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We are thrilled to share that Big Y has selected the Housatonic Valley Association to benefit from the Community Bag ...

In July, the Healey‑Driscoll Administration in Massachusetts announced over $1 million in grants to six regional restoration partnerships that help ...

Housatonic Valley Association invites the public to student presentations on August 11. This summer marks the 10th anniversary of the Housatonic Valley Association’s (HVA) Still River Watershed Connections program, a ...

Wild & Scenic gallery exhibition to open on July 17 in West Cornwall  WEST CORNWALL, CT, July 8, 2026— 50 years after ...

Egremont, Great Barrington and Richmond receive over $2.7 million in construction funds from MassDOT's Community Culvert Grant Program. The Housatonic Valley Association has provided key funding and technical support, ...

We’re excited to share that HVA received a grant from the Crane Fund and Berkshire Environmental Endowment Fund, funds of Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation, in support of our ...

The Housatonic Valley Association team is excited to share our 2025 Year in Review, which highlights the organization's signature conservation initiatives, ...

We are excited to share that Big Y has selected the Housatonic Valley Association to benefit from the Community Bag Program throughout ...

Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game helps Town of Lee and partners provide access to the Housatonic River  Looking for a new stretch ...

In the summer of 2025, Trout Unlimited oversaw a river restoration project on a bend of the Konkapot River located ...

The 2025 Awards Honor Kathy Orlando, Grant Bogle and Rebecca Neary  At the Housatonic Valley Association Annual Meeting and Holiday Party on December 12, 2025, ...

On November 22, 2025, environmental enthusiasts gathered at South Farms in Morris, CT, for a lively evening of bidding in ...

The John T. and Jane A. Wiederhold Foundation, a supporting organization of the Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation, has awarded $30,000 ...

Silent auction opens online Monday, November 10, at 2 p.m.  Environmental enthusiasts are invited to attend the annual Housatonic Valley ...

Thank you to everyone who participated in Celebrate Our Watershed 2025! Whether you joined us for a hike or paddle, ...

Partnerships lead and support watershed-scale river and wetland restoration within their regions. HVA-led Berkshire Clean, Cold & Connected Restoration Partnership ...

Press Release - July 2025 CORNWALL BRIDGE, CT—After conducting a national search, the Board of Directors of The Housatonic Valley ...

The Massachusetts Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (Mass MVP) Coalition welcomes a substantial increase in proposed funding to the Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness ...

Participation will strengthen HVA’s work to conserve important forests across the Northeast.  The Housatonic Valley Association (HVA) has been named ...

Recognition underscores HVA’s continued leadership in regional conservation and organizational excellence.  The Housatonic Valley Association (HVA), the only regional watershed ...

From May to September, we’re paddling down the Housatonic, hosting community events and outdoor activities, giving away fun prizes, and bringing ...

Upcoming Events March 2025 March 27: Walk and Talk: Monitoring Water Courses and Wetlands Join HVA's Watershed Conservation Director, Mike ...

In January 2025, the Housatonic Valley Association (HVA) was awarded $35,000 by the Massachusetts Division of Ecological Restoration to support ...

The 2024 Awards Honor Louis and Elaine Hecht, Jennifer V. Perga, and Brian Hagenbuch.  CORNWALL BRIDGE, CT—At the Housatonic Valley ...

Date: December 13, 2024  Time: 5 – 7 p.m.  Location: American Mural Project, 90 Whiting Street, Winsted, CT  Join the ...

Silent auction opens online Monday, November 11, at 2 p.m.  CORNWALL BRIDGE, CT, October 29, 2024—Gourmet dining experiences, getaways and ...

September 27, 2024 Governor Ned Lamont, along with the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) and the Housatonic ...

October 3: Dine Out for a Cause at The Lantern Inn in Wassaic, NY! October 5: Follow the Forest Linkage ...

Click here to read more about the Wild and Scenic River Celebration hosted by the Housatonic River Commission and HVA ...

