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Connecting Forest Corridors: “Follow the Forest”

The Great Northeast Forest
The Great Northeast Forest Corridor
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Connecting core forests requires taking in the big picture…

The Housatonic watershed is the keystone of a vast wildlife corridor, bounded by the Hudson River on the West, the Connecticut River on the East, and Long Island Sound to the south. This places critical importance on our region that impacts the entire northeastern U.S. HVA will be working with regional organizations who, like us, focus on large scale conservation partnerships.

Click here to view our “Follow the Forest” initiative Story Map

And it requires looking at the small picture too.

Conserving land is a highly-local activity. Every town, every landowner, every parcel has its own unique characteristics, advantages and challenges. Local land trusts, conservation organizations, and even local government boards and commissions are crucial.

HVA uses the most current data available to target the most sensitive and most threatened lands and build local coalitions to preserve them, whenever possible.

It’s not a fast or inexpensive process, but little by little we have already conserved thousands of acres and set our sights on many more.

Our long term goal? Permanently protect 75,000 acres in the Housatonic watershed by 2025.

See the plan at FollowTheForest.org and watch it take shape!

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