Connecticut Forest and Park Association

Connecticut Forest and Park Association
AbbreviationCFPA
Formation1895; 129 years ago (1895)
TypeNonprofit
06-0613430
Legal status501(c)(3)
HeadquartersRockfall, Connecticut
Board President
Richard Croce
Executive Director
Andy Bicking
Websitehttps://ctwoodlands.org/
Blue blazes marking the Metacomet Trail

The Connecticut Forest and Park Association (CFPA), established in 1895, is the oldest private, nonprofit conservation organization in Connecticut. The organization is credited as an important early pioneer of the national land conservation movement and as an early advocate of long distance trail building. The mission of the CFPA is “to conserve the land, trails, and natural resources of Connecticut.[1] The CFPA established and maintains the 825-mile Blue-Blazed Trails Hiking Trail system and has been instrumental in acquiring more than 100 state parks and forests across Connecticut.

The organization publishes guidebooks and maps, conducts ecological surveys, provides advice on sustainable forestry, advocates for land conservation, maintains and builds trails, and conducts a variety of educational programs for adults and children.[2] It publishes the “Connecticut Walk Book East” and “Connecticut Walk Book West” for their Blue-Blazed Trails in Eastern and Western Connecticut that are available at many public libraries.

  1. ^ http://www.ctwoodlands.org/taxonomy/term/15 Connecticut Walk Book
  2. ^ CFPA