West Haven Tree Commission Teams Up with Yale

by | Sep 8, 2010 | Science/Education

The Yale Peabody Museum Community Education Center at West Campus and the West Haven’s Tree Commission are holding training  sessions regarding West Haven’s Tree Inventory. Public information and training began May 1 and continued through the summer. This...

Recycle: HazWaste Central

by | Sep 7, 2010 | Community Outreach

“Chemicals that are properly disposed of do not end up contaminating the soil (and possibly the well water below it) or our rivers and Long Island Sound.” So you are cleaning out your garden shed and you come across a container of pesticide that you no...

Research

by | Sep 7, 2010 | Science/Education

Students from the University of New Haven study West Haven shoreline. The University of New Haven offers a bachelor’s degree in marine biology, a diverse field that provides needed scientific and technical information to a broad spectrum of government agencies,...

Kite Flying

by | Sep 6, 2010 | Wind Tales

Wind Tales is devoted to wind, air in motion, and the effects it has on our everyday life.  The energy produced by wind is used for work and  recreation. The Egyptians used wind to sail ships on the Nile River.  Today, people use wind to sail boats on the Long Island...

What’s Going on With Our Water?

by | Aug 9, 2010 | News

  The program for the Land Trust Annual Meeting, June 8, 1010, focused on our drinking water. Ronald Walters, Regional Water Authority, gave an overview of the water supply needed and used in West Haven. Mr. Walters also used a comprehensive watershed map to show...