and Outdoor Recreation Mapping
University of Connecticut websites:
NEMO Website (Non-point Education for Municipal Officials)
CLEAR Website (Center for Land Use Education and Research)
CT’s Changing Landscape (CCL) - a CLEAR Project
Geospatial Technology Program (GTP) - another CLEAR project focusing on the use of geographic information systems (GIS), remote sensing (RS), and global positioning systems (GPS)
Town government websites for Berlin and nearby towns
Town of Berlin: http://www.town.berlin.ct.us/
Town of Berlin Events Page (including schedule hikes)
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Town of Cromwell: http://www.cromwellct.com/
City of Meriden: http://www.cityofmeriden.org/
City of Middletown: http://www.cityofmiddletown.com/
City of New Britain: http://www.newbritainct.gov/
Town of Newington: http://www.newingtonct.gov/
Town of Rocky Hill: http://www.rockyhillct.gov/
Town of Southington: http://www.southington.org/