New Haven Independent

The Mill River Trail gained two new bayberry shrubs behind 451 Grand Ave, thanks to volunteer efforts to revitalize the community corridor.

Volunteers, city leaders, and URI staff planted Tree #1 of the year, a red oak, in Kimberly Field and pledged to plant 1,000 new trees in New Haven in 2024.

30 people took a walk through Morris Cove, from Lighthouse Point Park to East Shore Park and back again, to see for themselves the route the city has proposed for the Shoreline Greenway Trail. Organized by the New Haven Bioregional Group, one of the walk’s leaders was Chris Ozyck of Urban Resources Initiative.

The City of New Haven granted URI a $17,000 contract to solicit public feedback on the Parks Department’s future organizational structure. URI hosted a community dialogue at the Q House to discuss the splitting the city’s parks and public works staff into separate departments.