Click here to read the press release from the Healey-Driscoll Administration regarding new funding for ecological restoration projects: HVA Award: ...

In a summer of severe flooding in New England, a 1,000-year storm hit Connecticut. Here’s how. HVA's Watershed Conservation Director, ...

The Connections green jobs program will expand from the Still River to the Ten Mile River.  DANBURY, CT, August 15, ...

SALISBURY, CT - All are invited to join the Twin Lakes Association (TLA) and the Housatonic Valley Association (HVA) on ...

Learn about and support the work of Danbury Public School students to strengthen the environmental and public health of the ...

Photo by Shana Sureck July, 2024 The Foundation for Community Health, based in Sharon, Connecticut, works to reduce all barriers ...

July 2, 2024 Check out this article, by Erin Douglas, that features the Berkshire Clean, Cold and Connected initiative's work ...

Credit: Barbara Douglas/Winchester Land Trust June 29, 2024 Robert Miller writes about HVA's role in the expansion of the Highlands ...

These projects will improve water quality for all residents, human and animal alike.  DOVER PLAINS, NY, June 7, 2024—The Housatonic ...

May 30, 2024 Press release from FirstLight - read here. Program will provide over $82,000 in grants to 18 organizations ...

From: Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Read Here April 26, 2024 $545,000 Awarded to 13 Projects that Will ...

Read Here May 8, 2024 Program Aims to Build Capacity for Organizations and Fund Projects that Address Environmental Justice Issues ...

April 6, 2024 HVA is featured in this article from The Berkshire Eagle by Eagle Correspondent Lauren R. Stevens. "Completed by ...

April 5, 2024 HVA is featured in this article from the Greenwich Sentinel that calls for nominations for the 2024 Aquarion ...

April 22, 2024 HVA Watershed Conservation Director, Mike Jastremski, is featured in this article from the Cornwall Chronicle by Ella Clark, ...

March 27, 2024 HVA's work to install two rain gardens in Dover Plains, NY, is featured in this article from ...

Photo: Brian Wilcox March 18, 2024 HVA and Regional Conservation and Greenprint Director Tim Abbott are featured in this article ...

The Pootatuck River Partners will hold a hybrid public hearing on the Pootatuck River Watershed Management Plan from 5:30 to ...

January 19, 2024 HVA is featured in this article from CT Insider by Kaitlin Lyle, which discusses the grant received ...

January 11, 2024 HVA is featured in this article from iBerkshires.com that covers the grant HVA received from the state ...

Cornwall Bridge, CT – The Housatonic Valley Association (HVA) recently received funding from the Fairfield County Community Foundation (FCCF) for ...

The bend in the Housatonic River next to the Sheffield Covered Bridge is a popular place to walk and put ...

From: Viridi Read Here BUFFALO, N.Y., November 28, 2023 -- Viridi, a developer of innovative fail-safe battery technology that can ...

November 17, 2023 HVA is featured in this article on flood resilience in Connecticut by Jan Ellen Spiegel, a reporter ...

HVA's 2023 Auction is featured in this article from The Berkshire Eagle by Jeannie Maschino: Guests and online auction bidders ...

Cory Tiger of the Hudson Highlands Land Trust discusses habitat linkage at the edge of Fahnestock State Park. (Photo by ...

September 23, 2023 HVA is mentioned in this article from iBerkshires.com by Brittany Polito, which covers an award received by ...

The program will provide $59,500 in grants to 13 organizations in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania to support projects focused on ...

HVA is thrilled to share The Housatonic River Project, a short film by students from Reid Middle School in Pittsfield, ...

Photo By/Credit: Tom Gettings, Wildlands Conservancy, retired May 16, 2023 Tim Abbott, HVA's Regional Conservation Director, is mentioned in this ...

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 ...

TownTimesNews.com CORNWALL BRIDGE — Registration is open for Celebrate Our Watershed with the Housatonic Valley Association, a free event that ...

April 27, 2023 HVA is featured in this article that covers a state grant to support monitoring water quality by ...

