Read coverage of this effort in the News Times! HVA is checking out culverts in Washington and Roxbury to determine which ones are barriers to fish and wildlife movement, and those that would fail during a flood – causing damage to roadways by allowing water to flow over them. To survive, fish and other aquatic […]
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Kids Transformed into Water Droplets to Explore a Local Stream
Cornwall Consolidated School students got a new perspective on rivers and the water cycle in an afternoon of activities led by HVA’s Alison Dixon. The lesson started with the children using the power of their boundless imaginations to magically transform into water droplets that moved through stations representing phases of the water cycle – from […]
Video: Meet our River Stewards of Tomorrow!
100+ Students and Volunteers Help Restore Salmon Creek
Outdoor Classroom teaches map skills and fly casting, too. In celebration of Earth Day, Sharon Central School students (Grades 1-8) and local volunteers took part in a day-long planting project to help restore the banks of the Salmon Creek in Salisbury on Tuesday, April 24. Organized by Trout Unlimited (TU) and the Housatonic Valley Association […]
2018 Volunteer Opportunities Announced for Berkshires Region!
Looking for a way to get “hands-on” with river protection? HVA Berkshires has lots of upcoming volunteer opportunities and your help is greatly needed! For more information or to volunteer, Contact Alison Dixon: adixon@hvatoday.org – or by phone at 413-298-7024 Stream Team River Assessments (Project period: Mid May –end of August) Training: Tuesday, May 15, 5 […]
Know your invasives: Emerald Ash Borer
The Emerald Ash Borer is an enemy to forests in half of the United States. First appearing in Canada and making its debut in this region in 2012, it has quickly spread – presumably through contaminated firewood, nursery trees and building materials brought in from other regions. White Ash comprise roughly 3% of all trees […]
Know your invasives: Japanese Knotweed
One of the world’s most invasive plants, Japanese knotweed was introduced to New England from Asia as an ornamental plant. Knotweed spreads easily and quickly, and provides perfect habitat for ticks. Identification: Perennial, herbaceous shrub that can grow from 3-10 feet high Hollow stalks are persistent through winter, looks similar to bamboo Stems have a […]
Feds’ rule upholds Housatonic’s cleanup
HVA’s Dennis Regan was cited in this great summary of the recent EPA rulings: It took the nation’s top environmental court seven months to decide on the merits of a proposed cleanup of PCBs from the Housatonic River. It took Dennis Regan a split second to answer whether the ruling is good or bad for […]
Healthy waterways make for healthy citizens
TriCorner News published the below editorial about the grant HVA received to develop a watershed management plan for the Ten Mile River. The Millerton News Editorial / Opinion/Viewpoint The health of our waterways is vital to this region, which has the Ten Mile River watershed running through it. Thankfully, last month, the Housatonic Valley Association […]
Grant to fund Roxbury community program, ‘A Town Wants to Know’
HVA’s Tim Abbott was a featured speaker in Roxbury’s grant program. Tim descibed the geology of the Roxbury area, the impact the glaciers had on its soils and water, and how these have affected drinking water supplies. From Litchfield County Times: ROXBURY — The Connecticut Community Foundation has given a grant to fund a series […]
