TO COORDINATE PROGRAMS IN AGRICULTURE, RURAL ECONOMIES, AND CONSERVATION, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH VOLUNTEERS AND PROFESSIONALS DRAWN FROM A VARIETY OF FEDERAL, STATE, REGIONAL, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND LOCAL AGENCIES, TO ASSIST CONNECTICUT AGRICULTURE PRODUCERS, CONSERVATIONALISTS, LAND TRUSTS, RURAL SMALL BUSINESSES, STUDENTS, AND MUNICIPALITIES IN FOSTERING PROJECTS TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE LONG-TERM RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMIC GROWTH.ALSO TO HELP CONNECTICUT RESIDENTS CARE FOR AND PROTECT THE STATE'S NATURAL RESOURCES, IMPROVE LOCAL ECONOMIES, AND SUSTAIN A HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE BY CONNECTING INDIVIDUALS, COMMUNITIES, GOVERNMENT ENTITIES AND GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH IMPLEMENTATION OF PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS.
