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- Category: News
- 2026/08/31 - Support HVA at Big Y in Torrington this September!
- 2026/08/17 - HVA-Facilitated Berkshire Clean, Cold & Connected Partnership Awarded Over $225,000 in Funding
- 2026/08/07 - Environmental Education Program for Teens Celebrates 10 Years in Danbury
- 2026/07/16 - Revisiting Woldemar Neufeld’s “Bridges Across the Housatonic” Bicentennial Art, 50 Years Later
- 2026/07/16 - HVA Makes Critical Culvert Replacement Projects Possible for Three Berkshire Towns
- 2026/06/22 - HVA Receives Grant for Green River Restoration Projects and Youth Education
- 2026/05/06 - HVA’s 2025 Year in Review is Here
- 2026/02/27 - Support HVA at Big Y in Torrington this March!
- 2026/01/23 - New Canoe Take-out for the Housatonic River in South Lee
- 2026/01/16 - 2025 Konkapot River Restoration Project
- 2025/12/23 - Housatonic Valley Association Presents Awards to Local Environmental Heroes
- 2025/12/23 - HVA’s 2025 Auction for the Environment
- 2025/12/03 - Press Release: HVA and Follow the Forest Receive $30,000 to Protect Critical Wildlife Habitat
- 2025/11/05 - At HVA’s Auction for the Environment, Every Winning Bid Supports a Greener Tomorrow
- 2025/10/14 - Highlights from the 2025 Celebrate Our Watershed Event Series with HVA and Friends
- 2025/10/14 - Press Release: Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards Over $700K to Support Regional Restoration Partnerships
- 2025/07/14 - HVA Selects Timothy B. Abbott as Its Next Executive Director
- 2025/06/25 - Press Release: Massachusetts Municipal, Regional Planning, Watershed, and Conservation Organizations Support “Mass Ready Act” Climate Resilience Funding
- 2025/05/19 - Housatonic Valley Association Accepted into International Conservation Impact Accelerator Program
- 2025/04/25 - Housatonic Valley Association Receives Prestigious Land Trust Accreditation Renewal
- 2025/04/07 - Celebrate our Watershed with HVA is Back!
- 2025/03/11 - Housatonic Valley Association Events – March 2025
- 2025/01/31 - Housatonic Valley Association’s Berkshires Clean, Cold & Connected Partnership Awarded $35,000 by Massachusetts Division of Ecological Restoration
- 2025/01/03 - Housatonic Valley Association Presents Inaugural Follow the Forest Awards to Local Conservation Heroes
- 2024/12/04 - You’re Invited to HVA’s Annual Meeting & Holiday Party on December 13, 2024
- 2024/11/16 - HVA’s Auction for the Environment Features Luxurious Stays and Local Experiences
- 2024/10/10 - HVA helps protect 1,364 acres of watershed in the Town of Winchester
- 2024/09/25 - Housatonic Valley Association Events – October 2024
- 2024/09/11 - News Feature: HVA at the Wild and Scenic River Celebration from the Republican-American
- 2024/09/11 - Mass.gov Press Release: HVA Awarded $248,000 for Berkshires Clean, Cold & Connected
- 2024/08/23 - News Feature: CT Flooding in The Boston Globe
- 2024/08/15 - Housatonic Valley Association Receives Nearly $100,000 to Further Youth Environmental Career Programs
- 2024/08/08 - Announcement: Twin Lakes Watershed Management Plan Public Information Session to be Held on Zoom
- 2024/08/08 - Housatonic Valley Association Hosts Trainee River Restoration Presentations on August 15: Open to All
- 2024/07/09 - Foundation for Community Health Supports Collaboration Between HVA and the Litchfield County Center for Housing Opportunity
- 2024/07/08 - News Mention: BCCC in The Boston Globe
- 2024/07/01 - News Feature: Robert Miller for Hearst Media, Highlands Conservation Act
- 2024/06/11 - Housatonic Valley Association and Partners Unveil Rain Gardens in Dover Plains
- 2024/06/03 - Press Release: “FirstLight Announces Recipients for 2024 FirstLight Sustains Grant Program”
- 2024/05/29 - Press Release: DEEP Announces Recipients of Fourth Annual Round of Grants for Aquatic Invasive Species Control
- 2024/05/28 - Press Release: Restore America’s Estuaries Announces Long Island Sound Community Impact Fund Subawardees
- 2024/04/23 - News Mention: “Lauren R. Stevens: A walk and a hike along the Old Mill Trail” from The Berkshire Eagle
- 2024/04/23 - “Editorial: Nominate Greenwich…” 2024 Aquarion Environmental Champion Awards Feature from the Greenwich Sentinel
- 2024/04/04 - News Feature: “Furnace and Fish” from the Cornwall Chronicle
- 2024/03/28 - News Feature: “Housatonic Valley Association Installs Rain Gardens in Dover” from Main Street Magazine
- 2024/03/20 - News Mention: “After Cooper Hill Farm purchase in Sheffield, conservation groups will preserve about 1,100 acres in Sheffield and Connecticut” from The Berkshire Eagle
- 2024/01/24 - Pootatuck River Watershed Management Plan Public Hearing To Be Conducted At Municipal Center
