Mill River Trail Framework Plan

MILL RIVER TRAIL FRAMEWORK PLAN

CITY OF NEW HAVEN TONI N. HARP, MAYOR CITY PLAN DEPARTMENT REED HILDERBRAND

MILL RIVER TRAIL FRAMEWORK PLAN ISSUED AUTUMN 2017 AUTHORED & DESIGNED BY REED HILDERBRAND, LLC IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CITY OF NEW HAVEN, CITY PLAN DEPARTMENT, THE MILL RIVER TRAIL STEERING COMMITTEE, AND THE MILL RIVER WATERSHED ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH CENTRAL CONNECTICUT.

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INTRODUCTION

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VALUES & GOALS

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CONTEXT & ANALYSIS

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VISION

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TAKE A WALK ON THE TRAIL

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“The river is deeply engrained in our histories. This is why we moved here. This is what factories and industries were built around and sometimes we made mistakes. Sometimes we didn’t realize the asset it was.

“Now is the time to get it right.”

– JR LOGAN MILL RIVER WATERSHED ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH CENTRAL CONNECTICUT

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INTRODUCTION

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^New Haven from East Rock, 1873, Casimir C. Griswold (1834–1918)

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VISION STATEMENT

The Mill River runs directly through the center of the city, connecting magnificent natural resources, from East Rock to the New Haven Harbor, and further afield from Sleeping Giant to the Long Island Sound. Riddled with highways, train tracks, and privatized, abandoned and polluted properties, the lower section of the river nonetheless draws residents to its banks for recreation, exploration, rest, and reprieve.

The lower Mill River Trail reclaims and celebrates the Mill River by providing a corridor for circulation, recreation, education programs, and wildlife habitat.

This crucial section of the Mill River Trail connects to a broader network of urban trails that aim to reknit and enhance the city with ecological, social, economic, and cultural benefits—and is a public resource that requires stewardship, care, and investment.

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Drawn in 1877, the New Haven Plain map depicts the Mill River before development altered the shape and flow of the waterway. Eli Whitney, Jr., built a dam around a low waterfall just north of the current site (outlined in orange at far left) in 1860 to power his manufacturing business and in doing so formed Lake Whitney. The green areas flanking the waterways indicate zones affected by tidal shifts.

The diagram (near left) illustrates the path of the lower Mill River Trail as it winds through neighborhoods south of East Rock Park. ^East Rock, Mill River, New Haven & Long Island Sound <Diagram illustrating path of lower Mill River Trail <<Base map from Windows on the Works: Industry on the Eli Whitney Site 1798â&#x20AC;&#x201C;1979 by Karyl Lee Kibler Hall & Carolyn Cooper

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VALUES & GOALS

CONNECTIVITY

CONSISTENCY & LEGIBILITY COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

ACCESS SAFETY INCLUSION

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CONNECTIVITY

GOAL: LEGIBILITY & CONSISTENCY A consistent and recognizable trail helps orient visitors, supports a clear trail identity and character, and helps to champion care and respect of the site.

GOAL: STAKEHOLDERS & ENGAGEMENT The success of the trail depends on its local appeal and engagement with adjacent communities and neighbors.

The Mill River Trail repositions the river as the city's central corridor. It reconnects the city to its natural resources, reknits tears in the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fabric caused by earlier development, and reunites city residents with each other and the history of the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s founding.

While excellent for economic growth, industrialization, transportation networks, urban renewal, and infrastructural projects that cluster around the lower Mill River have also divided neighborhoods, blocking the city from its central waterway. The lower Mill River Trail addresses these divisions, creating a consistent, accessible trail that neighbors and stakeholders can easily find, use, and recognize.

With the attention, consideration, and help of volunteers, neighbors, and property owners, the river and its embankments are to be enhanced, strengthening its environmental performance and appeal.

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GOAL: SAFETY The more people use the trail, the safer it will be, with clear sightlines and lighting that help people feel safe and enhance the character of the site.

GOAL: INCLUSION Link neighborhoods adjacent to the Mill River Trail with frequent trailheads and access points.

New Haven boasts a multitude of parks and green spaces.

The trap rock ridges called East and West Rock that frame the rivers and harbor drew on the imaginations of the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first inhabitants and inspired American town planning.

Yet even with these significant and protected assets, there are few ways to move through the city apart from vehicular traffic. The Mill River Trail offers the chance to explore the city via its central waterway, providing varied terrain and sights for recreation and fitness. Once completed, the trail will provide a means for commuting for neighborhood residents, families, and school children.

Frequent trailheads invite use and the more people use the trail, the safer it will be. Ensuring that sightlines are clear through maintenance, intentional plantings, and mowing schedules is essential. In addition, lighting and safety measures are advisable.

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GOAL: PUBLIC RESOURCE & AMENITY The design, programming, and enhancement of the trail increase the value of civic landscapes for the entire city and help augment investment in parks and surrounding properties. In addition, these measures raise the profile and appeal of New Haven as it joins other American cities that enjoy robust linear park systems that add to the beauty, health, and investment of urban centers.

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The lower Mill River lies at the intersection of nature and culture, home of wildlife habitats and industrial relics. It situates visitors within our larger landscape of geologic formations, hydrological systems, and tidal action.

