Forests and wetlands absorb and filter rainwater, providing water to keep the river clean and support life, including ours.
Saltonstall Mountain, Beacon Hill, and the Farm River State Park are critical habitats that perform important environmental functions. Their development for any other purpose (e.g. houses) would result in erosion, contamination, and increased flooding along the Farm River corridor.
Farm River State Park
The 61-acre Farm River State Park consists of two contiguous parcels, with pristine marsh, dramatic rock outcroppings, woodlands, and open space with facilities that will be used for outdoor education, research, wildlife management, community boating and other activities.
Beacon Hill
Beacon Hill consists of 70 acres including a small portion of tidal wetlands and a steep forested traprock ridge that rises 80 feet above the Farm River Estuary. Dramatic vertical rock cliffs and the remains of a small quarry operation mark the southern tip. From the top one has breathtaking panoramic views of Long Island Sound, the New Haven skyline and the tidal wetlands.
Saltonstall Mountain
In 2004/2005, FFRE was a primary sponsor of a collaboration to purchase Saltonstall Mountain, which is part of the largest contiguous area of undeveloped remaining open space in the area. It abuts Pisgah Brook Preserve and several open space areas, thereby integrating them into a single 800-acre nature preserve of vital environmental importance to the entire region.
Friends of the Farm River and Estuary 