Useful Links
Below are many useful links to organizations & information resources of interest (for instance, publications and maps). 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 Conservation Commission
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)
State-wide (Connecticut):
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:
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: Berlin and nearby towns
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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City of Middletown: http://www.cityofmiddletown.com/
City of Meriden: http://www.cityofmeriden.org/
Town of Southington: http://www.southington.org/
Town of Cromwell: http://www.cromwellct.com/
Town of Rocky Hill: http://www.rockyhillct.gov/
City of New Britain: http://www.newbritainct.gov/
Town of Newington: http://www.newingtonct.gov/