v--pix credit - Thomas Sully (1783-1872) | Wissahickon Creek, 1845
Oil on canvas | Pensler Galleries
land planning - long term perspective | As East Haddam takes another step toward purchase of undeveloped land, the long term impact of lands that get developed but probably never shoud have, show up in other areas | Right now I'm in Philadelphia, and about to go hiting in one of my favorite places the
Wissahickon Creek watershed area | The
National Watershed Forum has done a study on this very area, identifying the difficuties that arise from not-point soucre pollution and runoff, as well as other demannds placed on the area
the result of unthinking growth
So, what does this have to do with
East Haddam CT? Quite simply, it is a call for clear, thoughtful planning of how we plan our watershed protections | The property we are looking at is a key acquisition and recognized by Connecticut's
Department of Environmental Protection as a critical wildlife area and identified in the state's biodiversity database
initatives |
There's more to this story, but right now it's time to get outdoors |