Cory Tiger of the Hudson Highlands Land Trust discusses habitat linkage at the edge of Fahnestock State Park. (Photo by B. Cronin) The Highlands Current By Brian PJ Cronin, Reporter The stretch of South Highland Road in Putnam Valley that the Appalachian Trail crosses doesn’t look too different from the rest of the road as […]
FirstLight Power Announces Recipients for Inaugural FirstLight Sustains Grant Program
The program will provide $59,500 in grants to 13 organizations in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania to support projects focused on sustainability and community improvement. Burlington, MA – September 22, 2023 – FirstLight Power, a leading clean power producer, developer, and energy storage company, today announced the recipients of over $59,000 in grant money, in the first […]
The Place Beyond the Mountains
HVA is thrilled to share The Housatonic River Project, a short film by students from Reid Middle School in Pittsfield, MA! They spent hours working on the film in an after-school program, and it highlights the history of the river, its uses, wildlife, and more. HVA’s Alison Dixon, Berkshire Watershed Conservation Manager, also worked with […]
Connecting to nature in the Highlands Region
Photo By/Credit: Tom Gettings, Wildlands Conservancy, retired By Tricia Andriski Connecting with nature can help a person relax, be inspired and feel rejuvenated. Mark Zakutansky was so inspired by his time outdoors as a child that he has built a career conserving wild places so others may have those opportunities too. Zakutansky is director of […]
Spring marks the return of our region’s wildlife, including amphibians
WSHU | By Sabrina Garone When you think about the arrival of spring, there are probably a few things you look forward to — birds chirping, flowers blooming or maybe bears coming out of hibernation. For Tim Abbott, a conservation director with the Housatonic River Valley Association, it’s the mass migration of amphibians. “The first […]
41 miles of the Housatonic River in Connecticut designated “Wild & Scenic”
WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Jim Levulis Photo: Julia Rogers A 41-mile section of the Housatonic River in Connecticut has received the federal designation of Wild and Scenic. River advocates believe the acknowledgement will lead to better protections for the waterway. As part of the recently passed omnibus bill in Washington, the stretch of […]
Downstream from here
By J.D. Allen, Sabrina Garone Our student scientists recognize there is only so much that people can do to protect water quality in their harbors. When it rains, it pours into their streets, flooding into city sewers. They are curious about what flows downstream into their neighborhoods. Missed the first season of Higher Ground? Catch […]
MVP Grant Funds Flood Resiliency in Berkshire County
Photo credit: iBerkshires By Brittany Polito PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Community partners gathered at the Churchill Brook culvert on Hancock Road on Thursday to highlight flood mitigation efforts assisted by the Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Program grant. To date, the state program has awarded more than $5 million to the region and the work has been done […]
Housatonic Valley Association receives national and regional honors
Cornwall Bridge, CT – The Housatonic Valley Association (HVA) received National Garden Clubs, Inc. (NGC) Award of Excellence in May and Aquarion Water Company’s Environmental Champion Award in June. HVA was recognized for its track record of conservation accomplishments and goal of achieving climate-ready environmental conditions across the region over the next two decades. To […]
HVA receives award from National Garden Clubs
The Register Citizen Photo credit: Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut CORNWALL — The members of National Garden Clubs, Inc. (NGC) recently honored The Housatonic Valley Association with the Award of Excellence, the highest award presented by NGC to a non-member. The Award of Excellence honors an individual, organization or institution that has made a significant […]
