This 1-minute video was recorded by Phil LeMontagne on the Coginchaug River on September 6, 2024. Each year in late summer, Red-winged Blackbirds feast upon the ripening wild rice in the Floating Meadows of Middletown and Cromwell. The Meadows, a rare freshwater tidal marshland, provides habitat for a wide variety of plants and animals, and nutrition for these wonderful migrating birds. Click on the image above or here to view.
The Wadsworth/Kerste DeBoer Arboretum looking south along the walking path parallel to Long Lane.
Enjoy an easy 45-minute guided tour of the Wadsworth/Kerste DeBoer Arboretum on Long Lane near the Wesleyan campus. Learn how to identify 12 of Middletown’s most common street trees and hear about the arboretum’s history and its 90 different tree varieties. 60% of the arboretum’s 200 trees are native species.
Park in the Long Hill Farm parking lot at 243 Long Lane. The arboretum is on the opposite side of Long Lane at this location.
Photo by Chris Donnelly
A Middletown Urban Forestry Program
Russell Library, Hubbard Room
Thursday, September 19, 2024
5-6 pm
Introduction and Overview
Jane Harris, Chair, Middletown Urban Forestry Commission
Tree Grants, including the Street Tree Inventory
Chris Donnelly, Middletown Forester
In 2024, Middletown received a DEEP grant to conduct a tree inventory. Chris will describe ways in which you can be involved.
Tree Walks and the ‘Microforest’ Project
Steve Cronkite, Vice-Chair, Middletown Urban Forestry Commission
Steve will discuss an upcoming tree walk, open to the public, and plans for a ‘Microforest,’ based on the Miyawaki Forest concept.
Further Tree Discussions and a Look-Ahead
The people of Middletown have a great deal of interest in their trees, and trees are a fundamental part of the city’s environment. We all share in the benefits from trees. How can the community’s involvement with the urban forest be increased?
All are invited! Come hear about what is going on with the trees in Middletown. Find out how you can help.
Photo by Chris Donnelly