More Oct./Nov. 2025 Updates: Lunchtime Clean-Ups; 'All Things Pollinators' Event; Fall Foliage Bike Tour; Important Greenways & Ciclovia Meetings
Dear Friend of the Farmington Canal Greenway,
We wanted to wish you a happy autumn and provide you with a few important updates about exciting events and developments related to the Farmington Canal in New Haven:
* FRIDAY LUNCHTIME CLEAN-UP & INVASIVES REMOVAL Fridays (Starting October 10), 11:45am-12:45pm Below Audubon Street (behind Koffee)
Join us for a brief and fun lunchtime trail clean-up on the new below-grade section next to the tunnel! Unfortunately, invasive species like mugwort have taken over the original landscaping here so we will be focusing on cutting and pulling invasive plants to restore the original look and provide a better environment for local pollinators.
Meet on the Trail below the Park of the Arts (behind Koffee on Audubon).
Would you like to organize a trail cleanup and invite your friends and neighbors? Contact us ([email protected] or 203-350-3795) and we can help get you gloves, trash bags, and whatever other support you need.
* NEW HAVEN CICLOVIA ORGANIZING MEETING Wednesday, October 22, 5:30-7pm Canal Dock Boathouse, 475 Long Wharf Dr., New Haven
Join us for an organizing meeting for the New Haven Ciclovia (Open Streets event) that will (hopefully) be taking place in 2026.
It has been a dream for many years to hold an Open Streets event in New Haven and we're very glad it seems to finally have some momentum that will hopefully propel it to realization in 2026.
* "ALL THINGS POLLINATORS" EVENT AT URBANSCAPES NATIVE PLANT NURSERY Saturday, October 25, 10am-1pm 133 Hazel Street New Haven
Join us for an organizing meeting for the Shoreline Greenway Trail, which is a fantastic trail that will eventually run between New Haven Madison. There are plans under development to create a new segment from the East Haven town line to downtown New Haven and connecting to the Farmington Canal and East Coast Greenway at Long Wharf.
Completing the Shoreline Greenway Trail in New Haven is a critical step forward in building a network of interconnected greenways in New Haven with the Farmington Canal as the spine. Hope you can make it!
* ANNUAL FALL FOLIAGE BIKE RIDE Saturday, November 1, 9:30am Meet at the William Lanson Statue (Lock Street)
Join us for our annual fall foliage bike ride on the Trail -- our favorite time of the year for a ride! We will be biking at a leisurely pace, about 7mph, for about 12-14 miles in total.
In addition to peeping beautiful fall foliage, we will also be narrating some of the historic and cultural sites along the route. Meet at the William Lanson Statue (Lock Street) at 9:30am for a prompt departure. There is parking available on the street or in the Yale Health building garage.
Please bring a helmet. Rain cancels.
RSVP on Facebook here (and please share the invite to your networks).
* WORLD DAY OF REMEMBRANCE FOR ROAD TRAFFIC VICTIMS Sunday, November 16, 1pm Walnut Hill Park, New Britain
Join us for this powerful annual event commemorating victims of traffic violence around the state of Connecticut.
RSVP and share the Facebook event here.
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Thanks for your ongoing support, and do not hesitate to contact us with questions and concerns.
Aaron G. New Haven Friends of the Farmington Canal Greenway www.newhavencanalfriends.orgfacebook.com/NewHavenCanalFriends
