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New Milford to restore polluted stream through partnership

New Milford to restore polluted stream through partnership

January 8, 2021 / Uncategorized
The Litchfield County Times By Sandra Diamond Fox, Jan 8, 2021 NEW MILFORD — Through a community-wide effort, a polluted ...
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Ostrove honored as Candlewood Mountain 'champion'

Ostrove honored as Candlewood Mountain ‘champion’

January 2, 2021 / Uncategorized
The Greater New Milford Spectrum The Housatonic Valley Association, which serves the Greater New Milford area and beyond, recently announced ...
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Robert Miller: Connecting the forest dots to make a whole

Robert Miller: Connecting the forest dots to make a whole

November 29, 2020 / Uncategorized
By Robert Miller The Housatonic Valley Association hosted its annual Still River Day to teach Danbury middle and elementary school ...
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HVA receives capacity grant to help protect wildlife corridor

HVA receives capacity grant to help protect wildlife corridor

November 21, 2020 / Uncategorized
New Milford Spectrum The John T. and Jane A. Wiederhold Foundation has awarded Housatonic Valley Association (HVA) a $60,000 Habitat, ...
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HVA to hold virtual benefit auction Feb. 21

HVA to hold virtual benefit auction Feb. 21

November 21, 2020 / Uncategorized
NEW MILFORD SPECTRUM The Housatonic Valley Association announced its virtual benefit auction for the environment has been moved from Nov ...
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Lighter river use follows the storms

Lighter river use follows the storms

August 13, 2020 / Uncategorized
TriCorner News From the Lakeville Journal and the Millerton News August 12, 2020    By Patrick L. Sullivan There was less activity ...
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Concerns about river visitors and the fishing

Concerns about river visitors and the fishing

August 13, 2020 / Uncategorized
TriCorner News From Lakeville Journal and Millerton News August 6, 2020    By By Patrick L. Sullivan AMESVILLE — The weekend of ...
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Increasing crowds along river have area leaders mobilizing

Increasing crowds along river have area leaders mobilizing

August 13, 2020 / Uncategorized
Republican-American\ With increasing crowds converging at sites along the Housatonic River, area leaders and organizations are coming together to find ...
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Managing river access sites a long-term goal

Managing river access sites a long-term goal

August 13, 2020 / Uncategorized
Register Citizen   August 5, 2020 Area leaders and organizations are coming together to find a long-term plan for safe and ...
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Gustafson Farm in Watertown becomes part of Connecticut Farmland Trust

Gustafson Farm in Watertown becomes part of Connecticut Farmland Trust

August 13, 2020 / Uncategorized
Litchfield County Times By Joseph Montebello, Jun 26, 2020 WATERTOWN — There is a lot to preserve in the Litchfield ...
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50 Nonprofits Raise Funds for Covid-19 Expenses

50 Nonprofits Raise Funds for Covid-19 Expenses

August 13, 2020 / Uncategorized
From June 15 through July 31, more than 50 nonprofits are participating in Northwest Corner Gives (www.northwestcornergives.org), a crowdfunding giving platform, ...
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Digital map available for Warren cemetery

Digital map available for Warren cemetery

August 13, 2020 / Uncategorized
Spectrum/William Neary used a drone to make digital images of the Old Warren Center Cemetery as part of a digital ...
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How will the coronavirus pandemic impact CT waterways?

How will the coronavirus pandemic impact CT waterways?

May 14, 2020 / Uncategorized
CT Post Mike Jastremski, Watershed Conservation Director Photo: H John Voorhees III / Hearst Connecticut Media Mike Jastremski, water shed ...
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Funding keeps WestConn’s environmental outreach going

Funding keeps WestConn’s environmental outreach going

April 18, 2020 / Uncategorized
NEWS TIMES By Katrina Koerting Published 3:22 pm EDT, Tuesday, April 14, 2020 Photo: Contributed Photo / Western Connecticut State ...
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WCSU Receives Funding for Graduate Science Programs

WCSU Receives Funding for Graduate Science Programs

April 18, 2020 / Uncategorized
PATCH Naugatuck This three-year project entails planting more than 2,000 native plants and restoring more than three-acres of habitat. DANBURY, ...
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Landmark Agreement Will Ensure Faster and More Complete Cleanup of Housatonic River in Berkshire County

Landmark Agreement Will Ensure Faster and More Complete Cleanup of Housatonic River in Berkshire County

March 10, 2020 / Uncategorized
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 ...
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EPA Awards 2019 Environmental Justice Small Grant for Project in Danbury, Conn.

