🍂 Before every leaf finally falls, you might want to take a hike in the Hoppers‑Birge Pond Nature Preserve (also known as the city’s “Dog Park” on Perkins St.). This walk was preserved thanks to an Open Space and Watershed Land Acquisition (OSWA) Program, administered by Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP). This purchase marks one of the most exciting things to happen in our city this year — saving 10.7 acres of open space for current and future generations to e