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From: Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Read Here April 26, 2024 $545,000 Awarded to 13 Projects that Will Help Restore Connecticut Waterbodies; Addressing Threats from Aquatic Invasive Species one of Biden Administration’s America the Beautiful Freshwater Challenge Goals (HARTFORD) — The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) today announced the recipients […]

        Read Here May 8, 2024 Program Aims to Build Capacity for Organizations and Fund Projects that Address Environmental Justice Issues Throughout the Long Island Sound WASHINGTON, D.C.– Restore America’s Estuaries (RAE) is pleased to announce subawardees for the Long Island Sound Community Impact Fund (LISCIF), which is a partnership with the […]

April 6, 2024 HVA is featured in this article from The Berkshire Eagle by Eagle Correspondent Lauren R. Stevens. “Completed by the Housatonic Valley Association in 2010, Berkshire Natural Resources Council now owns and maintains the trail on land belonging to Crane Paper Company with an easement from Mass. Fish and Wildlife….” Read more here. Quote […]

April 5, 2024 HVA is featured in this article from the Greenwich Sentinel that calls for nominations for the 2024 Aquarion Environmental Champion Awards. “In 2022, for instance, the award recipients included Pratt & Whitney for their recycling initiatives and commitment to minimizing resource consumption in the large business category, and Nod Hill Brewery, which operates […]

April 22, 2024 HVA Watershed Conservation Director, Mike Jastremski, is featured in this article from the Cornwall Chronicle by Ella Clark, where he is interviewed about his work at the Furnace Brook fish ladder. “‘That’s a big problem.’ Mike Jastremski was concerned. We were looking down from Route 4 at the Furnace Brook fish ladder. In […]

March 27, 2024 HVA’s work to install two rain gardens in Dover Plains, NY, is featured in this article from Main Street Magazine by Abby Audenino. “The Housatonic Valley Association recently installed two rain gardens on the McDonald’s property in Dover Plains, NY. The purpose of the rain gardens is to protect streams from pollution […]

Photo: Brian Wilcox March 18, 2024 HVA and Regional Conservation and Greenprint Director Tim Abbott are featured in this article from The Berkshire Eagle by Jane Kaufman. “‘This worked, because of both luck and planning,’ said Tim Abbott, conservation director with the Housatonic Valley Association based in Cornwall Bridge, Conn. ‘The luck was that the […]

The Pootatuck River Partners will hold a hybrid public hearing on the Pootatuck River Watershed Management Plan from 5:30 to 7 pm Wednesday, January 24, in the Council Chambers of Newtown Municipal Center, 3 Primrose Street. This hearing opens the public comment period for the draft Pootatuck River Watershed Management Plan, giving people a chance […]

January 19, 2024 HVA is featured in this article from CT Insider by Kaitlin Lyle, which discusses the grant received for HVA’s 2024 Still River Watershed Connections Program as announced in this HVA press release. “The Housatonic Valley Association received $20,000 in funding from two Connecticut agencies to support the HVA’s 2024 Still River Watershed Connections […]

January 11, 2024 HVA is featured in this article from iBerkshires.com that covers the grant HVA received from the state for the Berkshire Clean, Cold, Connected Restoration Partnership. “BOSTON, Mass. — The state awarded the Housatonic Valley Association $33,500 to benefit the Berkshire Clean, Cold, Connected Restoration Partnership. The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced the award of […]