by mwilkes | May 12, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Land Trust of West Haven is sponsoring a hike challenge and scavenger hunt on Sunday, June 5 from 10am to 2pm at Bradley Point Park as part of the Connecticut Trails Day celebration. The first 100 participants to finish the scavenger hunt will receive a Land Trust...
by Renny | Apr 23, 2022 | Uncategorized
CANCELED DUE TO RAIN The Land Trust of West Haven will hold a beach clean-up on Saturday, May 7 from 9am-11am. All are welcome. Meet at Old Grove Park near the bathrooms. Gloves and bags will be provided. In the event of inclement weather, the event will be postponed...
by Renny | Apr 10, 2022 | Community Outreach, Events/Calendar, Homepage Events, News, Press Releases, The Poetry Post
Poems written by Julian Esposito (3rd grade, Mackrille School), Muhammad Kabila (4th grade, Savin Rock School), and Rylie Boynton (8th grade, Bailey Middle School) were chosen from more than 100 entries for the top prize in the Land Trust of...
by Renny | Oct 7, 2021 | News
FALL IS FOR PLANTING (and native plants are best!) The Native Plant Initiative (NPI) aims to take an active role in furthering the overarching purpose of the Land Trust, which is to promote the preservation of West Haven’s natural resources and open space, and to...
by Renny | Jun 22, 2012 | Articles, Media, News, Newsletters, Press Releases, Protected Lands
“In recognition of his extraordinary guidance and support to help preserve West Haven’s shoreline and open space, Attorney Barry Hawkins was awarded status as a Board Member Emeritus by the Land Trust of West Haven, Inc. During the appreciation dinner held in his...
by Renny | Nov 11, 2011 | Autumn, Community Outreach, Nature In Motion, News, Seasons
On September 24, 2011, The Land Trust of West Haven coordinated a beach cleanup at Sandy Point with Save The Sound, a program of The Connecticut Fund for the Environment. In addition to being part of the Ocean Conservancy’s “International Coastal Cleanup”...
by Renny | Jun 23, 2011 | Autumn, Community Outreach, Nature In Motion, Science/Education, Spring, Summer, Wildlife, Winter
“…known to kill geese, ducks, and other wetland bird species, and also to cause nest abandonment by Least Terns and Black Skimmers, both threatened species that are native to Long Island Sound, and which can still be found, in smaller and smaller numbers, on West...
by Renny | Jun 14, 2011 | Community Outreach, News
Highlights of presentation by Tim Visel, Coordinator, The Sound School Regional Vocational Aquaculture Center, to 50 people who attended program hosted by the Land Trust, June 8, 2011 Connecticut’s fisheries first supported native Americans and then early settlers...
by Renny | Nov 6, 2010 | Autumn, Community Outreach, Protected Lands, Science/Education
The 15.28 acres of the Jesudowich farm was purchased by the City of West Haven in 2003 for Open Space. At that time, it was noted that Native American artifacts had been found and over two hundred of them are now a part of the collection at the Yale Peabody Museum....
by TrustAdmin | Sep 9, 2010 | News
September 25, 2010 – According to Connecticut’s Governor, Jodi Rell, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded the State $1.97 million in federal grant money to preserve and protect the state’s 139 parks and forests. The funding from the...
