Welcome to the Northwest Conservation District

Your Source for Environmental Information and Assistance

We serve 34 communities in Northwest Connecticut
NCD works to conserve local natural resources by delivering a wide variety of technical services and educational programs.
We focus on watershed and open space protection, low impact development techniques, sustainable resource and energy use and promote ecosystem planning.
We offer a variety Geographic Information Systems (GIS) based mapping solutions to assist you in your project planning and decision making.

Current Events

Native Meadows Update

NCD staff and volunteers have been working to increase wildlife habitat at Native Meadows Preserve in New Milford. For more information please click HERE.

2012 : USDA Updates Planting Zones

The USDA has updated their Plant Hardiness Zones for 2012. To see an interactive map of the U.S. click HERE. For a map of Connecticut and Rhode Island click HERE.

Save the Dates & Mark Your Calendar!

NCD 30th Annual Earth Day Plant Sale is coming April 20-22,2012!

Stay tuned for our new catalog which will be available online mid February. Copies will be mailed to our existing members. For further information click HERE.

Transition Litchfield Film Series Continues

TRANSITION LITCHFIELD will showcase the film "Here Comes the Sun" 7PM Wednesday, February 8th at the Litchfield Community Center. This documentary highlights efforts to use the sun as a source of energy and also discusses barriers to solar use. For film information please click HERE.

Native Meadows Preserve : What is it and where?

Spring/Summer 2011: NCD has started revitalizing a 25 acre parcel along the Housatonic River in New Milford. The plan will be under various stages of development for the next couple of years.

This beautiful 25 acre parcel now known as NATIVE MEADOWS PRESERVE was purchased with funding from the Natural Resources Damages Fund administered by the US Fish & Wildlife Service. NCD was awarded an USDA NRCS Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) grant to assist in invasive plant control.

This summer we have begun our efforts to control the Phragmites australis (common reed) and other invasive plants. Over time these areas will be replanted with native vegetation to enhance the importance of this property as wildlife habitat. A map of the site can be viewed HERE.

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