Land Protection in the Quinebaug Highlands

"The Nature Conservancy in Connecticut has received a federal grant to protect a large tract of land in the northeast corner of the state. It includes habitat for bird species that nest in wetlands and forests.
The Nature Conservancy has been awarded one million dollars through the North American Wetlands Conservation Act to prevent the development of about 1100 acres in an area known as the Quinebaug Highlands. This includes parcels in the towns of Woodstock and Eastford. The Nature Conservancy’s Adam Whelchel says the land includes some of the last remaining inland nesting habitat for the American black duck in the state --- as well as unfragmented forests that support the largest number of breeding pairs of Cerulean warblers in Connecticut.
“Really the purpose of the program is to not only protect breeding habitat for important waterfowl species, but it’s also plays into the idea of trying to protect intact forest as well as fresh water ecosystems.”
The funds will go towards protecting 268 acres of wetlands, about seven miles of streams and more than 800 acres of forest." - text by WNPR's Nancy Cohen (4/07/08) - link below

http://www.cpbn.org/nature-conservancy-receives-1-million-protect-land-northeastern-ct