Member Benefit
​March 10

Are you a member of the Hamden Land Conservation Trust? If so, you are invited to join us on Wednesday, March 10 at 7 P.M. for a special showing of the award winning documentary, Beaver Believers. Filmed out west it shows us how beavers are a keystone species that enrich their ecosystems, creating biodiversity, complexity and the resiliency our watersheds need to absorb the impacts of climate change. Please click the link below to register. We have added additional spaces to accommodate the good response we have had for registrations. We will also be joined that evening by Michael Callahan, President of the Beaver Institute. Michael will discuss the status of beavers in New England and be available for questions. Don't miss this fascinating story of nature's engineers. The cost of this program is underwritten by your land trust. No registration fee, but you must register to receive the link and participate.

Register at: www.thebeaverbelievers.com/hamden-land-trust

Pollinator Plants from Seed
​March 11

Including native plants in your garden is a great way to help pollinators. Expand your native plantings inexpensively by growing them yourself from seed. Join HLCT board member Jim Sirch and discover different germination requirements for different kinds of seeds and how to plant a plastic milk jug filled with a seed selection to stratify next fall and winter. Proper after care will be discussed. Pre-register through the Southington Public Library: https://tockify.com/southingtonlib/pinboard
Co-sponsored with the Coalition for a Sustainable Cheshire, Southington Land Trust and Southington Public Library. This free presentation is open to the public and is part of your land trust's participation in the Pollinator Pathways program. 

Indigenous Communities
​April 21

Celebrate Earth Day a day early with a presentation by Lucianne Lavin on Connecticut's Indigenous Communities and their Natural World. This free online presentation is available to the public free of charge. Details to come.
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Six Lakes

Many of our members share an interest in the Hamden property Six Lakes also called Powder Farm. Owned by the Olin Corporation, it’s a hidden gem with 102 wooded acres and six ponds situated just north of Hamden's Newhall neighborhood. At your land trust, we are working with Save the Sound, CONECT and neighborhood leaders to preserve Six Lakes as a park and nature preserve for all Hamden residents to enjoy. Find out more about what makes this property special in this video of the virtual forum held last year. To learn more about Six Lakes, download and read the vision documents prepared by Yale School of the Environment students below.