We Want to Hear from You

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We* appreciate your interest in conservation of the North Branch Park River, which flows through four of Hartford's northwestern neighborhoods–Blue Hills, West End, Upper Albany, and Asylum Hill –and portions of West Hartford and Bloomfield. Four major streams (Beamans Brook, Wash Brook, Filley Brook, and Tumbledown Brook) converge to form the North Branch Park River, draining 74% of the land within Bloomfield, 22% of the land within West Harford, and 18% of the land within Harford.

Below is a short survey that allows us to learn a little more about your views concerning nature in our neighborhood as well as any knowledge you may have about the North Branch Park River.

1. What is your proximity to the North Branch Park River, which is informally known as the “Hog River”?

A homeowner along the North Branch

Live in a neighborhood near the North Branch

Work near the North Branch

Live upstream in the Park River regional watershed (Bloomfield, West Hartford)

I do not know the location of the North Branch Park River

Other:

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2. How do you interact with Nature in Hartford?

Visiting city parks to walk or play

League sports on maintained athletic fields

Scenic views (such as Sunrise Overlook)

Watching birds and wildlife

Community gardening

Farmer’s Markets

Walk or bicycle along the Connecticut River

Exploring nature in undeveloped landscapes

Other

All of the above

I don’t connect with nature locally very often

3. Do you have a working knowledge of green infrastructure and its importance? Green infrastructure includes functional ecosystems (forests, meadows, and floodplains) and other measures that rely on natural processes (e.g., rain gardens, bioswales, urban tree canopy, urban rewilding) to manage stormwater runoff and enhance our communities.

A lot: I am professionally involved in green infrastructure policies and practices

Some: I support programs such as rain barrels and rain gardens

A little: I have heard the term and/or heard some of the measures

None before now

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4. Have you been affected by flooding or water quality problems? If yes, please describe extent of flooding (e.g., your yard, home, street, parking lot, etc.) and the types of water quality problems (e.g., polluted storm runoff, sewer overflows, river looks or smells polluted, invasive species, etc.).

Yes

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4a. If yes, we welcome further feedback.

5. What action(s) would you like to see taken to improve the flooding or water quality issues in the North Branch (“Hog”) Park River watershed? Please select all that apply.

Conserve wooded lands along the North Branch (every 100-foot tree can absorb 11,000 gallons of floodwaters every year)

Replace derelict parking lots with wetlands or meadows (every quarter-acre of wetlands absorbs and stores 250,000 gallons of floodwater and filters pollutants out of the river, as well as providing wildlife habitat)

Remove invasive plants species to revive native ecosystems (plants increase storm water absorption; native species support increased biodiversity)

Increase safe public access to the North Branch Park River

All of the above

5a. Please list any additional ideas that you feel could improve the flooding and water quality issues in the North Branch Park River.

6. Are you currently involved with an environmental group or program?

Yes

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6a. If yes, feel welcome to list the group or program name(s).

7. Please provide your zip code. Our aim is to gather information from a broad audience.

8. Would you like to learn more about the work of the North Branch Park River Watershed Management Plan? (Simply print your name and your preferred means of contact and we will keep you informed of our continued progress.)

*Who Are We?

The North Central Conservation District oversees a project team that includes Fuss & O’Neill, Meri LLC, and the Trust For Public Land. This project has been funded wholly or in part by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under assistance agreement LI-00A01075 to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. This project, formally titled “Nutrient and Pathogen Reduction through Implementation of the North Branch Park River Watershed Management Plan Within Hartford Urban Neighborhoods” will continue throughout summer of 2024. Fundamental future characteristics of the North Branch riparian corridor will be determined through multiple regional planning processes currently underway. We appreciate your input, which is important to this process.

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