Long-neglected and often unseen, the Mill River Trail activates and transforms a void into a civic asset.

Through diverse programming, the trail aims to draw communities to its banks, increasing safety and care of the site.

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The Mill River Trail will provide a place to exercise, fish and crab, watch birds and wildlife, kayak and canoe, or explore and discover its unique character.

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RESILIENCY

GOAL: DIVERSITY & EQUITY The trail is to be an amenity for all members of the community. It provides critical open space and strives to be inclusive and accessible.

GOAL: EASE OF MAINTENANCE The trail aims to be aesthetically pleasing and functional with plant and material choices and installation practices that can be maintained with volunteers until alternative resources are secured.

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Enhancements along the Mill River aim to improve coastal resilience and offer ecosystem services. By stabilizing its banks with plantings and other green infrastructure, and by keeping some areas undeveloped, the trail helps to safeguard against the future impacts of storms and sea level fluctuations. Plants and materials that can be easily maintained throughout the year and after extreme weather events play an essential role.

The success of the trail ultimately depends on its being relevant and meaningful to community members. By bringing attention and legibility to the trail, clearly identifying its entrances, and ensuring safety measures, the Mill River Trail appeals to a broad spectrum of users and offers open space and circulation throughout the city in ways that currently do not exist.

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CONTEXT

The Mill River flows through a diverse range of conditions and environments. The following pages seek to frame the development of the trail through the lens of its past and to anchor it in its social and ecological context.

The river takes its name from the many mills that lined its banks during the industrial revolution. Once a pastoral and meandering body of water surrounded by marsh, the river began its transformation during this era. Subsequent periods of urbanization contributed to its current condition. ^Map from 1640 depicting elevations and the four igneous outcroppings that frame the City of New Haven: West Rock and East Rock at the opposite far sides with Pine Rock and Mill Rock the toward center. >View of New Haven from Indian Rock, 1852 painting by John Maier capturing New Haven's early industrialization. Smokestacks line the harbor; the Mill River winds through a pastorial setting in the foreground.

Source: www.millrivertrail.com/mill-river-history

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NATIVE AMERICANS & COLONIZATION

^Map of the State of Connecticut showing Native American trails, villages and sachemdoms, circa. 1930.

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Prior to the Mill Riverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s transformation into the city's industrial backbone, the river served as a valuable resource for indigenous peoples who settled in the region. Eansketambawg people, now referred to by their English name Quinnipiac, lived and farmed throughout much of Connecticut. Their settlement patterns rotated with the seasons, spending spring and summer in fishing camps along the coastline where they farmed corn, beans, squash, pumpkins, fruits, and other produce. In autumn, Quinnipiac would migrate inland, settling in what is present-day Meriden where oaks sheltered them from harsh winter winds.

European colonization proved catastrophic for Quinnipiac people. A series of epidemics decimated local populations with some communities reduced by 90%. In 1638 the Quinnipiac became the first indigenous peoples to be placed on a reservation by English colonists, setting a precedent for the treatment of Native Americans by Europeans.

Shortly after this, Europeans began settling on Quinnipiac lands and along the Mill River, opening the first mill in 1686.

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Cass Gilbert and Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. prepared the 1910 Plan for New Haven, a document of recommendations commissioned by the city’s Civic Improvement Committee. The map, opposite, is a typical example of urban planning advancing the principles of the City Beautiful movement. These principles rose to favor in the early 20th century in order to remedy the challenges of rapidly industrialized cities—urban ills such as pollution, over-crowding, and congestion. However, due to a lack of funding and advocacy—the city’s Mayor Frank Rice appeared uninterested in urban planning and resistent to applying for federal or state support—most of the ninety-three proposals were not implemented.

Remarkably, Gilbert and Olmsted did not include the site of this framework plan, shaded faintly in orange at the center of the map, as part of the proposed network of open spaces. This plan seeks to build off the foresight of the 1910 plan by integrating the Lower Mill River into an interconnected network of natural resources. This area is critical for connecting not only north and south of the site, from East Rock to the Harbor, but east and west to Wooster Square and Fair Haven as well, providing easy access to and through New Haven’s central waterway.

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>Gilbert and Olmsted New Haven Open Space Map, circa. 1910.

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URBAN RENEWAL

By the mid-20th century, Americans' infatuation with the automobile started to manifest itself on the landscape in the form of an organized interstate system. These sinuous vectors began to weave across the United States, supported by city planners such as Robert Moses and through a series of Federal Highway Acts. Soon, interstates such as I-91 and I-95 bisected and crisscrossed New Haven. Although planning for these interstates began in the 1940s, it was not until the passing of the Federal Highway Act of 1956 that funds were secured to begin construction.

The result was a port city, made wealthy through the trade and export of material goods, yet completely cut-off from the harbor. In addition, the interstates had a detrimental effect on local waterways. Increased traffic in turn increased the amount of contaminants leaching into the region's watersheds. Already inundated with industrial waste, the Mill River's ecosystems continued to deteriorate.

