The public is invited to a ceremony to celebrate the connection of the Saugatuck and Aspetuck hiking trails in Easton, CT. The event will take place at the Route 58 trail extension in Easton, CT, on Tuesday, Oct. 28, at 11am.
Parking for the public: Parking will be available at Aquarion Water Company’s Aspetuck Environmental Center at 714 Black Rock Road (Route 58) in Easton. A shuttle will bring guests to the ceremony location.
Specials guests and speakers include:
· Charles V. Firlotte, Aquarion President and CEO
· Rob Klee, Commissioner, Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
· Eric Hammerling, Executive Director, Connecticut Forest & Park Association
· Lori Mathieu, Public Health Section Chief (DWS), Department of Public Health
The event recognizes the completion of a 5-mile extension project joining the Saugatuck and Aspetuck trails - a connection that will provide hikers, joggers and others a continuous 18-mile long trail system in the heart of Fairfield County.
Aquarion Water Company, the Connecticut Forest & Park Association, The Nature Conservancy and the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) collaborated on the trail extension.
The Connecticut Forest and Park Association and over 120 volunteers contributed more than 1,500 hours toward completing the trail.
The trail system passes through the towns of Newtown, Weston, Easton and Redding in Centennial Watershed State Forest– a 15,000-acre land protection project collectively owned and managed by Aquarion Water Company, the Connecticut DEEP and The Nature Conservancy.