Policy Protections for Old Growth Forests in CT - 2026

Simsbury Center presentation · March 24, 2026

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Alex (self-identified as a policy director) opened the session, explained the focus on how forests are protected by local, state and federal policy, and said the presenters would survey New England approaches and discuss old-growth and policy opportunities.

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At a Simsbury Center session, conservation experts outlined why New England needs more permanently protected wildlands and discussed regional policy models—from Maine mapping efforts and Vermont tax incentives to Massachusetts reserves—and local examples such as Simsbury’s Beldon Forest.

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