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Conservation Matters

Every quarter, Conservation Matters brings you the latest news and updates on CLF’s work from across New England. Download and read full issues here or read select articles from recent issues. CLF members get Conservation Matters delivered right to your mailbox every quarter.

April 16, 2021
We find ourselves on the cusp of a sea change in how we transport people and goods as we urgently work to cut the climate-damaging emissions that spew from New...
December 20, 2020
This past year was one of the most challenging our country has faced in many of our lifetimes. Both the COVID-19 pandemic and the summer's protests against police violence have...
CLF Conservation Matters Fall 2020
July 22, 2020
In times of change and upheaval, there is also room for hope and inspiration. While we collectively have much hard work ahead of us, we also have much to commend....
Conservation Matters Summer 2020
March 23, 2020
For centuries, Atlantic cod has been essential to New England’s identity. Yet today, you can rarely find locally caught cod in a grocery store or on a menu – because...
Conservation Matters Spring 2020
January 9, 2020
We can't allow manufacturers to get away with the false narrative that it’s up to you and me to recycle our way out of the plastic pollution crisis. It’s time...
August 8, 2019
CLF succeeds because we have people like you by our side. In this special annual report issue of Conservation Matters, we are honoring just a few of our many local...
February 27, 2019
From climate to transit, from your tap water to the ocean, and from Maine to Connecticut, CLF and New England are poised to make progress where governments falter. Turn Off...
Conservation Matters Winter 2019
July 26, 2018
The prosperity of future generations of New Englanders depends on the health of our waters and marine resources and the public’s ability to access them.
CLF Conservation Matters Summer 2018
April 18, 2018
In this special issue of Conservation Matters, we want to take you behind the scenes of our work, to give you a glimpse into how we break down challenges and...
November 3, 2017
We are at a defining moment in the effort to avert the threat of climate catastrophe. President Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accord has put the United States on...
Conservation Matters Fall 2017