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Lobster Trap Tree Lighting

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The sunsets over a small coastal town.
Stonington Stonington is a town located along Connecticut's coastline. © The Nature Conservancy/Cara Chancellor
Event Overview

Mark your calendar for the annual Stonington Lobster Trap Tree Lighting and see TNC’s buoy! This year, one of our Connecticut staff members painted one of the buoys that will be featured on the tree.

We can't wait to see how this year's tree comes together and all the amazing work that will be a part of the display!

A lobster buoy is decorated with a yellow flower and other art.
Lobster Buoy The Nature Conservancy sponsored (and painted) a lobster buoy for the holiday Lobster Trap Tree in Stonington, Connecticut. © The Nature Conservancy/Tebben Gill Lopez

The Nature Conservancy's "Biodiversity Buoy" depicts important pollinators and pollinator plants that are native in Connecticut. Pollination is important for a strong, healthy ecosystem. Most food for humans comes from flowering plants, and more than 80% of flowering plants need pollination. Who knows what our holiday dinners would look like without pollinators helping our vegetables grow?

Tebben Gill Lopez, the artist and a member of our Nature Conservancy team in Connecticut says, “I hope that people appreciate how beautiful and fragile this wildlife is when they see our buoy."

Thanks to your support, The Nature Conservancy protects critical lands and waters at more than 50 nature preserves in Connecticut.

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