April 19, 2023 Tim Abbott, HVA's Regional Conservation Director, is featured in this article by Sabrina Garone from WSHU. "When ...

March 4, 2023 HVA's Water Conservation Director, Mike Jastremski, is featured in this article by Robert Miller for CT Insider. "In ...

Photo: Julia Rogers February 10, 2023 HVA is mentioned in this article by Jim Levulis from WAMC Northeast Public Radio ...

January 29, 2023 HVA is mentioned in this article from iBerkshires.com. "The Housatonic River Commission announced the federal designation of ...

CORNWALL BRIDGE — Housatonic Valley Association staff, board members, supporters, and friends gathered Dec. 15 in a virtual event, for ...

Register Citizen CORNWALL BRIDGE  — Guests and online auction bidders will have a chance to bid on getaways across France, ...

Berkshire Eagle By Jeannie Maschino, Community News Editor The Housatonic Valley Association’s gala Auction for the Environment will take place ...

By J.D. Allen, Sabrina Garone Our student scientists recognize there is only so much that people can do to protect ...

Photo credit: iBerkshires By Brittany Polito PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Community partners gathered at the Churchill Brook culvert on Hancock Road ...

iBerkshires.com GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The Housatonic Valley Association (HVA), in partnership with the town of Great Barrington, has produced a Road-Stream ...

Cornwall Bridge, CT – The Housatonic Valley Association (HVA) received National Garden Clubs, Inc. (NGC) Award of Excellence in May ...

Scott Stafford, The Berkshire Eagle Several projects in the Berkshires to handle heavier rains brought on by the changing climate ...

The Register Citizen Photo credit: Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut CORNWALL — The members of National Garden Clubs, Inc. (NGC) ...

Michael Walsh, CT Insider CORNWALL — The Housatonic Valley Association is encouraging the exploration of its 2,000 square miles of ...

Main Street Magazine The Housatonic Valley Association’s (HVA) Explore-a-thon event invites outdoors enthusiasts, families, friends, community members, and anyone who loves ...

The Register Citizen   6/11/22 Photo credit: Aquarion BRIDGEPORT — Water Company on June 4 celebrated the five winners of its ...

Register Citizen The Housatonic Valley Association recently opened online registration for an Explore-a-thon event, a unique way to promote awareness and develop ...

THE REGISTER CITIZEN Emily M. Olson WINSTED — A town meeting on May 16 will ask residents to approve selling ...

iBerkshires.com PITTSFIELD, Mass. — On behalf of the Berkshire Clean, Cold and Connected (BCCC) Restoration Partnership, the Housatonic Valley Association ...

News Provided By Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection BOSTON — The Baker-Polito Administration, as part of the Administration’s Earth Week ...

Photo by Debra A. Aleksinas TriCorner News by Debra A. Aleksinas CORNWALL — Referred to as a “national treasure” by ...

A view of the Housatonic River in northwest Connecticut. Photo by Amanda Cabanillas The Litchfield County Times By Michael Walsh CORNWALL ...

Photo by Paul Mailhot-Singer Lakeville Journal By Patrick L. Sullivan The Housatonic Valley Association (HVA) has a short film on ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 8, 2022 Funds will help keep the Housatonic clean, safe, and accessible for all The Housatonic ...

Photo by James O'Connor Berkshire Eagle By Jeannie Maschino The Housatonic Valley Association debuted a short film on Jan. 14 ...

Photo by James O'Connor FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 26, 2022 Follow the Forest: A Conservation Initiative Uniting Partners Across the ...

The Register Citizen TORRINGTON — The Northwest CT Community Foundation has awarded grants to 19 area nonprofit organizations, totaling $147,250 ...

Newtown Road is blocked by overflowing water from Limekiln Brook in Danbury. Remnants of hurricane Ida brought heavy rain and ...

The Housatonic Valley Association is receiving a grant of $59,085 to restore aquatic ecosystems and boost climate change resiliency in ...