Today, through the efforts and advocacy of local community organizations, the Mill River has begun a process of remediation. Wildlife has started returning and a dynamic ecosytem is evolving. And now, remarkably, the infrastructure of bridges, flyovers, and on-ramps offer unique, even dramatic, spatial experiences for visitors on the Mill River Trail.

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REGIONAL TRAIL NETWORK

The Mill River Trail serves to connect to a broader network of New Havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Regional Greenways and Trails long advanced by community leaders, local organizations and the city. These trails include the Farmington Canal Greenway and Vision Trail (purple), Harborside Trail (red), Fair Haven Greenway (green), and West River Greenway (blue). The Fair Haven Greenway provided the impetus and foundation for articulating and designing the Mill River Trail.

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BIKE ROUTE CONNECTIONS

The Mill River Trail will provide a north-south connection on the east side of the river, rounding out a robust network of bike paths throughout New Haven.

It also offers the potential to provide greater continuity to regional bike routes.

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HABITAT & ENVIRONMENT

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East Rock Park is home to an abundance of wildlife and is a crucial stop for hundreds of bird and butterfly species during spring and fall migration. As such, the National Audubon Society recently designated East Rock Park as an “Important Bird Area” and is taking steps to create a management plan to improve and protect existing habitats.

The Mill River Trail begins the process of linking to trail networks throughout East Rock—from the Eli Whitney Museum and Lake Whitney to top of East Rock and Cedar Hill neighborhood. The trail affords access to riverine habitats in need of restoration and enhancement, along with exceptional opportunities for observing wildlife.

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<Conceptual plan of the Mill River Trail and Park.

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VISION

The lower Mill River Trail reclaims and celebrates the Mill River by providing a corridor for circulation, recreation, education programs, and wildlife habitat.

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^Conceptual plan of the Mill River Trail and Park.

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CONCEIVE

The Mill River Trail is more than a path. It is part of a coherent and integrated park system offering opportunities for economic, cultural, social, and ecosystem services.

Recommendations: — Make a network of alternative routes for navigating the city.

— Connect neighborhoods and neighbors through shared waterways, integrating its built legacy with enhanced wildlife habitats and spaces for recreational activities. This section of the Mill River Trail provides a crucial link for connecting to the river north and south of the project site.

— Attract diverse users: children, cyclists, dog walkers, exercisers, recreational fishermen, bird watchers, students, workers, and neighbors.

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REVEAL

Reveal and amplify the site’s phenomena and engage the water.

Recommendations: — Retain the site’s sense of respite and tranquility—a world set apart while in the heart of the city.

— Expand and shape the water’s edge to recapture lost land, stabilize the shoreline, and increase habitat potential.

— Reconnect the site to the water, sky, and horizon by managing vegetation to connect to visitors to vistas and the site’s geographic location.

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ASSERT

Assert a consistent trail identity. Continuity within the site’s diverse terrains ensures recognition and wayfinding, as well as establishing the trail as an intentional and designed landscape.

Recommendations: — Create legible and improved access to the trail to ensure that the trail will be used.

— Capture trail width and adjacent landscapes as community assets and shared spaces.

— Provide standards and guidelines for installation, continuity of expression, and clarity of access points so that visitors adopt the site as their own, developing a sense of stewardship and advocacy.

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SUSTAIN

The Mill River Trail is a multi-generational investment to renew, re-imagine, and strengthen our relationship to natural resources and environmental systems working within our cities.

Recommendation: â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Use sustainable materials and non-invasive plant matter appropriate to an intertidal zone. These choices contribute to the healthy functioning of the river and the ecosystem services of cleaning and filtering the water, and provide wildlife habitat.

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CONVERT

Land adjacent to waterways is up for re-evaluation and resilient development.

Recommendations: — Adapt undeveloped parcels along the river’s edge into parks and open space designed to accommodate extreme weather events and to help mitigate flooding and storm surges.

— Allow for creative land exchange while parcels are undeveloped: experimental agriculture stations, temporary art installations, test plots, phytoremediation areas, pop-up shops, guerrilla gardening, urban pavilions, design competitions, architectural excavations.

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Mill River District Planning Study New Haven, Connecticut

>Flooding in the Mill River District. Map from the Mill River District Planning Study by Utile, Inc and Ninigret Partners, 2013.

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Flood zones in the Mill River District

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ADVOCATE

A conservancy group works to ensure that the aims and aspirations of the Mill River Trail will be met.

Recommendation: â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Concentrate on the necessary fundraising to ensure the care and maintenance of the trail. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Act as a liaison between residents and governance. Such an organization becomes a central resource for community members and interested parties.

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OUTREACH

The vitality and usefulness of the trail is tied to its programming and appeal to residents.

Recommendation: â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Partner with local organizations, advocacy groups, agencies and institutions help ensure that the trail remains relevant, used, safe, and exciting for a multitude of visitors.

<Public meeting presenting initial plans for the Mill River Trail with members of the Mill River Steering Committee. Corsair Apartments, November 2016.

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PROGRAM

Integrate programming that draws on the resources and assets of the Mill River.