EPA Awards 2019 Environmental Justice Small Grant for Project in Danbury, Conn.

November 7, 2019 / Uncategorized
United States Environmental Protection Agency BOSTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that $1.5 million in competitive ...
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Housatonic Valley Association to hold annual auction

Housatonic Valley Association to hold annual auction

October 31, 2019 / Uncategorized
TORRINGTON REGISTER WASHINGTON — The Housatonic Valley Association’s Annual Auction for our Environment is set for 2 p.m. on Nov ...
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November 10 in Washington: Housatonic Valley Association Plans Fundraising Auction

November 10 in Washington: Housatonic Valley Association Plans Fundraising Auction

October 31, 2019 / Uncategorized
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 ...
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HVA auction set for Nov. 10

HVA auction set for Nov. 10

October 31, 2019 / Uncategorized
NEW MILFORD SPECTRUM The Housatonic Valley Association will hold on Nov. 10 its annual auction to help fund HVA’s water ...
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Berkshire Athenaeum Holds Climate Change Preparedness Forum

Berkshire Athenaeum Holds Climate Change Preparedness Forum

September 26, 2019 / Uncategorized
By Josh Landes    WAMC Northeast Report The Berkshire Athenaeum in Pittsfield, Massachusetts is holding a climate change preparedness forum ...
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Letter: Founders' Weekend marks a cleaner Lee

Letter: Founders’ Weekend marks a cleaner Lee

September 24, 2019 / Uncategorized
Berkshire Eagle Posted Friday, September 20, 2019 To the editor: Lee was even cleaner this year during this year's Founders ...
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DEC awards funds to reduce flooding and restore aquatic habitats in Hudson River Estuary

DEC awards funds to reduce flooding and restore aquatic habitats in Hudson River Estuary

September 3, 2019 / Uncategorized
ALBANY – The State Department of Environmental Conservation has awarded $216,000 for two projects to help communities prepare for and ...
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Way We Were, Week Ending August 30

Way We Were, Week Ending August 30

September 3, 2019 / Uncategorized
The Newtown Bee published some news from years gone by and this was one of the short articles. September 16, ...
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Explore the Outdoors with an Accredited Land Trust

Explore the Outdoors with an Accredited Land Trust

August 8, 2019 / Uncategorized
HVA is one of 25 organizations achieving renewed accreditation Saratoga Springs, New York (August 6, 2019) – Summer is the ...
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Environmental nonprofits receive project grant

Environmental nonprofits receive project grant

July 23, 2019 / Uncategorized
Berkshire Eagle The Berkshire Environmental Action Team, the Hoosic River Watershed Association and the Housatonic Valley Association have received a ...
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Oxford Main Street Project Volunteer Day

Oxford Main Street Project Volunteer Day

July 23, 2019 / Uncategorized
The volunteers will be eliminating invasive plants from the 17 acres of open-space across from the Oxford Town Hall By ...
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Extraordinary life: Jim Perkins was an idea man with ‘a special kind of luck’

Extraordinary life: Jim Perkins was an idea man with ‘a special kind of luck’

July 9, 2019 / Uncategorized
Jim Perkins, president of the Housatonic Valley Association Board of Directors in the early 1990s, died April 16 in Kent ...
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War of the Worlds: Imported insects battle invasive plants

War of the Worlds: Imported insects battle invasive plants

July 9, 2019 / Uncategorized
By Robert Miller Torrington Register Citizen Zetterstrom and his team of volunteers — the Knotweed Network — have paddled the ...
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Stockbridge: River Art Project 3 opening reception

Stockbridge: River Art Project 3 opening reception

June 18, 2019 / Uncategorized
Berkshire Eagle, June 18, 2019 An opening reception for The River Art Project 3 will be held from 6 to ...
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Housatonic River access site opening Saturday in Cornwall

