Sara McCloskey
Managing Editor
April showers have yet to begin, but the March nor’easter brought high winds and plenty of rain this past weekend. New Canaan was declared ‘in a State of Emergency’ on Sunday, and the havoc is still on our streets.
The tree damage has been devastating in most areas. Colin Brown, an Environmental Educator at the New Canaan Nature Center, has been living on site for a year and a half at the Center and has never seen this kind of devastation there. “Around 15 to 20 trees probably fell; six or seven trees blocked the trails,” Mr. Brown said. “The rain wasn’t that bad, it was a normal March or April rain, but the wind was very strong…”