The Great Give - May 1 & May 2Do you care about protecting open space in Hamden? Do you love having places to hike with your family and opportunities to appreciate nature? Help make these goals a reality by supporting your land trust during the Great Give this Wednesday and Thursday May 1-2. Just click here: https://www.thegreatgive.org/organizations/hamden-land-conservation-trust. This annual 36-hour fundraising event is hosted by the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven. Add to the impact of your gift by making a donation during the event and having your land trust entered into drawings for additional cash prizes. Giving ends at 8pm on May 2, so be sure to make your gift on time. Every gift at every level helps!
Birds & Brew - May 5The eagles are back and hatching eggs at a new nest. Last year, the eagle nest on our State Street property blew down in a storm, but the parents are back, have built a new nest and have started a family. Come view the young fledglings through the birding scope. Observe the nest, then (for those 21 and over) come enjoy a pint at nearby No Worries Brewery. Our Birds & Brew event will start this Sunday May 5 at 1pm with a rain date of May 19, same time. Meet in the parking lot at Porto Tire, 2490 State Street.
Rock to Rock - April 27Pollinators need our help. Your land trust is partnering with the Pollinator Pathway to make a difference. In addition, planting your own yard or local schoolyard with flowering plants that attract birds, butterflies and bees can help. Often, we think that all pollinators are attracted to all flowers, but many species have evolved to prefer certain plants. Check out our Plants for Wild Yards for some of the most popular annuals and perennials that are easy to grow and attractive to many species.
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Town Center Park - May 9What's going on at Hamden Town Center Park? Find out at our presentation on May 9 with HLCT Board Member Jim Sirch (above left) and Save the Sound Ecological Restoration Project Manager Nicole Davis (right), location and details to come. Our friends at Save the Sound and the Town of Hamden Public Works Department recently created a large-scale rain garden to help filter harmful polluted stormwater, restore habitat, and create a greener and more resilient Hamden. With a generous grant from the Claire C. Bennitt Watershed Fund, your land trust installed a portion of the project with more than 500 native pollinator plants and the help of dozens of volunteers. The entire project will filter pollution from 96 million gallons of stormwater each year for a safer and healthier Hamden.
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