HVA joins Town of New Milford in demanding stricter permit for Candlewood Solar project
HVA has joined with the Town of New Milford and other area conservation organizations to urge Connecticut DEEP to enforce ...
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HVA receives grant to plant over 3000 trees and shrubs along local waterways
$49k NYSDEC grant supports “Trees for Tribs” efforts in the Ten Mile River and Green River watersheds The Housatonic Valley ...
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Funds for conservation and wildlife threatened
From Robert Miller, Danbury News Times: There’s a 202-acre collection of lands on Coltsfoot Mountain in Cornwall which the town’s ...
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Northwest Hills Interactive Trails app wins Regional Planning Award
The interactive trail map created by HVA for the Northwest Hills Council of Governments has won a CT American Planning ...
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New culvert on Churchill Brook helps fish and reduces flood risks
HVA has replaced a crumbling culvert on Churchill Brook in Pittsfield with a new fish-friendly passage thanks to the support ...
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HVA awarded $49k contract from Harlem Valley Rail Trail Association
HVA will develop a “learning zone” at trail site by Webatuck Creek. The Housatonic Valley Association (HVA) has been awarded ...
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Danbury students fully immersed in nature for annual Still River Day
More than 100 students touch fish, meet bugs and build model watersheds while learning about river history, ecology and preservation ...
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Explore the Northwest Corner of Connecticut with this new interactive trails map/app!
HVA and our Litchfield Hills Greenprint Collaborative recently wrapped up a contract with the Northwest Hills Council of Governments (NHCOG) ...
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Join us for HVA’s 2018 Auction for Our Environment – November 18th in Washington Depot
Reserve your seat, or donate an item for auction today! Limited seats available: REGISTER NOW! You are cordially invited to ...
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HVA awarded over $13k from Mass. Environmental Trust
Mass. Environmental Trust Grant will fund continuing work on the Southwest Branch of the Housatonic HVA is thrilled to announce ...
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HVA Issues Statement on Cricket Valley Energy
The Housatonic Valley Association supports the request from multiple community leaders for rigorous baseline air and water quality monitoring before ...
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Fall 2018 Volunteer Opportunities!
Volunteering is a great way to get some exercise, meet new people who share your interests, and of course to ...
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HVA provides $250,000 to state to protect land in Norfolk
At a celebration event held on July 13 with Sen. Chris Murphy, the Housatonic Valley Association presented the Connecticut Department ...
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Vote “YES” to protect Connecticut public lands on November 6
Why should YOU care about protecting public lands? On November 6th the citizens of Connecticut can vote “YES” on the ...
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Act now to save the Land & Water Conservation Fund!
America's most important conservation and recreation program will expire in less than a year unless Congress acts. For 52 years, ...
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Land trusts celebrate success!
On Friday, July 27thmore than 50 friends and supporters of the Housatonic Valley Association (HVA) gathered at the Stockbridge Train ...
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August 10th: Student Stories from Still River Watershed Connections
Come join our Still River Watershed Connections team and hear firsthand how they: Sweated the humid days to remove Knotweed ...
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Danbury Teens Help Out on Still River in New Milford
From the News Times: About 50 yards back from the Still River is a 2,000-square-foot patch of Japanese barberry — ...
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Looking for safe passage for fish and wildlife
Read coverage of this effort in the News Times! HVA is checking out culverts in Washington and Roxbury to determine ...
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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 ...
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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) ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Cornwall Consolidated School Walk-A-Thon Raises $1,814 for HVA
Funds will protect local waters and lands, and support HVA education programs Cornwall Consolidated School (CCS) Principal Michael Croft and ...
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HVA Auction for the Environment raises $160k
Thanks to YOU, our friends and supporters, HVA's annual auction (held on December 3, 2017) was another huge success! We'd ...
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New canoe & kayak launch on the Still River
A team of Danbury-area young environmentalists joined forces with volunteers to complete the landscaping and planting around a new canoe ...
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Volunteers Remove Invasives in the Berkshires
Volunteers in the upper watershed have been busy this summer with an invasive plant removal project. The effort is made ...
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HVA Recognizes New Milford River Trail Association
Celebrating the official opening of the Young’s Field Riverfront Trail on June 17, the second phase of the New Milford ...
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“River Art Project” benefits HVA & Riverkeeper
Artist Jim Schantz has organized an art exhibition for this summer to honor the Housatonic. The exhibit is located in the ...
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Thanks, Golfers “Fore the Rivers!”
“Fore the Rivers” Golf Tourney Supports HVA Environmental Efforts throughout the Housatonic Region SOUTHBURY, CT – June 12, 2017. Even ...
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