Nature Conservancy Leaving Middletown

The Nature Conservancy is moving from headquarters on High Street in Middletown to new headquarters in New Haven.

The Nature Conservancy employs 25 people.

According to an email response to a Middletown Eye correspondent, Nature Conservancy representative Lise Hanners explained that they were forced to find new offices when Liberty Bank, which owns and occupies most of the building where the Nature Conservancy is headquartered, told the non-profit that they would not be renewing their lease.

Hanners writes:

New Haven works very well for our business because The Nature Conservancy, as an international conservation organization, is located in every state and quite a bit of business happens along the metropolitan corridor from Washington to Boston. We wanted a location that would be easily accessible by rail, easy for commuter access to decrease our staff dependence on cars, and centrally located close to business services. New Haven fills all of those requirements very well and we are excited to launch a new beginning in our new location.