Merritt Parkway Conservancy

Working to protect, preserve and enhance this historic Connecticut roadway through education, advocacy and partnership

Help Plant a Dogwood Tree

When the Parkway opened, not only was the landscape a sensitive and extraordinary re-creation of natural beauty, but it also served to tie the roadway into a 37-mile linear park.

Unfortunately road improvements, blight, and reductions in road maintenance have destroyed many of the original plantings and almost all of the dogwoods.

Join us in our efforts to restore the Parkway's storied landscape and protect this magnificent travel experience for years to come.

Donations will be used for the purchase and planting of dogwoods by a professional tree service, as volunteers are not permitted on the Parkway for safety reasons.

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Do You Remember?

Take a trip down memory lane with Helen and Jimmy in this short video highlighting the Parkway's designation in 2010 as one of the National Trust for Historic Preservation's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places. Then, help us as we work with the Connecticut Department of Transportation to restore the Parkway's bridges.

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Photographs for the Merritt Parkway Conservancy courtesy of Eric Seplowitz, Tod Bryant, Westport Now.com, the Historic American Building Survey/Historic American Engineering Record (HABS/HAER).