Recommendations: â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Clarify and enrich visitor experiences with opportunities to explore ecological systems, understand habitat restoration, and experience public art. Create frameworks that support different types of recreation, from wildlife watching to outdoor classrooms for education and research. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Create opportunities for running, walking, sitting, birdwatching, kayaking and canoeing, fishing and crabbing.

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PHASING

^In the fall of 2016, the design team, members of the Mill River Watershed Association, and representatives from New Haven City Plan Department and Department of Engineering shared work and research with people attending City-Wide Open Studios at Erector Square. Visitors mapped where they live and work, shared ideas, played mapping games, and enjoyed a juice spritzer called the Mill River Mucktail. October 29th and 30th, 2016.

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Currently, the lower Mill River Trail is conceived as three implementable segments. Work began on the first segment in the summer of 2017. That spring, the Mill River Watershed Association received an Urban Oasis Refuge grant to create a pollinator garden along the trail.

In coordination with the city and the Urban Resources Initiative, trees and shrubs were planted by volunteers and local high school students. Segments 2 and 3 are expected to begin installation in the spring of 2018.

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URBAN OASIS GARDEN

Throughout the summer of 2017, volunteers cleared brush and invasive weeds, and prepared the ground for a pollinator garden along the Radiall fenceline.

Students, interns, and volunteers then installed trees and evergreen shrubs to begin establishing mature plants. Supported by an Urban Oasis Refuge grant and with support from the Urban Resources Initiative, the work will eventually include additional plantings, such as seed mixes and flowering shrubs.

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" 3'-0

URBAN OASIS Plant Schedule

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Common Name

Comments

NS JV TA

Nyssa sylvatica Juniperus virginiana Tilia americana

Black Tupelo Red Cedar American Linden

B&B B&B B&B

Kalmia angustifolia Myrica gale Myrica pensylvanica

Sheep Laurel Sweetgale Bayberry

B&B OR CONTAINER B&B OR CONTAINER B&B OR CONTAINER

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Upland Bentgrass Canada Wild Rye Creeping Red Fescue Little Bluestem Indian Grass

SEED SEED SEED SEED SEED

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Sporobolus cryptandrus

Sand Dropseed

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Swamp Milkweed Common Milkweed

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Blue Wood Aster

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Aster lateriflorus

Calico Aster

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Aster novae angliae

New England Aster

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Desmodium canadense

Showy Ticktrefoil

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Echinacea purpurea

Purple Coneflower

SEED

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Eupatorium maculatum

Spotted Joe Pye Weed

SEED

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Eupatorium perfoliatum Iris versicolor Lupinus perennis

Boneset Northern Blue Flag Iris Lupine

SEED SEED SEED

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Monarda didyma

Bee Balm

SEED

PD PT RH

Penstemon digitalis Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Ruellia humilis

Beard Tongue Narrow-leaved Mountain Mint Wild Petunia

SEED SEED SEED

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Amelanchier canadensis

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Winterberry Pussy Willow Arrowwood

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Landscape Architecture 130 Bishop Allen Drive Cambridge MA 02139 P617 923 2422 F617 923 3740 www.reedhilderbrand .com GENERAL NOTES or CONSULTANTS

WEBSITE: www.NEWP.com

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1. Existing conditions and topography data are from a survey prepared by Lan Surveying Services, LLC, 5 Southfield Road, Easton, Connecticut 06612, 203-372-4811, August 28, 2006.

2. Contractor shall verify location of any existing utilities and services and provid protection during construction . Utilities damaged during construction shall be repaired at contractors expense.

3. Contractor shall obtain permits for th work as required and comply with all law ordinances, rules and regulations of the local jurisdiction, the state, and all other authorities having jurisdiction.

4. Contractor shall leave site clean and orderly during construction process.

Remove from site all excess materials, soil, debris and equipment. Store materials only in an approved location.

Tilia americana

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VOLUNTEER & ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES

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After grading and other heavy construction, there are fun, educational, and helpful ways to get involved. Suitable hands-on work includes planting small plugs and tree tubelings; and harvesting, handling, and storing dormant brush.

Working with local teachers, we can engage students of all ages in understanding urban restoration projects and local sites. Monitoring is helpful for identifying and characterizing water conditions, noting erosion and settling, watching for weeds, and observing use-patterns in order to inform future recommendations and actions. Volunteers and students can also keep tabs on invasive species and aid management programs in newly planted areas.

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CONCEPTUAL DESIGN DRAWINGS

MILL RIVER TRAIL NEW HAVEN CT DESIGN RULES STATE STRE

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SITE PREP - Remove invasives.

- Protect existing trees: 6” caliper or greater.

LAWN SWALE

PATH & BOARDWALK Horizontal Alignment - Path to be constructed of continuous arcs.

- Boardwalks to be straight segments.

- The intersection between the arc of a path and the H beginning of a boardwalk to be a straight section tangent to the arc and 4’-12’ long.

RIVER BANK

CLEARING AT EDGE OF WATER

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ACCESS POINTS - Trail heads to be a minimum of 8’ x 12’ zone with clear identity and wayfinding signage.

- Clearings at water edge to be a minimum of 20’ wide to allow visual access to the river.

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- Swale plantings to be installed at areas of intermittent water flow as indicated on plans.

- River bank plantings to be installed at the water’s edge as indicated on plans.

