The Flow Project
This project is 2023 collaborative effort to gain community perspective on how and where nature can help to improve the health of the West Side/West End neighborhood and the Long Island Sound.
Share your perspective on rain in the West Side/West End neighborhood. (English/Español)
The Nature Conservancy in partnership with Save the Sound, Lots of Fish, MetroCOG, and Groundwork Bridgeport are working with community members to plant trees, make street art, and ways to use nature-based solutions to help address water pollution while providing an improved habitat for wildlife and residents of Bridgeport’s West Side/West End.
Street Murals
Submit Drawings June -August and Paint Murals July - August
Stormwater Murals
Sign up to paint June-August
Wear clothes and shoes to paint in. Refreshments provided.
Come any time, stay as long or as little as you want.
Date and Time: TBD
Submit a storm drain design
Submit a drawing June-August
Artwork reminds people not to put waste and litter into storm drains.
Help GREEN Bridgeport and keep our waters clean!
All ages and abilities welcomed.
Tree Plantings
Live in the West End/West Side? Request a Free Tree for your Curb Strip or Yard
After submitting a tree request you will be contacted to discuss tree size, type, and planting location preferences.
Bioswales
Save the Sound has been working diligently since mid-April with their Seasonal Site Leads to assess site feasibility for bioswale installations in the West Side/ West End of Bridgeport. The Flow Project had a goal to assess a minimum of 60 sites by the end of June. As of late June, a total of 85 locations have been assessed. Once the data collection portion of the project is completed, the information gathered will be submitted to the City of Bridgeport for review and next steps will be discussed in consort with Save the Sound’s Ecological Restoration team.