- 2024/01/24 - News Feature: “Housatonic Valley Association earns $20K for program connecting Danbury-area youth to Still River” from CT Insider
- 2024/01/11 - News Feature: “Housatonic Valley Association Awarded Grant” from iBerkshires.com
- 2024/01/04 - Press Release: HVA gets support for youth Watershed Connections Program in the Housatonic Valley
- 2023/12/18 - News Feature: “Housatonic Valley Association gains $200K state grant to combat climate change impacts” from The Berkshire Eagle
- 2023/11/29 - Press Release: “Viridi Expands Sustainability Efforts with Industry Leader Evan van Hook”
- 2023/11/29 - News Feature: “With more and heavier rain, more inland flooding in CT” from Hartford Business
- 2023/11/15 - News Feature: “Morris, Conn.: Auction to benefit Housatonic Valley Association” from The Berkshire Eagle
- 2023/10/23 - News Mention: “Out There: Following the Forest” from The Highlands Current
- 2023/10/01 - News Mention: “Mayor Tyer Recognizes BEAT for International Award” from iBerkshires.com
- 2023/09/26 - Press Release: FirstLight Power Announces Recipients for Inaugural FirstLight Sustains Grant Program
- 2023/06/28 - The Place Beyond the Mountains
- 2023/05/26 - News Mention: “Conservation, collaboration and destiny formed at a young age” from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- 2023/05/22 - ‘Follow the Forest!’ presentation, Warren Public Library from CT Insider
- 2023/05/11 - Registration Open for HVA’s Celebrate Our Watershed Event from TownTimesNews.com
- 2023/05/08 - News Mention: “State Grant Supports Water Quality Monitoring in Central MA” from This Week in Worcester
- 2023/04/20 - News Feature: “Spring marks the return of our region’s wildlife, including amphibians” from WSHU
- 2023/03/06 - News Mention: “Don’t let the rainfall just flow away. Rain gardens stop erosion, refill the ground” from CT Insider
- 2023/02/17 - News Feature: “41 miles of the Housatonic River in Connecticut designated ‘Wild & Scenic'” from WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- 2023/02/04 - News Mention: “Housatonic River Receives Wild and Scenic Designation” from iBerkshires.com
- 2023/01/15 - Release: “Housatonic Valley Association honors environmental champions”
- 2022/11/12 - HVA’s annual auction set for Nov. 20
- 2022/11/12 - Morris, Conn.: Housatonic Valley Association sets gala auction
- 2022/10/12 - Downstream from here
- 2022/08/17 - MVP Grant Funds Flood Resiliency in Berkshire County
- 2022/08/15 - Great Barrington Road-Stream Management Plan Available
- 2022/08/02 - Housatonic Valley Association receives national and regional honors
- 2022/07/16 - Several Berkshires projects win state grants to contend with our changing climate
- 2022/06/21 - HVA receives award from National Garden Clubs
- 2022/06/15 - How to explore 2,000 square miles of Housatonic River watershed this month
- 2022/06/13 - Explore anywhere! It’s time to get outside and support the Housatonic River Watershed with Explore-a-thon
- 2022/06/11 - Aquarion honors 2022 Environmental Champions
- 2022/05/23 - Housatonic Valley Association launches environmental health event
- 2022/05/09 - Winsted sets town meeting on Crystal Lake conservation easements
- 2022/04/23 - Grant Supports Ecological Restoration and Climate Resilience in the Berkshires
- 2022/04/23 - Baker-Polito Administration Awards $150,000 in Grants to Help Local Watershed Coalitions Monitor Water Quality
- 2022/03/28 - ‘Long push’ for Wild and Scenic status resurfaces with Congressional clout
- 2022/02/24 - Housatonic Valley Association looking to make river access more equitable
- 2022/02/16 - Short film helps explain conservation initiative
- 2022/02/09 - Grant supports equitable access to the Housatonic River in Northwest Connecticut
- 2022/02/02 - Stockbridge: ‘Follow the Forest’ short film released
- 2022/01/26 - Follow the Forest: A Conservation Initiative Uniting Partners Across the Northeast
- 2021/12/29 - NW CT Community Foundation announces grant recipients
- 2021/12/25 - What made 2021’s weather unique and why we’ll likely see more big storms
- 2021/12/23 - Housatonic Valley Association gets state grant for ecological restoration in Hoosic, Housatonic, Farmington River watersheds
- 2021/12/17 - Grants to improve water quality go toward Danbury area projects
- 2021/12/15 - State asks Winsted for conservation easements for Crystal Lake properties
- 2021/12/13 - Housatonic Valley Association Receives Grants to Improve Long Island Sound
- 2021/12/10 - Housatonic Valley Association Honors Watershed Champions
- 2021/12/05 - The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will please outdoor recreational enthusiasts
