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HVA’s 2023 Auction is featured in this article from The Berkshire Eagle by Jeannie Maschino: Guests and online auction bidders will vie for getaways across France and Italy, outings at local establishments and more at Housatonic Valley Association’s Auction for the Environment on Sunday, Nov. 19, at South Farms, 21 Higbie Road. Auctioneer Sherry Truhlar […]

  September 23, 2023 HVA is mentioned in this article from iBerkshires.com by Brittany Polito, which covers an award received by our partner, the Berkshire Environmental Action Team. “The Berkshire Environmental Action Team was applauded in council chambers on Tuesday for its various efforts that led to an international award…. Through a partnership with the city […]

CT INSIDER: https://www.ctinsider.com/newmilford/article/new-milford-community-news-18110285.php Presentation co-sponsored by the Warren Land Trust, Warren Historical Society, and Warren Public Library, 5/30, 5-7 p.m., Warren Public Library, Sackett Hill Road Julia Rogers, Senior Land Protection Manager at the Housatonic Valley Association, will provide a presentation on the Follow the Forest initiative, which seeks to protect and sustain wildlife, their habitat and […]

TownTimesNews.com CORNWALL BRIDGE — Registration is open for Celebrate Our Watershed with the Housatonic Valley Association, a free event that helps protect waterways and lands across the nearly 2,000 square mile Housatonic River Watershed. From May 26 until July 4, HVA invites people of all ages to Celebrate Our Watershed by registering at www.hvatoday.org. People […]

April 27, 2023 HVA is featured in this article that covers a state grant to support monitoring water quality by Tom Marino in This Week in Worcester. “Governor Healey’s office announced $500,000 state grants on Wednesday, April 26, to five coalitions and four individual non-profit watershed organizations across the state, including the Blackstone River Watershed […]

March 4, 2023 HVA’s Water Conservation Director, Mike Jastremski, is featured in this article by Robert Miller for CT Insider. “In the past, the rain going down the waterspout carried whatever it had picked up along the way — lawn fertilizer, oil-soaked road sand, litter, itsy-bitsy spiders and more. This water then went into lakes and […]

January 29, 2023 HVA is mentioned in this article from iBerkshires.com. “The Housatonic River Commission announced the federal designation of the Housatonic River as a Wild & Scenic River for the 41 miles of the river from the Massachusetts border to the Boardman Bridge in New Milford….” “According to a press release, the commission has […]

  CORNWALL BRIDGE — Housatonic Valley Association staff, board members, supporters, and friends gathered Dec. 15 in a virtual event, for the organization’s 81st annual meeting, Hosted by HVA President Tony Zunino, the organization’s annual meeting and holiday gathering honored watershed heroes whose work will have a lasting, positive impact on the region’s environmental health […]

Register Citizen                   CORNWALL BRIDGE  — Guests and online auction bidders will have a chance to bid on getaways across France, a VIP package in the exclusive Loud Club at Rolling Loud, and more at the Housatonic Valley Association’s (HVA) Auction for the Environment, set for Nov. […]

Berkshire Eagle By Jeannie Maschino, Community News Editor The Housatonic Valley Association’s gala Auction for the Environment will take place on Sunday, Nov. 20, at South Farms, 21 Higbie Road. Auctioneer Sherry Truhlar will take the stage at 3 p.m. Proceeds benefit HVA’s education, land conservation, and clean water projects to protect the natural character and […]