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The Last Green Valley, Inc. (TLGV) held its Green Light Campaign Rally recently and unveiled its Vision 2020: The Next Ten Years management plan.
“Close to 80 people showed up to support the One True Color: Green Light Campaign,” said Executive Director, Charlene Perkins Cutler. “Feedback was positive surrounding the week-long Green Light Celebration scheduled for Jan. 23 – 29 and Vision 2020: The Next Ten Years maps out a comprehensive work plan to bring TLGV’s programs and projects forward into the next decade.” The Last Green Valley also announced Marjorie L. Hoskin, one of TLGV’s founders and long-time supporter, will be the campaign’s Honorary Chairperson; Gary Osbrey, owner of WINY Radio in Putnam, has been named the campaign’s Northeast Regional chairperson and media sponsor; and Rheo Brouillard, president of The Savings Institute Bank & Trust, is the campaign’s Western Regional chairperson. The Last Green Valley is the popular name given to the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor that encompasses nearly 1,100 square miles in northeastern Connecticut and south-central Massachusetts and is notable for its distinctive and rural quality of life in the midst of tremendous growth from Boston to Washington, D.C.. The Last Green Valley remains 78 percent forest and farmlands; it is the 3rd largest watershed draining into Long Island Sound; it has over 100 clean lakes, ponds, rivers and streams, seven state forests and 5 state parks, 16 wildlife management areas, 100s of miles of hiking and water trails, and 1,000s of acres of preserved open space.
TLGV was established as a federally-funded organization in 1994, but this funding is scheduled to cease in 2015. Therefore, as the only grass-roots organization that can speak on behalf of the entire valley, TLGV must become self-sustaining through the support of the area residents and businesses that live, work, and play here. The Green Light Campaign is the first step towards the goal of self-sustainability so that TLGV can continue to protect and enhance the quality of life for generations to come.
For more information visit: www.thelastgreenvalley.org or call 860-774-3300.