- Steep upland planting to be installed at sloping areas on the inland side of trail as indicated on plans.

FUTURE PATH

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MATCHLINE

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Sheet Title

ESTIMATED OVERPASS COLUMNS

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NOTE: ARC LENGTHS AND RADII SHOWN FOR ILLUSTRATION. LAY OUT IN FIELD PER PATH AND BOARDWALK DESIGN RULES. TREES IN LAWN: 1/4” =LOOP 1’ 0” 2 PLAN DIAGRAM: 1” = 50’ 0”

L-103

^District trail between State and Humphrey Streets

MILL RIVER TRAIL

MILL RIVER TRAIL NEW HAVEN CT

DESIGN RULES

DESIGN RULES PHY DR JOHN W MUR

SEE L102 MATCHLINE

SECTION 1 PAVING AS IS. ADDITIONAL PLANTING ONLY.

FUTURE TRAIL TO LOOP 2

390'-0"

TRAIL HEAD 10’ x 16’ PATH TO REMAIN EX. 10’ HIGH FENCE FUTURE TRAIL HEAD

GENERAL NOTES 1. Existing conditions and topography data are from GIS citation: Protection, Department Of Environmental. DEEP: GIS DATA. Accessed July 07, 2017. http://www.ct.gov/deep/cwp/view.asp?a=2698&q=3 22898&deepNav_GID=1707.

SITE PREP - Remove invasives.

- Protect existing trees: 6” caliper or greater.

2. All existing and proposed dimentions to be verified in field.

PATH & BOARDWALK Horizontal Alignment - Path to be constructed of continuous arcs.

- Boardwalks to be straight segments.

- The intersection between the arc of a path and the beginning of a boardwalk to be a straight section tangent to the arc and 4’-12’ long.

SITE PREP

- Remove invasives.

- Protect existing trees: 6” caliper or greater.

- Smooth and fill holes and lumpy terrain.

3. Contractor shall verify location of any existing utilities and services and provide protection during construction. Utilities damaged during construction shall be repaired at contractors expense.

4. Contractor shall obtain permits for the work as required and comply with all laws, ordinances, rules and regulations of the local jurisdiction, the state, and all other authorities having jurisdiction.

Vertical Alignment - Boardwalk to extend flush with grade for 4’ (or a length equivalent to the spacing between guardrail posts) on either end.

- Begin guardrail when grade drops to 20” below top of boardwalk surface.

5. Contractor shall leave site clean and orderly during construction process. Remove from site all excess materials, soil, debris and equipment. Store materials only in an approved location.

Materials & Construction: See Mill River Trail Design Standards and Guidelines for design intent, materiality and schematic level details.

Details are not for construction and to be engineered prior to construction.

ACCESS POINTS - Trail heads to be a minimum of 8’ x 12’ zone with clear identity and wayfinding signage.

- Clearings at water edge to be a minimum of 20’ wide to allow visual access to the river.

- Clearings at water edge to be stabilized with riprap as needed.

PATH & BOARDWALK Horizontal Alignment

- Path to be constructed of continuous arcs.

- Boardwalks to be straight segments.

- The intersection between the arc of a path and the beginning of a boardwalk to be a straight section tangent to the arc and 4’-12’ long.

PLANT LIST Vertical Alignment

- Boardwalk to extend flush with grade for 4’ (or a length equivalent to the spacing between guardrail posts) on either end.

- Begin guardrail when grade drops to 20” below top of boardwalk surface.

PLANTING - Lawn to be installed on both sides of trail and at flat areas as indicated on plans.

- Swale plantings to be installed at areas of intermittent water flow as indicated on plans.

- River bank plantings to be installed at the water’s edge as indicated on plans.

- Steep upland planting to be installed at sloping areas on the inland side of trail as indicated on plans.

EX. PARKING

- Water fountain - Trash & recycling - Way finding - Bike racks - Lights - Benches

JOHN W MUR

SECTION 2

PROPOSED AMENITIES

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SEED MIX: New England Coastal Salt Tolerant Grass Mix

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35'

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91'-7"

Agrostis perennans Elymus canadensis Festuca rubra Schizachyrium scoparium Sorghastrum nutans Sporobolus cryptandrus

Upland Bentgrass Canada Wild Rye Creeping Red Fescue Little Bluestem Indian Grass Sand Dropseed

SEED SEED SEED SEED SEED SEED

BL JV SA PD CC AC IV KA MG MP

Betula lenta Juniperus virginiana Salix alba Populus deltoides Carpinus caroliniana Amelanchier canadensis Ilex verticillata Kalmia angustifolia Myrica gale Myrica pensylvanica

Black Birch Red Ceder White Willow Eastern Cottonwood American Hornbeam Shadbush Winterberry Sheep Laurel Sweetgale Bayberry

B&B B&B B&B B&B B&B B&B B&B OR CONTAINER B&B OR CONTAINER B&B OR CONTAINER B&B OR CONTAINER

Landscape Architecture 130 Bishop Allen Drive Cambridge MA 02139 P 617 923 2422 F 617 923 3740 www.reedhilderbrand.com

PLANTING

- Lawn to be installed on both sides of trail and at flat areas as indicated on plans.

