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News & Events from McLean Game Refuge
Conservation Heroes Lecture Series - 2009 - 2010
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Forces of Nature: a reading play based on the tensions and conflicts between
Gifford Pinchot and John Muir.
(cast and venue to be announced)
Tickets for the series of four lectures and the play are $40; individual tickets are $10 for lectures and $15 for the play. Donors to the McLean Game Refuge and members of Holcomb Farm will receive 10% discounts on tickets.
To order tickets contact Holcomb Farm at 860-844-8616 or
Proudly sponsored by McLean Game Refuge, Holcomb Farm, the Granby Land Trust and the Hartland Land Trust
Announcing the 5th Connecticut Statewide Forest Forum:
Connecticut Forests in a Changing World
from Global to Local
The 5th annual Connecticut Statewide Forest Forum will be held on Tuesday, November 24 at the University of Connecticut Rome Ballroom in Storrs. Complete details and registration information are attached, and are available at www.ctwoodlands.org.
Connecticut?s Forest Forums were created to enable anyone interested in forest resources, regardless of background or experience, to come together, share ideas and work towards solutions to our forest-related problems. Past Forums have highlighted such issues as forest sustainability in an urbanizing environment, blending science and policy, and valuing forest ecosystem services.
This year, we build on these themes by looking at Connecticut in the context of critical global and national issues. A fascinating look at the complex and rapidly changing global forces shaping Connecticut?s forests will be followed by an overview of national forest policy, including the 2008 Farm Bill and its impacts on Connecticut. We then turn to the state level and a new state forest resource assessment which is in progress as we meet. The results will produce a strategy to guide future use of state and federal forest funding. The morning concludes with a fresh look at forest ecosystem services, followed by ample time for questions.
The afternoon begins with a roundtable session where participants can add their ideas to the developing statewide strategy and plan. Three concurrent sessions follow. The Private Forest Stewardship session delves into key current issues including climate change, carbon sequestration and details of the 2008 Farm Bill programs. Forest Research and Forest Health provide four reports on research underway in the Highlands of western Connecticut. Urban & Community Forestry is examined in the context of the latest Smart Growth initiatives and Connecticut?s shifting political environment.
The $50 registration fee includes all breaks, lunch and handout materials. Questions and suggestions may be directed to Steve Broderick, Forester and Program Director at the Goodwin Forest Conservation Education Center, at 860-455-9534 or sbroderick@ctwoodlands.org..
We look forward to seeing you there!!
McLean Game Refuge Incorporates For The Future
To position McLean for the future and consistent with Senator George P. McLean's will, the Trustees have created new not-for-profit corporate entities. Effective October 1, 2008, all senior care operations of McLean will be under McLean Affiliates, Inc., a subsidiary of the McLean Fund. This includes the McLean Health Center, McLean Home Care & Hospice, McLean Village and all associated programs. The McLean Game Refuge will be a separate corporation. These new corporations will be subsidiaries of our parent company The McLean Fund.
What does this mean to clients? Really not much as it will not cause any change in the programs and services McLean provides to the public. You may see notices in the paper that the lands at 75 Great Pond Road have been transferred to McLean Affiliates, Inc. and that the lands of the Game Refuge (actually several parcels in the land records for the 4,410 acres acquired over time) have been transferred to The McLean Game Refuge. This is all part of the incorporation process.
If you have questions, do not hesitate to click contact us or call the President, David Bordonaro, at 658-3705.
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