02/10/2020 Contact Information: David Deegan (deegan.dave@epa.gov) 617-918-1017 LENOX, Mass. – Following more than a year of mediated negotiations, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and seven parties have agreed to a faster and more comprehensive cleanup plan for the Housatonic River, in a settlement which will also provide major economic benefits for communities in Berkshire […]
EPA Awards 2019 Environmental Justice Small Grant for Project in Danbury, Conn.
United States Environmental Protection Agency BOSTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that $1.5 million in competitive grants will be awarded to 50 organizations working to address environmental justice issues in their communities, including a $30,000 grant to the Housatonic Valley Association for a watershed restoration project in Danbury, Conn. Fifty percent […]
Housatonic Valley Association to hold annual auction
TORRINGTON REGISTER WASHINGTON — The Housatonic Valley Association’s Annual Auction for our Environment is set for 2 p.m. on Nov. 10, at the Washington Primary School, 11 School Street, Washington Depot. Proceeds fund HVA’s water and land conservation work across the Housatonic Valley. Christine Baranski, HVA Board member and star of CBS’s The Good Fight […]
November 10 in Washington: Housatonic Valley Association Plans Fundraising Auction
TOWN TIMES WASHINGTON — The Housatonic Valley Association’s annual Auction for Our Environment will take place from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, November 10 at the Washington Primary School, 11 School St. Proceeds fund HVA’s water and land conservation work across the Housatonic Valley. Christine Baranski, HVA board member and star of the CBS series The Good Fight and the film […]
HVA auction set for Nov. 10
NEW MILFORD SPECTRUM The Housatonic Valley Association will hold on Nov. 10 its annual auction to help fund HVA’s water and land conservation work across the Housatonic Valley. The event will begin at 2 p.m. at Washington Primary School, 11 School St. in Washington. Christine Baranski, HVA board member and star of CBS’s “The Good […]
Berkshire Athenaeum Holds Climate Change Preparedness Forum
By Josh Landes WAMC Northeast Report The Berkshire Athenaeum in Pittsfield, Massachusetts is holding a climate change preparedness forum Thursday evening. The forum comes during Climate Preparedness week, which is sponsored by the Boston area nonprofit CREW – Communities Responding to Extreme Weather. Sam Reggio is the outreach librarian at the public library. “It’s […]
Letter: Founders’ Weekend marks a cleaner Lee
Berkshire Eagle Posted Friday, September 20, 2019 To the editor: Lee was even cleaner this year during this year’s Founders Weekend, as we approached our zero-waste goal. The big news was the drastic reduction in trash to the least ever during the Taste of Lee, a fraction of what we collected for recycling and composting, […]
DEC awards funds to reduce flooding and restore aquatic habitats in Hudson River Estuary
ALBANY – The State Department of Environmental Conservation has awarded $216,000 for two projects to help communities prepare for and mitigate localized flooding, improve water quality, and restore aquatic habitats in tributaries of the Hudson River Estuary. Road-stream crossing management plans in the towns of Austerlitz, Ghent and New Baltimore in Columbia County will receive […]
Way We Were, Week Ending August 30
The Newtown Bee published some news from years gone by and this was one of the short articles. September 16, 1994 In this country, we are fond of pointing out that our great rivers and lakes belong not to one person or group but to all people. By holding to the ideal that all citizens […]
Explore the Outdoors with an Accredited Land Trust
HVA is one of 25 organizations achieving renewed accreditation Saratoga Springs, New York (August 6, 2019) – Summer is the time to get outside. Are you ready to explore new places? Check out the preserves and parks held by your local accredited land trust or by the land trust where you vacation. “There are now […]
