Winter Hike

PLT’s 1^st Winter Hike:

Cold and windy weather could not stop 33 hardy souls from gathering together for Prospect Land Trust’s 1^st winter hike. With permission from the RWA we made our way through one of the most historic and beautiful parts of town. According to local historian Boardman Kathan “The site is one of the first dams and water-powered mills on the 10-mile river.” The twin Prospect reservoirs with a causeway between them was an original road to go from Cheshire to the center of Prospect. The property was once the Edgar Wallace Farm and the old barn is still standing. Hike leader PLT Board Member John Triana who is also a Board Member of the New Haven Bird Club www.newhavenbirdclub.org also discussed the importance of forest management and watershed areas.