Berkshire Eagle To the editor: This past Saturday, I joined a group of determined local folks to remove trash from the west branch of the Housatonic River in Pittsfield. This well-organized effort was spearheaded by two leaders: Jane Winn of the Berkshire Environmental Action Team and Alison Dixon of the Housatonic Valley Association. There […]
U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy to hold Highlands roundtable June 28
REGISTER CITIZEN GOSHEN — United States Senator Chris Murphy, D-Connecticut, is holding a Highlands Reauthorization Roundtable in Goshen June 28. The meeting will be held at 12:30 p.m. at 65 Beach Hill Road, at the site of the state’s largest and most recent conservation project to leverage funding from the federal Highlands Conservation Act, […]
Nonprofits receive spring foundation grants
The Register Citizen TORRINGTON — The Northwest CT Community Foundation has awarded grants to 24 area nonprofit organizations, totaling $106,850 during its first grant cycle of 2021. The Community Foundation awards discretionary grants to Northwest Connecticut charities three times a year: early spring, late June and late fall. Additionally, Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation contributed […]
CT DEEP announces grants to fight aquatic invasive species
Westchester & Fairfield County Business Journals By Kevin Zimmerman May 5, 2021 Several Fairfield County projects are among the recipients of the inaugural round of grant funding through the Aquatic Invasive Species Grant Program, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) has announced. A total of $360,000 is going to 21 projects to reduce impacts […]
State grant money will go toward combatting invasive species in Candlewood Lake and other CT waters
Newstimes Kendra Baker May 4, 2021 Thousands of dollars in state grant money will support several Danbury-area projects designed to reduce the impact of invasive species on local lakes and rivers. The largest amount in the area will go to the Candlewood Lake Authority to implement a boat-inspection program that […]
Maloney Announces Highlands Conservation Act Reauthorization
FORT MONTGOMERY, NY — Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, D-Cold Spring, announced bipartisan legislation Friday that would reauthorize a conservation act to protect wildlife and support clean water across the region. During a news conference at the Fort Montgomery State Historic Site, Maloney said the Highlands Conservation Act would also supply […]
Volunteers help clean up Great Brook stream in New Milford
ctpost Sandra Diamond Fox April 12, 2021 NEW MILFORD — Dressed in old clothes and wearing work gloves and boots, about 40 volunteers spent several hours Saturday picking up trash and planting trees at Hulton Meadow Park. The volunteers were part of the Dream Stream Team […]
Housatonic Valley Association’s virtual auction is Feb. 21
Register Citizen WASHINGTON — Actor Christine Baranski’s annual harvest-time tradition of hosting HVA’s Auction for the Environment is a winter-time virtual event, starting a 4 p.m. Feb. 21. A special pre-auction reception will be held at 3:30 p.m. with Christine and Margo Martindale and friends for VIP Sponsor ticket-holders. The Auction for the Environment is […]
Five Highland projects closed in 2020 in Connecticut
Cornwall Conservation Trust has announced the protection of Red Mountain (Galluci) preserve (66 acres). This was the fifth Highlands project to close in 2020, a record for Connecticut, and the Housatonic Valley Association (HVA) was deeply involved in making all of them happen. In 2019 DEEP closed four Highlands projects. In previous years the number […]
New Milford to restore polluted stream through partnership
The Litchfield County Times By Sandra Diamond Fox, Jan 8, 2021 NEW MILFORD — Through a community-wide effort, a polluted stream with invasive plants in New Milford will soon be restored to its natural beauty. In a partnership with Sustainable New Milford, the Housatonic Valley Association, and community residents, $15,000 was raised toward the cleanup […]
