CT Post Mike Jastremski, Watershed Conservation Director Photo: H John Voorhees III / Hearst Connecticut Media Mike Jastremski, water shed conservation director for HVA, plants a Viburnum bush at the new Still River Canoe Launch in New Milford. Photo: Trish Haldin Courteny Morehouse explains the 3D model of protected land around the Housatonic river during […]
Funding keeps WestConn’s environmental outreach going
NEWS TIMES By Katrina Koerting Published 3:22 pm EDT, Tuesday, April 14, 2020 Photo: Contributed Photo / Western Connecticut State University Pictured from left to right: Dr. Theodora Pinou; Donna Merrill and Louise Washer from Pollinator Pathway; Sefra Alexandra from The Ecotype Project and graduate student Samantha Lipscomb. DANBURY — Though many universities across the […]
WCSU Receives Funding for Graduate Science Programs
PATCH Naugatuck This three-year project entails planting more than 2,000 native plants and restoring more than three-acres of habitat. DANBURY, CT — The Western Connecticut State University science outreach program “Finding Our Way” has once again received funding from the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) B-Wet program. Through this funding,w WCSU graduate students in the […]
Landmark Agreement Will Ensure Faster and More Complete Cleanup of Housatonic River in Berkshire County
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, […]
