Celebrate Local and National Conservation at the Kellogg Environmental Center

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05/07/2019

Celebrate Local and National Conservation at the Kellogg Environmental Center

Join us at the Kellogg Environmental Center in Derby, Connecticut as we celebrate the history of two pioneering conservation organizations and learn more about the future of land and natural resource conservation.

Join us on Saturday, May 18 at 10:00 a.m. to learn about Connecticut Forest and Park Association (CFPA). Eric Hammerling, Executive Director of Connecticut Forest and Park Association, will present on the past and future work by CFPA in conservation of land and natural resources. Established in 1895, CFPA is the oldest private, nonprofit conservation organization in Connecticut. It is credited as an important early pioneer of the national land conservation movement and as an early advocate of long distance trail building. An accomplished businesswoman and conservationist who was dedicated to preserving land for future generations, Frances Osborne Kellogg was part of CFPA Board of Directors in the 1940s. Learn how her involvement in this organization helped add some special places to Connecticut’s State Parks.
The focus on conservation continues on Sunday, May 19 at 1:00 p.m. when we host Lauren Cosgrove from National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) in celebration of that organization’s 100th anniversary. One hundred years ago, Stephen Mather and J. Horace McFarland spearheaded the creation of the National Park Service to ensure many of America’s most iconic landscapes would be protected. Those same visionaries also formed the National Parks Conservation Association as an independent advocate for preserving lands for future generations to enjoy. NPCA’s mission — to protect and enhance America's National Park System for present and future generations — is just as relevant today as it was 100 years ago.

The Kellogg Environmental Center, a facility of the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, is open 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday. It is located at 500 Hawthorne Avenue off of Rte. 34 in Derby. For further information or directions please email donna.kingston@ct.gov or phone the Kellogg Environmental Center at 203-734-2513.

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