Housatonic River access site opening Saturday in Cornwall

May 30, 2019 / Uncategorized
Published in the Register Citizen CORNWALL — A new river access site is opening on the Housatonic River. In the ...
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Opening up rivers, one dam at a time

Opening up rivers, one dam at a time

May 21, 2019 / Uncategorized
By Robert Miller When, in the late 18th century, the Industrial Revolution knocked, the state of Connecticut swung the door ...
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Berkshire River Steward position available

Berkshire River Steward position available

May 7, 2019 / Uncategorized
The Housatonic Valley Association (HVA) is seeking applications for our River Steward of Tomorrow Watershed Conservation Internship position, available for ...
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Meeting Will Explore Final GE Pollution Settlement Fund Allocations

Meeting Will Explore Final GE Pollution Settlement Fund Allocations

May 2, 2019 / Uncategorized
By Josh Landes • May 1, 2019 Tonight in Lenox, Massachusetts, state and federal officials will hold a public meeting ...
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Salamanders and fish

Berkshire Watershed Director

April 30, 2019 / Uncategorized
Housatonic Valley Association Location: Stockbridge, Massachusetts Job Type: Full-time Categories: Natural Resources/ Restoration / Project Management / When you apply ...
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GE pays last installment for natural resources restoration along Housatonic River

GE pays last installment for natural resources restoration along Housatonic River

April 30, 2019 / Uncategorized
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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Division of Ecologial Restoration Releases New Dam Removal Video

Division of Ecologial Restoration Releases New Dam Removal Video

April 30, 2019 / Uncategorized
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New Housatonic River launch in Great Barrington also sends message for river cleanup

New Housatonic River launch in Great Barrington also sends message for river cleanup

April 23, 2019 / Uncategorized
Narain Schroeder, left, and Dennis Regan reveal the new Housatonic River boat launch Thursday on Division Street in Great Barrington ...
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Gene Chague | Berkshire Woods and Waters: Regan retiring after 20 years with Housatonic Valley Association

Gene Chague | Berkshire Woods and Waters: Regan retiring after 20 years with Housatonic Valley Association

April 18, 2019 / Uncategorized
By Gene Chague, The Berkshire Eagle Dennis Regan took the job of Berkshire Manager for the Housatonic Valley Association in ...
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New England EPA Still Without Permanent Director

New England EPA Still Without Permanent Director

April 18, 2019 / Uncategorized
The EPA’s New England office — which serves six states and ten tribal nations — has been run by an acting administrator ...
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Cottage Street bridge fix could be years away

Cottage Street bridge fix could be years away

April 9, 2019 / Uncategorized
It's not just bridges that have fallen into decay because of decades of deferred maintenance, VanDeusen said — it's also ...
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Robert Miller: The state water plan should be adopted

Robert Miller: The state water plan should be adopted

April 9, 2019 / Uncategorized
News Times By Robert Miller, Sunday, April 7, 2019 Photos: Christian Abraham / Hearst Connecticut Media Who owns the rain? ...
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Some Housatonic River Mediation Participants Are Critical Of The Process

Some Housatonic River Mediation Participants Are Critical Of The Process

April 2, 2019 / Uncategorized
www.nepr.net Some environmental groups say they're frustrated with the lack of progress on talks over the cleanup of the Housatonic ...
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Groups assail value of Housatonic cleanup mediation

Groups assail value of Housatonic cleanup mediation

April 2, 2019 / Uncategorized
LENOX — Leaders of local environmental groups are prohibited from saying what's afoot in talks over how industrial toxins will ...
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Housatonic Valley Association Readies for Accreditation Renewal

Housatonic Valley Association Readies for Accreditation Renewal

February 26, 2019 / Uncategorized
The land trust accreditation program recognizes land conservation organizations that meet national quality standards for protecting important natural places and ...
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Senate votes 92-8 to reauthorize Land & Water Conservation Fund

Senate votes 92-8 to reauthorize Land & Water Conservation Fund

February 14, 2019 / Uncategorized
In a huge bipartisan victory for the local environment, the U.S. Senate has passed the Natural Resources Management Act, which ...
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HVA joins Town of New Milford in demanding stricter permit for Candlewood Solar project

HVA joins Town of New Milford in demanding stricter permit for Candlewood Solar project

January 19, 2019 / Uncategorized
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 3,000 trees and shrubs along local waterways

