165 Mather St.
Corner of Servoss and Mather Sts., bounded by Regional Water Authority property, consisting of 2.18 acres. This property is suited for very short and easy nature strolls and for bird watching. The Hamden Land Conservation Trust acquired this property from the town of Hamden in 1989.
The property was cleared in Spring, 2007, and HLCT has plans to plant native species here in the future. Planting will be limited to mountain laurel and a few white pines. Black birch seedlings will fill most of the vacant spots naturally. Smaller Norway maple (an invasive European exotic) may be reduced by pulling them up when soil is moist. Squirrels will plant oak acorns.
Our geology tour guide, Cope McClintock, has suggested that this might not be a dry glacial kettle, but rather a construction made by the Olin Corporation during World War II.
We are pleased to announce a partnership with the Whitneyville Gardening Club to protect and enhance this open space. For more information, please visit:
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