Plan for Perennials

Now is a great time to plan your garden for next year. Pollinators need our help and you can plant pollinator-friendly perennials depending on the conditions in your yard or community garden space. Want to know more? Check out some of our favorite pollinator plants. And be sure to check out the Hamden Seed Library located at the main branch where you can receive pollinator plant and other seeds for free. ​

Save Migrating Birds

Across the state, local residents, bird lovers, and conservationists are working together to help birds migrate safely. Most migratory birds fly at night, and nearly 1 billion are killed when artificial lights from cities and towns disorient them, leading to fatal window collisions and other hazards. Find out how to adjust the lighting in your home or business to help give safe passage to migratory birds and other wildlife. Learn more at Lights Out Connecticut.​

Jumping Worms

Join us for an in-person presentation at the Hamden Public Library, Thorton Wilder Hall on Wednesday, March 29 at 7pm: Jumping Worms: How to Spot Them and How to Stop Them. Even some gardeners may be surprised to learn that nearly all New England earthworms are introduced from Europe and Asia. Jumping worms, also known as pheretimoid earthworms or "crazy worms" are more recently introduced and present a serious conservation threat. Unlike other more familiar species, these worms drastically alter soil structure and chemistry. Dr. Annise Dobson, post-doctoral researcher at the Yale School of the Environment, will speak about her work identifying the movement of jumping worms through New York City and assessing their impact on urban plant communities. She will cover how to identify jumping worms and what to do about them. 

Preserving Six Lakes

Your land trust is working as part of a coalition of like-minded individuals and groups that have come together to preserve and make the 100-acre wildlife and aquatic resource known as Six Lakes or "Powder Farm" available to the public. For too long, this property, owned by out-of-state Olin Corporation, has remained contaminated and without public access. Recently, the Hamden Legislative Council passed a resolution in support of preserving Six Lakes with the ultimate goal of its becoming a public park. The town document resolves that “the Hamden Legislative Council shall support the environmental remediation and the conversion of the former Olin Powder Farm site to public access and public use as envisioned by the people of Southern Hamden.” The time has come for Hamden to have the opportunity to make the most of this beautiful natural resource. To find out more, please visit 6lakes.org.