Annual Meeting - Oct 24

We'll be holding our Annual Meeting in person on Thursday, October 24 starting at 7pm at Whitney Center located at 200 Leader Hill Drive, Hamden, CT 06517. Join us to meet and confer with fellow land trust members and board. Hear from your land trust's president Gail Cameron about the year's success stories. Watch a short film "A River Speaks" by filmmaker Steve Hamm. Find out what’s in store for the year ahead. Come meet old friends and make new ones at this annual gathering of people who care about conservation and protecting open space in Hamden. ​Refreshments served. Public most welcome.

Please note that Facebook/Meta has unaccountably listed the event as starting at 4pm Pacific Time, which is technically correct, but could cause confusion. We'll see you at 7pm EST. Thanks!

Hamden Town Center

Thank you to everyone who came out to help install native pollinator plants at Hamden Town Center Park recently. Town Center Park is Hamden's iconic public space for fireworks, food truck festivals, concerts—and now, thanks to our friends at Save the Sound, a stormwater retention garden that reduces harmful pollution into our waterways. Thanks to a grant from the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, this project is helping to create a greener, more resilient Hamden. With a generous grant from the Claire C. Bennitt Watershed Fund, your land trust installed a portion of the project with 500 native pollinator plants and lots of dedicated volunteers. 

Six Lakes

Six Lakes is a 102.5-acre parcel in Hamden that features mature forests, hiking paths, and six beautiful ponds, and is home to deer, waterfowl, birds, fish, and turtles, among other wildlife. At one time, your land trust led nature walks at this property. Owned by out-of-state Olin Corporation, however, portions of the site suffer from legacy waste and contamination. The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is now overseeing its remediation. Your land trust is part of a steering committee of concerned organizations and individuals that would like to see Six Lakes one day become an open space tract available for the public to enjoy. Find out more about how that group effort is going at sixlakespark.org.