Julia Perkins, NewsTimes The Housatonic Valley Association has received a combined $137,000 in grants that will support efforts to improve ...

The Register Citizen A view of Crystal Lake in Winchester.   Jerry Dougherty / Contributed By Emily M. Olson WINSTED — ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Housatonic Valley Association (HVA) has been awarded two grants from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE On Friday, December 3, 2021, over 70 staff, board members, friends, and supporters of the Housatonic Valley ...

Gene Chague, Berkshire Eagle A stretch of the Housatonic River winds through Lenox Photo by STEPHANIE ZOLLSHAN — THE BERKSHIRE ...

Berkshire Edge The Housatonic Stream Restoration for Regional Flood Resilience Project spans the City of Pittsfield and the Towns of ...

Robert Miller, NewsTimes When we look at the woods, we think of them as something that’s always been there and ...

Photo credit: Steep Rock Association HVA recently joined several organizations, local land trusts, community members, and State Representatives Maria Horn ...

Berkshire Eagle To the editor: This past Saturday, I joined a group of determined local folks to remove trash from ...

REGISTER CITIZEN GOSHEN — United States Senator Chris Murphy, D-Connecticut, is holding a Highlands Reauthorization Roundtable in Goshen June 28 ...

The Register Citizen TORRINGTON — The Northwest CT Community Foundation has awarded grants to 24 area nonprofit organizations, totaling $106,850 ...

Westchester & Fairfield County Business Journals By Kevin Zimmerman  May 5, 2021 Several Fairfield County projects are among the recipients ...

Newstimes Kendra Baker  May 4, 2021 Thousands of dollars in state grant money will support several Danbury-area projects designed to ...

FORT MONTGOMERY, NY — Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, D-Cold Spring, announced bipartisan legislation Friday that would reauthorize a conservation act ...

ctpost   Sandra Diamond Fox April 12, 2021 NEW MILFORD — Dressed in old clothes and wearing work gloves and boots, about ...

Register Citizen WASHINGTON — Actor Christine Baranski’s annual harvest-time tradition of hosting HVA’s Auction for the Environment is a winter-time ...

Cornwall Conservation Trust has announced the protection of Red Mountain (Galluci) preserve (66 acres). This was the fifth Highlands project ...

The Litchfield County Times By Sandra Diamond Fox, Jan 8, 2021 NEW MILFORD — Through a community-wide effort, a polluted ...

The Greater New Milford Spectrum The Housatonic Valley Association, which serves the Greater New Milford area and beyond, recently announced ...

By Robert Miller The Housatonic Valley Association hosted its annual Still River Day to teach Danbury middle and elementary school ...

New Milford Spectrum The John T. and Jane A. Wiederhold Foundation has awarded Housatonic Valley Association (HVA) a $60,000 Habitat, ...

NEW MILFORD SPECTRUM The Housatonic Valley Association announced its virtual benefit auction for the environment has been moved from Nov ...

TriCorner News From the Lakeville Journal and the Millerton News August 12, 2020    By Patrick L. Sullivan There was less activity ...

TriCorner News From Lakeville Journal and Millerton News August 6, 2020    By By Patrick L. Sullivan AMESVILLE — The weekend of ...

Republican-American\ With increasing crowds converging at sites along the Housatonic River, area leaders and organizations are coming together to find ...

Register Citizen   August 5, 2020 Area leaders and organizations are coming together to find a long-term plan for safe and ...

Litchfield County Times By Joseph Montebello, Jun 26, 2020 WATERTOWN — There is a lot to preserve in the Litchfield ...

From June 15 through July 31, more than 50 nonprofits are participating in Northwest Corner Gives (www.northwestcornergives.org), a crowdfunding giving platform, ...

Spectrum/William Neary used a drone to make digital images of the Old Warren Center Cemetery as part of a digital ...

CT Post Mike Jastremski, Watershed Conservation Director Photo: H John Voorhees III / Hearst Connecticut Media Mike Jastremski, water shed ...

