As reported by the Republican American, March 16, 2020. The Litchfield Garden Club sponsored an Open Conservation Meeting on Thursday March 12, 2020 at 12:00 noon at the Litchfield Community Center. The speaker was Megan Parker, co-Founder and Director of Research for Working Dogs for Conservation, the world’s leading conservation detection dog organization. The title of the presentation was New Frontiers for Conservation Detection Dogs. The event was free and open to the public.

Working Dogs for Conservation (WD4C) has traveled to five different continents to consult, collaborate, and build capacity to make conservation happen. WD4C’s trained dogs have found Chinese bush clover in Iowa, yellow star thistle in Colorado, rosy wolf snails in Hawaii, and brown tree snakes in Guam. Their dogs have become an invaluable tool for protecting pristine habitats and eradicating invasive species.
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As reported by Happening in the Hills, March 12, 2020. The Litchfield Garden Club will sponsor an Open Conservation Meeting on Thursday March 12, 2020 at 12:00 noon at the Litchfield Community Center. The speaker will be Megan Parker, co-Founder and Director of Research for Working Dogs for Conservation, the world’s leading conservation detection dog organization.
Working Dogs for Conservation (WD4C) has traveled to five different continents to consult, collaborate, and build capacity to make conservation happen. WD4C’s trained dogs have found Chinese bush clover in Iowa, yellow star thistle in Colorado, rosy wolf snails in Hawaii, and brown tree snakes in Guam. Their dogs have become an invaluable tool for protecting pristine habitats and eradicating invasive species.
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Standing L-R: Meredith Penfield, Nan Skeie, Annie Borzilleri (LGC President), Sara Gault and Rose Brooks. Contributed/Litchfield Garden Club

As reported - Republican American, March 5, 2020. The 39th annual Connecticut Flower & Garden Show was recently held at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford. The show is one of the largest and most prestigious flower shows in all of New England with over 300 booths overflowing with fresh flowers, plants, herbs, bulbs, seeds, gardening books and garden equipment.
 
The Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut (FGCCT) presented a National Garden Club Standard Flower Show. The booth covered over 12,000 square feet of “Spring into Connecticut” design, horticulture, botanical arts and photography classes with more than 500 entries from garden club members across the state. The Litchfield Garden Club (LGC) was well represented with eight members entered in the design, horticulture and photography classes. Read more