You
keep our rivers healthy, drinking water clean and natural
places protected.
HVA's leader
honored by EPA
HVA's Executive Director Lynn
Werner was honored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency with
a lifetime achievement award on Earth Day in Boston. Board President
Robert Houlihan said, "We are very proud of Lynn's accomplishments.
With her leadership, HVA has doubled in size and capacity since she
started in 1983. We are fortunate to have such a talented and
creative person guiding this great organization."
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See what's happening in
the Housatonic watershed in...
Paid environmental
internship
available for the summer. MORE INFO . . .
GOOD NEWS!
The Upper Housatonic River Area of Critical Environmental
Concern nomination has been accepted by the Secretary of the
Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs. MORE ...
SAD NEWS
Chauncey Loomis, former HVA board member and long-time
good friend, passed away March 17, 2009.
RIVER
RESTORATION PROJECTS UPDATE: Three of HVA's
project requests made it into the final draft for approval for
Natural Resource Damages Funds.
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ALERT:
Connecticut Legislature debates a
range of environmental bills...
Go to
www.ctlcv.org and click on Watchlist. Call or email us with your
questions and ideas.
Check out HVA's flow monitoring data by clicking on this link...
RIFLS
HVA'S "FORE THE RIVER"
GOLF TOURNAMENT ... Thanks to all the sponsors and
golfers who helped make this fundraising event a great
success in spite of the economy.
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GREEN HOME TOUR
... more than 100 tour state's first "Green" home. MORE
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Massachusetts
HELP Progam ... reaches 2,400+ students.
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YALE FARM
Golf Club... Developers
withdraw
proposal for golf course in Norfolk and Canaan. HVA was recently
granted
Intervener status in
the application that was pending before the Department of
Environmental Protection. MORE .
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COLUMBIA MILL
DAM REMOVAL... in Lee, Mass. See Natural Resources
Damages Fund proposal.
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NY LOW IMPACT
DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE ...
The April 28 conference
in Dover Plains was a great success.
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HVA's GIS
SERVICES are helping towns in
the Housatonic River Watershed.
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GOOD NEWS FOR PADDLERS ...
The first
of five new canoe/kayak river access sites in the
Berkshires will be installed this summer in
Great Barrington.
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WHITE FLOWER FARM
PROTECTS 200 ACRES ...
Through The Litchfield Hills
Greenprint Project.
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