NEWS TIMES By Katrina Koerting Published 3:22 pm EDT, Tuesday, April 14, 2020 Photo: Contributed Photo / Western Connecticut State ...

PATCH Naugatuck This three-year project entails planting more than 2,000 native plants and restoring more than three-acres of habitat. DANBURY, ...

02/10/2020 Contact Information: David Deegan (deegan.dave@epa.gov) 617-918-1017 LENOX, Mass. – Following more than a year of mediated negotiations, the U.S ...

United States Environmental Protection Agency BOSTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that $1.5 million in competitive ...

TORRINGTON REGISTER WASHINGTON — The Housatonic Valley Association’s Annual Auction for our Environment is set for 2 p.m. on Nov ...

TOWN TIMES WASHINGTON — The Housatonic Valley Association’s annual Auction for Our Environment will take place from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, November 10 ...

NEW MILFORD SPECTRUM The Housatonic Valley Association will hold on Nov. 10 its annual auction to help fund HVA’s water ...

By Josh Landes    WAMC Northeast Report The Berkshire Athenaeum in Pittsfield, Massachusetts is holding a climate change preparedness forum ...

Berkshire Eagle Posted Friday, September 20, 2019 To the editor: Lee was even cleaner this year during this year's Founders ...

ALBANY – The State Department of Environmental Conservation has awarded $216,000 for two projects to help communities prepare for and ...

The Newtown Bee published some news from years gone by and this was one of the short articles. September 16, ...

HVA is one of 25 organizations achieving renewed accreditation Saratoga Springs, New York (August 6, 2019) – Summer is the ...

Berkshire Eagle The Berkshire Environmental Action Team, the Hoosic River Watershed Association and the Housatonic Valley Association have received a ...

The volunteers will be eliminating invasive plants from the 17 acres of open-space across from the Oxford Town Hall By ...

Jim Perkins, president of the Housatonic Valley Association Board of Directors in the early 1990s, died April 16 in Kent ...

By Robert Miller Torrington Register Citizen Zetterstrom and his team of volunteers — the Knotweed Network — have paddled the ...

Berkshire Eagle, June 18, 2019 An opening reception for The River Art Project 3 will be held from 6 to ...

Published in the Register Citizen CORNWALL — A new river access site is opening on the Housatonic River. In the ...

By Robert Miller When, in the late 18th century, the Industrial Revolution knocked, the state of Connecticut swung the door ...

The Housatonic Valley Association (HVA) is seeking applications for our River Steward of Tomorrow Watershed Conservation Internship position, available for ...

By Josh Landes • May 1, 2019 Tonight in Lenox, Massachusetts, state and federal officials will hold a public meeting ...

Housatonic Valley Association Location: Stockbridge, Massachusetts Job Type: Full-time Categories: Natural Resources/ Restoration / Project Management / When you apply ...

Posted Saturday, April 20, 2019 By Clarence Fanto, Eagle correspondent General Electric is ponying up $1.5 million for the fourth ...

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Narain Schroeder, left, and Dennis Regan reveal the new Housatonic River boat launch Thursday on Division Street in Great Barrington ...

By Gene Chague, The Berkshire Eagle Dennis Regan took the job of Berkshire Manager for the Housatonic Valley Association in ...

The EPA’s New England office — which serves six states and ten tribal nations — has been run by an acting administrator ...

It's not just bridges that have fallen into decay because of decades of deferred maintenance, VanDeusen said — it's also ...

News Times By Robert Miller, Sunday, April 7, 2019 Photos: Christian Abraham / Hearst Connecticut Media Who owns the rain? ...

www.nepr.net Some environmental groups say they're frustrated with the lack of progress on talks over the cleanup of the Housatonic ...

LENOX — Leaders of local environmental groups are prohibited from saying what's afoot in talks over how industrial toxins will ...

The land trust accreditation program recognizes land conservation organizations that meet national quality standards for protecting important natural places and ...

In a huge bipartisan victory for the local environment, the U.S. Senate has passed the Natural Resources Management Act, which ...