HVA receives grant to plant over 3,000 trees and shrubs along local waterways

January 7, 2019 / Uncategorized
$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

Funds for conservation and wildlife threatened

January 7, 2019 / Uncategorized
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

Northwest Hills Interactive Trails app wins Regional Planning Award

December 14, 2018 / Uncategorized
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

New culvert on Churchill Brook helps fish and reduces flood risks

November 15, 2018 / Uncategorized
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 awarded $49k contract from Harlem Valley Rail Trail Association

October 11, 2018 / Uncategorized
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

Danbury students fully immersed in nature for annual Still River Day

October 2, 2018 / Uncategorized
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!

Explore the Northwest Corner of Connecticut with this new interactive trails map/app!

October 2, 2018 / Uncategorized
HVA and our Litchfield Hills Greenprint Collaborative recently wrapped up a contract with the Northwest Hills Council of Governments (NHCOG) ...
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HVA awarded over $13k from Mass. Environmental Trust

HVA awarded over $13k from Mass. Environmental Trust

September 5, 2018 / Uncategorized
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

HVA Issues Statement on Cricket Valley Energy

August 30, 2018 / Uncategorized
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!

Fall 2018 Volunteer Opportunities!

August 15, 2018 / Uncategorized
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

HVA provides $250,000 to state to protect land in Norfolk

August 15, 2018 / Uncategorized
At a celebration event held on July 13 with Sen. Chris Murphy, the Housatonic Valley Association presented the Connecticut Department ...
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HVA Receives $2500 from Big Y World Class Markets for New Milford Boat Launches

HVA Receives $2500 from Big Y World Class Markets for New Milford Boat Launches

August 10, 2018 / Uncategorized
Grant will support the construction and upkeep of boat launches at Harrybrooke Park and Erickson Road The Housatonic Valley Association ...
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Vote "YES" to protect Connecticut public lands on November 6

Vote “YES” to protect Connecticut public lands on November 6

August 9, 2018 / Uncategorized
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!

Act now to save the Land & Water Conservation Fund!

August 8, 2018 / Uncategorized
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!

Land trusts celebrate success!

August 3, 2018 / Uncategorized
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

August 10th: Student Stories from Still River Watershed Connections

August 1, 2018 / Uncategorized
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

Danbury Teens Help Out on Still River in New Milford

July 25, 2018 / Uncategorized
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

Looking for safe passage for fish and wildlife

July 10, 2018 / Uncategorized
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

Kids Transformed into Water Droplets to Explore a Local Stream

May 31, 2018 / Uncategorized
Cornwall Consolidated School students got a new perspective on rivers and the water cycle in an afternoon of activities led ...
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Video: Meet our River Stewards of Tomorrow!

Video: Meet our River Stewards of Tomorrow!

May 30, 2018 / Uncategorized
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100+ Students and Volunteers Help Restore Salmon Creek

100+ Students and Volunteers Help Restore Salmon Creek

May 2, 2018 / Uncategorized
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!

2018 Volunteer Opportunities Announced for Berkshires Region!

March 28, 2018 / Uncategorized
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

Know your invasives: Emerald Ash Borer

February 27, 2018 / Uncategorized
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

Know your invasives: Japanese Knotweed

February 26, 2018 / Uncategorized
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

Feds’ rule upholds Housatonic’s cleanup

February 9, 2018 / Uncategorized
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

Healthy waterways make for healthy citizens

January 31, 2018 / Uncategorized
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'

Grant to fund Roxbury community program, ‘A Town Wants to Know’

January 31, 2018 / Uncategorized
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

Cornwall Consolidated School Walk-A-Thon Raises $1,814 for HVA

January 8, 2018 / Uncategorized
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

HVA Auction for the Environment raises $160k

January 8, 2018 / Uncategorized
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

New canoe & kayak launch on the Still River

October 24, 2017 / Uncategorized
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 Remove Invasives in the Berkshires

June 28, 2017 / Uncategorized
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

HVA Recognizes New Milford River Trail Association

June 18, 2017 / Uncategorized
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

“River Art Project” benefits HVA & Riverkeeper

June 14, 2017 / Uncategorized
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!"

Thanks, Golfers “Fore the Rivers!”

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