Click here to read the press release from the Healey-Driscoll Administration regarding new funding for ecological restoration projects: HVA Award: “Housatonic Valley Association; Berkshires Clean, Cold, Connected Partnership: $248,000 The Berkshire Clean, Cold, Connected Partnership supports a network of organizations, agencies, and communities working for healthy aquatic systems and building climate resilience in the Hoosic, Housatonic, […]
News Feature: CT Flooding in The Boston Globe
In a summer of severe flooding in New England, a 1,000-year storm hit Connecticut. Here’s how. HVA’s Watershed Conservation Director, Mike Jastremski, is quoted in this article from The Boston Globe about the recent floods in southwest Connecticut. Read more here: www.bostonglobe.com/2024/08/21/metro/connecticut-flash-flooding-rain-storms-vermont
Housatonic Valley Association Receives Nearly $100,000 to Further Youth Environmental Career Programs
The Connections green jobs program will expand from the Still River to the Ten Mile River. DANBURY, CT, August 15, 2024—The Housatonic Valley Association (HVA) has been granted an award of nearly $100,000 by the Long Island Sound Study Community Impact Fund (LISCIF) and United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), through Restore America’s Estuaries, to […]
Announcement: Twin Lakes Watershed Management Plan Public Information Session to be Held on Zoom
SALISBURY, CT – All are invited to join the Twin Lakes Association (TLA) and the Housatonic Valley Association (HVA) on Wednesday, August 20th, at 6:00 p.m. via Zoom to discuss the current condition and future management of the Twin Lakes Watershed. This conversation will inform a Watershed Management Planning process for the Twin Lakes that is […]
Housatonic Valley Association Hosts Trainee River Restoration Presentations on August 15: Open to All
Learn about and support the work of Danbury Public School students to strengthen the environmental and public health of the Still River watershed. DANBURY, CT, August 2, 2024—The Housatonic Valley Association (HVA) invites the public to the Still River Watershed Connections program 2024 Capstone Presentations on August 15, at the Courtyard by Marriott Danbury (3 […]
Foundation for Community Health Supports Collaboration Between HVA and the Litchfield County Center for Housing Opportunity
Photo by Shana Sureck July, 2024 The Foundation for Community Health, based in Sharon, Connecticut, works to reduce all barriers to a healthy life. Their article, which you can read here, explains how two organizations, HVA and the Litchfield County Center for Housing Opportunity are working together to further both affordable housing and conservation efforts […]
News Mention: BCCC in The Boston Globe
July 2, 2024 Check out this article, by Erin Douglas, that features the Berkshire Clean, Cold and Connected initiative’s work to restore and repair outdated culverts in the region: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/07/02/science/massachusetts-berkshires-culverts-bridges-stormwater-climate-change/
News Feature: Robert Miller for Hearst Media, Highlands Conservation Act
Credit: Barbara Douglas/Winchester Land Trust June 29, 2024 Robert Miller writes about HVA’s role in the expansion of the Highlands Conservation Act in Connecticut, as addressed during an event hosted by HVA at the end of June. At the event Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy spoke about the success of the act and the benefits of […]
Housatonic Valley Association and Partners Unveil Rain Gardens in Dover Plains
These projects will improve water quality for all residents, human and animal alike. DOVER PLAINS, NY, June 7, 2024—The Housatonic Valley Association (HVA) recently celebrated the installation of two rain gardens that will dramatically reduce pollution entering Wells Brook, a tributary to the Ten Mile River and an important warm-weather refuge for native fish. Attendees […]
Press Release: “FirstLight Announces Recipients for 2024 FirstLight Sustains Grant Program”
May 30, 2024 Press release from FirstLight – read here. Program will provide over $82,000 in grants to 18 organizations in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania to support projects focused on sustainability and community improvement. Burlington, MA – May 30, 2024 – FirstLight, a leading clean power producer, developer, and energy storage company, today announced the recipients […]