HVA has joined with the Town of New Milford and other area conservation organizations to urge Connecticut DEEP to enforce ...

$49k NYSDEC grant supports “Trees for Tribs” efforts in the Ten Mile River and Green River watersheds The Housatonic Valley ...

From Robert Miller, Danbury News Times: There’s a 202-acre collection of lands on Coltsfoot Mountain in Cornwall which the town’s ...

The interactive trail map created by HVA for the Northwest Hills Council of Governments has won a CT American Planning ...

HVA has replaced a crumbling culvert on Churchill Brook in Pittsfield with a new fish-friendly passage thanks to the support ...

HVA will develop a “learning zone” at trail site by Webatuck Creek. The Housatonic Valley Association (HVA) has been awarded ...

More than 100 students touch fish, meet bugs and build model watersheds while learning about river history, ecology and preservation ...

HVA and our Litchfield Hills Greenprint Collaborative recently wrapped up a contract with the Northwest Hills Council of Governments (NHCOG) ...

Mass. Environmental Trust Grant will fund continuing work on the Southwest Branch of the Housatonic HVA is thrilled to announce ...

The Housatonic Valley Association supports the request from multiple community leaders for rigorous baseline air and water quality monitoring before ...

Volunteering is a great way to get some exercise, meet new people who share your interests, and of course to ...

At a celebration event held on July 13 with Sen. Chris Murphy, the Housatonic Valley Association presented the Connecticut Department ...

Grant will support the construction and upkeep of boat launches at Harrybrooke Park and Erickson Road The Housatonic Valley Association ...

Why should YOU care about protecting public lands? On November 6th the citizens of Connecticut can vote “YES” on the ...

America's most important conservation and recreation program will expire in less than a year unless Congress acts. For 52 years, ...

On Friday, July 27thmore than 50 friends and supporters of the Housatonic Valley Association (HVA) gathered at the Stockbridge Train ...

Come join our Still River Watershed Connections team and hear firsthand how they: Sweated the humid days to remove Knotweed ...

From the News Times: About 50 yards back from the Still River is a 2,000-square-foot patch of Japanese barberry — ...

Read coverage of this effort in the News Times! HVA is checking out culverts in Washington and Roxbury to determine ...

Cornwall Consolidated School students got a new perspective on rivers and the water cycle in an afternoon of activities led ...

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Outdoor Classroom teaches map skills and fly casting, too. In celebration of Earth Day, Sharon Central School students (Grades 1-8) ...

Looking for a way to get "hands-on" with river protection? HVA Berkshires has lots of upcoming volunteer opportunities and your ...

The Emerald Ash Borer is an enemy to forests in half of the United States. First appearing in Canada and ...

One of the world's most invasive plants, Japanese knotweed was introduced to New England from Asia as an ornamental plant ...

HVA's Dennis Regan was cited in this great summary of the recent EPA rulings: It took the nation's top environmental ...

TriCorner News published the below editorial about the grant HVA received to develop a watershed management plan for the Ten ...

HVA's Tim Abbott was a featured speaker in Roxbury's grant program. Tim descibed the geology of the Roxbury area, the ...

Funds will protect local waters and lands, and support HVA education programs Cornwall Consolidated School (CCS) Principal Michael Croft and ...

Thanks to YOU, our friends and supporters, HVA's annual auction (held on December 3, 2017) was another huge success! We'd ...

A team of Danbury-area young environmentalists joined forces with volunteers to complete the landscaping and planting around a new canoe ...

Volunteers in the upper watershed have been busy this summer with an invasive plant removal project. The effort is made ...

Celebrating the official opening of the Young’s Field Riverfront Trail on June 17, the second phase of the New Milford ...

Artist Jim Schantz has organized an art exhibition for this summer to honor the Housatonic. The exhibit is located in the ...

“Fore the Rivers” Golf Tourney Supports HVA Environmental Efforts throughout the Housatonic Region SOUTHBURY, CT – June 12, 2017. Even ...