- Swale plantings to be installed at areas of intermittent water flow as indicated on plans.

- River bank plantings to be installed at the water’s edge as indicated on plans.

- Steep upland planting to be installed at sloping areas on the inland side of trail as indicated on plans.

41'-6 1/4"

" 22'-0

R=

AP EC FR SS SN SC

GRAND PAINT & DESIGN CENTER

Revisions Number

Date

Description

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07/07/17

SCHEMATIC DESIGN

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07/24/17

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ACCESS POINTS

- Trail heads to be a minimum of 8’ x 12’ zone with clear identity and wayfinding signage.

- Clearings at water edge to be a minimum of 20’ wide to allow visual access to the river.

- Clearings at water edge to be stabilized with riprap as needed.

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SEED SEED SEED SEED SEED SEED SEED SEED SEED SEED SEED SEED SEED SEED SEED SEED

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Swamp Milkweed Common Milkweed Blue Wood Aster Calico Aster New England Aster Showy Ticktrefoil Purple Coneflower Spotted Joe Pye Weed Boneset Northern Blue Flag Iris Lupine Bee Balm Beard Tongue Narrow-leaved Mountain Mint Wild Petunia Golden Alexanders

Asclepia incarnata Asclepia syriaca Aster cordifolius Aster lateriflorus Aster novae angliae Desmodium canadense Echinacea purpurea Eupatorium maculatum Eupatorium perfoliatum Iris versicolor Lupinus perennis Monarda didyma Penstemon digitalis Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Ruellia humilis Zizia aurea

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AI AS AC AL AN DC EP EM EE IV LP MD PD PT RH ZA

CLEARING AT EDGE OF WATER Install riprap to stabilize embankment & provide clear view to river

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Comments

Meadow Fescue Alfafa

RECOMMENDED SEED SOURCE: New England Wetland Plants

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STO SEC NE TIO DU N 3 ST TR AIL

Common Name

Festuca elatior x Lolium perenne, 'Duo' Medicago sativa

WEBSITE: www.NEWP.com SEED MIX: New England Semi-Shade Grass & Forbs Mix

8'-0"

R=

Latin Name

POLLINATOR MIX

NEW ENGLAND SEATING

R= 600 ' 116 '-5"

Sym

LAWN 57% 43%

R

Qty

FO

LOOP 1 Plant Schedule

MARKET ST

EV

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W

PHY DR

RADIALL AMERICA

POLLINATOR MIX (SEED) COASTAL SALT-TOLERANT GRASS MIX

78'-7"

CLEARING AT EDGE OF WATER

R = 500'

STEEP UPLAND

BOARDWALK TRAIL HEAD STRAIGHT SEGMENT

R = 270'

REFER TO URBAN OASIS PLAN PATH TO REMAIN

161'-10"

ARC CENTER LINE

EX. 10’ HIGH FENCE

ESTIMATED EASEMENT BOUNDARY

PARKING ESTIMATED EASEMENT BOUNDARY ESTIMATED PROPERTY LINE

GRAN

8'-0" TRAIL HEAD 10’ x 16’

D AV

E

PROPOSED AMENITIES

- Water fountain

- Trash & recycling

- Way finding

- Bike racks

- Lights

- Benches

Job number

02840

Drawn by Scale 0'

AC 1" = 50'-0"

25'

50'

Checked by Date

ESV 07 JULY 2017

100'

Stamp

Sheet Title

MILL RIVER TRAIL CONCEPT PLAN LOOP 1 Sheet Number

NOTE: ARC LENGTHS AND RADII SHOWN FOR ILLUSTRATION. LAY OUT IN FIELD PER PATH AND BOARDWALK DESIGN RULES. LOOP 1 PLAN DIAGRAM: 1” = 50’ 0”

NOTE: REFER TO MILL RIVER TRAIL DESIGN STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES FOR DIMENSIONS AND MATERIALS.

L-101

^Radiall and Grand Paint trail off of John Murphy Drive, north of Grand Avenue

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POTENTIAL FUNDING SOURCES

EPA Urban Waters Small Grant Program

CT DEEP Long Island Sound License Plate Program

EPA Healthy Waters

CT DEEP Open Space and Watershed Land Acquisition

EPA Healthy Communities Grant Program

CT DEEP Recreation and Natural Heritage Trust Program

EPA Environmental Education Grants

CT DEEP Urban Forestry Grant Programs

EPA Fire Star Restoration Grant Program

American Rivers – NOAA Community-Based Restoration Program Partnership

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

FishAmerica Foundation Conservation Grants

USFWS North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA)

NFWF Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration Grant Program

USFWS Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program

NFWF Long Island Sound Futures Fund

USFWS National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program

Corporate Wetlands Restoration Partnership (CWRP)

USFS Watershed and Clean Water Action and Forestry Innovation Grants

Trout Unlimited Embrace A Stream

NRCS Conservation Stewardship Program

Rail & Trails

NRCS Conservation Reserve Program NRCS Floodplain Easement Program

SEE ALSO:

NRCS Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)

