Conserving Connecticut for Today & Tomorrow

We connect people to forests, parks, and the Blue-Blazed Hiking Trails to ensure their protection for future generations.

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Join CFPA as our next Executive Director! Guide CPFA into its next chapter, protect Connecticut’s forests, parks, and Blue-Blazed Hiking Trails, and grow a vibrant conservation community.

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We connect people to the land in order to protect forests, parks & the Blue-Blazed Hiking Trails in Connecticut for future generations.

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Connecticut Woodlands

Summer 2025

Read stories about the Terrapin Tracking project, Wesleyan University students building on tradition, bird flu, and more!

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CFPA Stories

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CFPA’s Master Woodland Manager Program Marks Five Years with Record Enrollment

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Why did the turtle cross the Road?

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The View from the Canopy

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On the Trail

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CFPA Events

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September 17, 2025

Fairfield County Blue-Blazed News & Brews

05:30PM - 07:30PM |Newtown

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September 25, 2025

Cider & Stamps: A Winslow Society Evening of Trail-Inspired Art

04:30PM - 06:30PM |Southington

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October 5, 2025

Autumn Forest Bathing Walk at Highlawn

10:00AM - 12:00PM

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