The Six Lakes Park Coalition is a growing alliance of concerned neighbors and supporting organizations seeking to restore and conserve for public use the 102 acres of forest and wetlands in Southern Hamden commonly known as Olin Powder Farm. SLPC seeks both to ensure thorough remediation of site contaminants and to align the property’s eventual use with the needs and interests of the Newhall neighborhood and the wider Hamden community.
Steering Committee Member Organizations
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Hamden Regional Chamber of Commerce
Serving Hamden, Cheshire, Wallingford, North Haven with over 400 members, the Hamden Regional Chamber of Commerce has been one of the region's powerful economic drivers since 1925. -
Hamden Land Conservation Trust
The mission of the Hamden Land Conservation Trust is to protect and preserve open space in Hamden, and to educate the public about conservation issues. -
Save the Sound
Save the Sound leads environmental action in your region. We fight climate change, save endangered lands, protect the Sound and its rivers, and work with nature to restore ecosystems. -
Congregations Organized for a New Connecticut
CONECT’s work begins with relationships. Our team works hard to build trust in one-on-one and small group meetings both inside individual congregations and among our diverse membership. Through active listening, we discover critical issues to tackle and identify those leaders who are ready to take meaningful action. -
Newhall Neighborhood
Many of Newhall’s predominantly Black, working class families came to Newhall during the Great Migration to work in the nearby Winchester Repeating Arms Company factory. The land on which Newhall was built was once a system of wetlands that flowed into Six Lakes. Neighbors today are leading the movement to create a park at Six Lakes. -
Connecticut Land Conservation Council
The Connecticut Land Conservation Council advocates for land conservation, stewardship and funding, and works to ensure the long term strength and viability of the land conservation community. -
Town of Hamden
The Town of Hamden is driven by the responsibility to provide life safety protection and conservation of property to an engaged and diverse community. Public safety is the cornerstone of good government.
List of Member Organizations
Christian Tabernacle Baptist Church
Congregations Organized for a New Connecticut (CONECT)*
Connecticut Land Conservation Council (CLCC)*
Farmington Canal Commission
Hamden Alliance for Trees
Hamden Chamber of Commerce
Hamden Land Conservation Trust*
Newhall neighborhood representatives*
Save the Sound*
South Central Regional Land Conservation Alliance (SCRLCA)
Spring Glen Church
Town of Hamden
West River Watershed Association
Whitneyville Civic Association
*represented on the Six Lakes Park Coalition steering committee
Steering Committee
What Our Supporters Are Saying About Six Lakes
Six Lakes is a lovely asset for Whitney Center. Its natural beauty, privacy, and bird life make living here so pleasant for all of us.
Joe Blumberg, Whitney Center residentThe Six Lakes Park Coalition’s efforts toward the remediation of the Olin Powder Farm site and transitioning it to much-needed parkland addresses environmental concerns while opening the benefits of healthy green space in a historically marginalized neighborhood.
Kristin Barendregt-Ludwig, Yale Center for Environmental JusticeSix Lakes is an oasis of tranquility. You feel in unison with nature, surrounded by nature. You feel a part of it.
Elizabeth Hayes, Newhall residentResidents in Southern Hamden need more open spaces and recreation spaces. Working to make Six Lakes a state park is a priority of my administration. My goals as mayor are to improve residents' lives and create a more affordable future for Hamden. Six Lakes will improve health outcomes for our residents and improve quality of life. This would also be a boom to economic development that would increase our grandlist… It is rare to find large open spaces in urban settings. Exchanging a site that caused environmental harm and a business practice that has added to the number of guns in our country into a park that improves people’s lives would be an amazing accomplishment.
Mayor Lauren Garrett, Town of Hamden