Grants.gov

NRCS Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

NRCS Healthy Forests Reserve Program

CT DEEP Watershed and Stormwater Funding Website

NRCS Wetlands Reserve Program

EPA Catalog of Federal Funding Sources for Watershed Protection

EPA Section 319 Nonpoint Source Grant program under the Clean Water Act

EPA Watershed Funding

EPA Section 604(b) Program

EPA Green Infrastructure Funding Website

CT DEEP Connecticut Clean Water Fund

Foundation Center: Philanthropy News Digest

Connecticut Lakes Grant Program

USDA National Agriculture Library: Water Quality Information Center

Long Island Sound Study – Long Island Sound Research Grant Program CT DEEP Hazard Mitigation Grant Program CT DEEP Landowner Incentive Program

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PREVIOUS PLANS & STUDIES Fair Haven Greenway

Trail Log of the

Proposed Mill River Trail

Fair Haven Greenway

in New Haven and Hamden, Connecticut

Mill River District Planning Study New Haven, Connecticut

Overview Vision The Fair Haven Greenway will loop around the bottom of the Fair Haven peninsula along the banks of the Mill and Quinnipiac River and then through the high peaks of East Rock Park. The Greenway will be an off-road paved path wherever space and existing conditions permit. In planning for the Fair Haven Greenway, every effort is made to align the trail as closely as possible to the shoreline of surrounding rivers. South of River Street and along the Mill River, the Greenway will introduce pedestrian/bicycle activities to areas that are predominantly industrial in character now. The Greenway will help create an awareness of and foster a relationship to the important natural resources of Fair Haven that are at certain points inaccessible to the residents of the surrounding neighborhoods. The greenway will also provide safer transportation routes to schools and job sites within Fair Haven.

Logged by John Monroe, National Park Service

Key Points •

Rivers & Trails Program

Make rivers more accessible to pedestrian and bicycle activities. Create recreational

with assistance of Tom Holahan

opportunities, which are virtually non-existent at southern end of the Fair Haven

in 2003 and 2004

peninsula.

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Better define the geography of Fair Haven by allowing public access to its shoreline and the bodies of water that surround it and to the traprock ridges above it.

June 2013 Prepared by Utile, Inc. and Ninigret Partners for Mayor John DeStefano, Jr.

December 17, 2004

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NEW HAVEN VISION 2025 FUTURE LAND USE MAP

New Haven Vision 2025 HAMDEN

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Proposed Land Use

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Low Density Residential Medium Density Residential

Parks and Open Space Water Dependent Marine Mixed Use

Commercial Office Mixed Use Neighborhood Commercial Mixed Use

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Transportation

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Downtown Commercial Mixed Use

Downtown Medical Mixed Use

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Celebrating 20 Years of Data for Community Action

In Collaboration with Community, Government and Scientific Partners

City of New Haven, Connecticut Toni N. Harp, Mayor November 2015

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Painting on page 14: de Boer, Jelle Zeilinga & John Wareham. New Haven's Sentinels: The Art and Science of East Rock and West Rock. Middletown: Wesleyan University Press. 2013. pp. 36-37.

Map on page 18: Windows on the Works: Industry on the Eli Whitney Site 1798â&#x20AC;&#x201C;1979 by Karyl Lee Kibler Hall & Carolyn Cooper. Hamden, Connecticut: Eli Whitney Museum, 1985 p. 44.

Images on page 33: de Boer, Jelle Zeilinga & John Wareham. New Haven's Sentinels: The Art and Science of East Rock and West Rock. Middletown: Wesleyan University Press. 2013.

Map on page 34: University of Connecticut, Map and Geographic Information Center. Map of the State of Connecticut Showing Indian Trails, Villages and Sachemdoms, circa. 1930 Map on page 37: The New Haven Museum Whitney Library, Manuscripts and Archives.

Maps on pages 40 & 41: Plan for Greenways & Cycling Systems, New Haven, Connecticut, 2004.

Map on page 43: Elm City Cycling.

Data source for maps on pages 44 and 46: New Haven Engineering Department Page 69, clockwise from top left: detail of Hatch by Martin Richaman; photo by Ian Christman; photo by Aicha Wood; photo by Ian Christmann.

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DEM data from "USGS NED 1/3 arc-second 1 x 1 degree IMG 2015," "USGS NED 1/3 arc-second 1 x 1 degree IMG 2016."

“TNM Download.” USGS The National Map. Accessed February 1, 2016. http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/basic/.

“USGS National Hydrography Dataset.” USGS The National Map. Accessed February 1, 2016. http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/basic/.

“USGS National Transportation Dataset.” USGS The National Map. Accessed February 1, 2016. http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/basic/.

“Data Catalog.” National Waterway Network (line), Geographic WGS84, BTS (2006) [usace_nav_waterway_lin_BTS_2006]. Accessed February 1, 2016. https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/national-waterway-network-linegeographic-wgs84-bts-2006-usace-nav-waterway-lin-bts-2006.

Google Earth Pro “Hydrography.” The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Accessed February 1, 2016. http://www.ct.gov/deep/cwp/view.asp?a=2698.

“National Land Cover Database (NLCD).” Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics Consortium (MRLC). Accessed February 01, 2016. http://www.mrlc.gov/nlcd2011.php.

