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Free Seeds

Your land trust is partnering with the Hamden Public Library and its Seed Library to provide free native perennial plant seeds to interested gardeners. Come to the seed library display on the lower level of Miller Memorial Library. Native perennial pollinator plant seeds will be available these dates and times:

Thursday, January 15: 1- 4:30pm
Saturday, January 17: 2 - 4:30pm
Thursday, January 22: 1 - 4:30pm
Saturday, January 24: 2 - 4:30pm

Hamden's free seed library will provide vegetable and ornamental (annual) flower seeds starting in February and will continue through mid-June. You don't need to have a library card or be a Hamden resident to receive free native pollinator plant seeds. This offering is available to the public through the generosity of the Greater New Haven Green Fund and the NewAlliance Foundation.

Shout Out

We call them Work Parties because, although we get work done, we have a lot of fun together. Thank you to our intrepid volunteers from this season who have planted native pollinator perennials at Jepp Brook Meadow along the Farmington Canal Trail and tamed invasive mugwort at the land trust's portion of the Stormwater Retention project (rain garden) at Hamden Town Center Park this fall.

If you like, join us for a future volunteer Work Party to come. You'll get your hands dirty and meet some super folks who care about our environment. Come for an hour or whatever time you can spare. As always, wear gardening gloves, sturdy shoes, and bring drinking water.

Make a Difference

Sometimes the challenges facing our environment feel too big to tackle — as if one person’s actions couldn’t possibly make a difference. But that’s simply not true. When you support your local land trust, you’re already making an impact right here at home. Every member helps protect the natural spaces, wildlife, and green places that make Hamden a healthier, more vibrant community.
Not yet a member? Join us! You’ll become part of a dedicated, caring group of neighbors working together to keep Hamden green and thriving. When we take action together, we can accomplish so much!

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Family Friendly

This past fall, we partnered with the Eli Whitney Museum and the Hamden High School Bird Club to host "Bird and Build," a family-centered event that explored local ecology and hands-on learning. We began with a guided nature walk around the Eli Whitney Museum grounds, including an overview of the new bioswale and the native plants surrounding the parking area.

Next, children and adults joined a birding walk along the White Trail (river path) in East Rock, where we discussed topics such as native vs. invasive species, how to use binoculars, the impacts of beech blight, and how to distinguish bird nests from squirrel nests. The walk was co-led by Jillian Bell and Gail Cameron from HLCT, alongside Beatrice Mead from the Hamden High Bird Club.

After the walk, many of the families returned to the Eli Whitney Museum to build bird feeders from a design that the Museum created. It was a great event and we had an excellent turnout with about 30 participants of all ages. Keep an eye out for more child-oriented events to come as we lay the foundation for the next generation of land stewards in Hamden.

Six Lakes

Owned by out-of-state Olin Corporation, Six Lakes is a beautiful wooded property in Hamden that could one day be available for the public to enjoy once it has been cleaned up by its owner. Your land trust is part of a coalition working toward that outcome. Learn more about preserving Six Lakes.