News Feature: "Housatonic Valley Association gains $200K state grant to combat climate change impacts" from The Berkshire Eagle

The bend in the Housatonic River next to the Sheffield Covered Bridge is a popular place to walk and put canoes in the river. The Housatonic Valley Association has received a state grant of nearly $200,000 to fund projects promoting climate resilience and waterway restoration projects. HEATHER BELLOW – THE BERKSHIRE EAGLE

December 2023

HVA is featured in this article from The Berkshire Eagle by Clarence Fanto that covers the state grant received to support the the Berkshire Clean, Cold, and Connected Restoration Partnership.

“To confront climate change in the Berkshires, the Housatonic Valley Association is using a state grant worth nearly $200,000 to work with local and regional partners.

The goal is to maintain and enhance climate resilience, wildlife habitats and the region’s green viewscape by restoring the health of degraded aquatic ecosystems, according to Kelley Hall, a manager with HVA.

The Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game’s Division of Ecological Restoration awarded the funding through its Regional Restoration Partnerships Program.

That program helps nonprofits and regional planning agencies advance ecological and aquatic restoration work, according to an HVA announcement.

The grant will support the Berkshire Clean, Cold, and Connected Restoration Partnership, which works to keep the Hoosic, Housatonic, and Farmington River watersheds healthy and thriving, the HVA stated. The partnership is one of only regional programs in the state to receive the funding….”