“A People’s Guide to Infrastructure in New Haven.” A Peoples Guide to Infrastructure in New Haven. Accessed February 1, 2016. http://campuspress.yale.edu/infrastructurenewhaven/.

“New Haven, Connecticut.” Wikipedia. Accessed February 1, 2016. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Haven,_Connecticut.

“Welcome to Department of Parks, Recreation and Trees.” Welcome to Department of Parks, Recreation and Trees. Accessed February 1, 2016. http://www.cityofnewhaven.com/parks/parksinformation/eastrockpark.asp.

“DEEP: State Parks.” DEEP: State Parks. Accessed February 1, 2016. http://www.ct.gov/deep/cwp/view.asp?a=2716.

“New Haven History.” New Haven History. Accessed February 1, 2016. http://www.library.yale.edu/newhavenhistory/images.html.

“Map Collection | Yale University Library.” Map Collection | Yale University Library. Accessed February 1, 2016. http://web.library.yale.edu/maps.

“University Libraries MAGIC.” Connecticut GIS Data @ MAGIC. Accessed February 1, 2016. http://magic.lib.uconn.edu/connecticut_data.html.

“FEMA Flood Map Service Center : Search By Address.” FEMA Flood Map Service Center. Accessed February 1, 2016. https://msc.fema.gov/portal/search?AddressQuery=new haven#searchresultsanchor.

“Soil.” The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Accessed February 1, 2016. http://www.ct.gov/deep/cwp/view.asp?a=2698.

“Bedrock.” The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Accessed February 1, 2016. http://www.ct.gov/deep/cwp/view.asp?a=2698.

“Landuse Map.” Welcome to New Haven Office of the Assessor’s. Accessed February 01, 2016. http://www.cityofnewhaven.com/assessor/.

“City of New Haven Bike Route Map.” Welcome to the New Haven Department of Transportation, Traffic and Parking. Accessed February 1, 2016. http://www.cityofnewhaven.com/TrafficParking/BikeMap.asp.

“New Haven Real Estate Market Overview.” Real Estate Overview for New Haven, CT. Accessed April 1, 2016. http://www.trulia.com/real_estate/New_Haven-Connecticut/.

Maynard, Preston, Paul Loether, and Anne F. Niles. New Haven Historic Resources Inventory. New Haven, CT: New Haven Preservation Trust, 1982.

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PHOTO CREDITS

CATHERINE AVALONE page 42 GILLES CARTER pages 7, 48, 49, 50, 51 IAN CHRISTMANN pages 12–13, 30–31, 52–53, 59, 69 top right & bottom left, 70–71 JAMES EWING pages 60, 63 NAN GUO page 4

JR LOGAN pages 10, 47, 86 bottom center ZENOBIA MECKLEY pages 66–67, 86 bottom left & bottom right, 95, 96–97 ELIZA SHAW VALK pages 6, 88, 99 UNKNOWN pages 3, 16, 20–21, 39, 69 top right, 90 Page 69, top right image of 'Hatch' by Martin Richman.

AICHA WOODS pages 5, 69 bottom right

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

CITY OF NEW HAVEN

THANK YOU:

Mayor Toni N. Harp CITY PLAN DEPARTMENT

Individuals:

Karyn Gilvarg, Executive Director

Cordalie Benoit, Gaboury Benoit, Ben Berkowitz, Jason Bischoff, Katherine Blake,

Donna Hall, Senior Project Manager

Gilles Carter, Anne Chen, Ian Christmann, Lee Cruz, Justin Elicker, Anna Festa, Karyn

Anne Hartjen, Senior Project Manager

Gilvarg, Wendi Goldsmith, Aaron Goode, Aaron Greenberg, Nan Guo, Donna Hall, Toni N. Harp, Anne Hartjen, Doug Hauslauden, Dawn Henning, Sally Hill, Jessica

CITY ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

Holmes, Jeremy Hunt, Roland Lemar, Yinan Liu, JR Logan, Kevin McCarthy, Colleen

Giovanni Zinn, City Engineer

Murphy-Dunning, Bill Neale, Kinga Obartuch, Katherine Ovalle La Torre, Chris Ozyck,

Dawn Henning, City Engineer

Lois Pearce, James Sirch, Margaret Anne Tockarshewsky, Aicha Woods, Anthony

Katherine Ovalle La Torre, City Engineer

Zemba, Giovanni Zinn

PLANNING & DESIGN TEAM

Organizations:

Mill River Trail Steering Committee

Audubon Connecticut, Eli Whitney Museum and Workshop, New Haven Museum &

Mill River Watershed Association of South Central Connecticut

Whitney Library Manuscripts & Archives, New Haven Parks & Recreation Department,

Reed Hilderbrand, LLC

New Haven Urban Refuge, Radiall, Peabody Museum of Natural History, Urban

Sustainability Visions

Resources Initiative, US Fish & Wildlife Services

Urban Resources Initiative and Bill Brown and Tom Holahan who envisioned a trail many years ago and laid the groundwork for this project. Sincere gratitude to all who have contributed to this project through labor, vision, voice, and enthusiasm: thank you.

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