- 2021/11/25 - A regional approach to climate resilience
- 2021/11/22 - Studying the strengths, vulnerabilities of CT’s forests
- 2021/10/22 - A Land Conservation Success Story
- 2021/07/02 - Letter: River cleanup was great — and it shouldn’t be necessary
- 2021/06/26 - U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy to hold Highlands roundtable June 28
- 2021/05/11 - Nonprofits receive spring foundation grants
- Category: Uncategorized
- 2021/05/07 - CT DEEP announces grants to fight aquatic invasive species
- 2021/05/07 - State grant money will go toward combatting invasive species in Candlewood Lake and other CT waters
- 2021/04/24 - Maloney Announces Highlands Conservation Act Reauthorization
- 2021/04/24 - Volunteers help clean up Great Brook stream in New Milford
- 2021/02/18 - Housatonic Valley Association’s virtual auction is Feb. 21
- 2021/02/04 - Five Highland projects closed in 2020 in Connecticut
- 2021/01/08 - New Milford to restore polluted stream through partnership
- 2021/01/02 - Ostrove honored as Candlewood Mountain ‘champion’
- 2020/11/29 - Robert Miller: Connecting the forest dots to make a whole
- 2020/11/21 - HVA receives capacity grant to help protect wildlife corridor
- 2020/11/21 - HVA to hold virtual benefit auction Feb. 21
- 2020/08/13 - Lighter river use follows the storms
- 2020/08/13 - Concerns about river visitors and the fishing
- 2020/08/13 - Increasing crowds along river have area leaders mobilizing
- 2020/08/13 - Managing river access sites a long-term goal
- 2020/08/13 - Gustafson Farm in Watertown becomes part of Connecticut Farmland Trust
- 2020/08/13 - 50 Nonprofits Raise Funds for Covid-19 Expenses
- 2020/08/13 - Digital map available for Warren cemetery
- 2020/05/14 - How will the coronavirus pandemic impact CT waterways?
- 2020/04/18 - Funding keeps WestConn’s environmental outreach going
- 2020/04/18 - WCSU Receives Funding for Graduate Science Programs
- 2020/03/10 - Landmark Agreement Will Ensure Faster and More Complete Cleanup of Housatonic River in Berkshire County
- 2019/11/07 - EPA Awards 2019 Environmental Justice Small Grant for Project in Danbury, Conn.
- 2019/10/31 - Housatonic Valley Association to hold annual auction
- 2019/10/31 - November 10 in Washington: Housatonic Valley Association Plans Fundraising Auction
- 2019/10/31 - HVA auction set for Nov. 10
- 2019/09/26 - Berkshire Athenaeum Holds Climate Change Preparedness Forum
- 2019/09/24 - Letter: Founders’ Weekend marks a cleaner Lee
- 2019/09/03 - DEC awards funds to reduce flooding and restore aquatic habitats in Hudson River Estuary
- 2019/09/03 - Way We Were, Week Ending August 30
- 2019/08/08 - Explore the Outdoors with an Accredited Land Trust
- 2019/07/23 - Environmental nonprofits receive project grant
- 2019/07/23 - Oxford Main Street Project Volunteer Day
- 2019/07/09 - Extraordinary life: Jim Perkins was an idea man with ‘a special kind of luck’
- 2019/07/09 - War of the Worlds: Imported insects battle invasive plants
- 2019/06/18 - Stockbridge: River Art Project 3 opening reception
- 2019/05/30 - Housatonic River access site opening Saturday in Cornwall
- 2019/05/21 - Opening up rivers, one dam at a time
- 2019/05/07 - Berkshire River Steward position available
- 2019/05/02 - Meeting Will Explore Final GE Pollution Settlement Fund Allocations
- 2019/04/30 - Berkshire Watershed Director
- 2019/04/30 - GE pays last installment for natural resources restoration along Housatonic River
- 2019/04/30 - Division of Ecologial Restoration Releases New Dam Removal Video
- 2019/04/23 - New Housatonic River launch in Great Barrington also sends message for river cleanup
- 2019/04/18 - Gene Chague | Berkshire Woods and Waters: Regan retiring after 20 years with Housatonic Valley Association
- 2019/04/18 - New England EPA Still Without Permanent Director
- 2019/04/09 - Cottage Street bridge fix could be years away
- 2019/04/09 - Robert Miller: The state water plan should be adopted
- 2019/04/02 - Some Housatonic River Mediation Participants Are Critical Of The Process
- 2019/04/02 - Groups assail value of Housatonic cleanup mediation
- 2019/02/26 - Housatonic Valley Association Readies for Accreditation Renewal
- 2019/02/14 - Senate votes 92-8 to reauthorize Land & Water Conservation Fund
- 2019/01/19 - HVA joins Town of New Milford in demanding stricter permit for Candlewood Solar project
- 2019/01/07 - HVA receives grant to plant over 3,000 trees and shrubs along local waterways
- 2019/01/07 - Funds for conservation and wildlife threatened
- 2018/12/14 - Northwest Hills Interactive Trails app wins Regional Planning Award
- 2018/11/15 - New culvert on Churchill Brook helps fish and reduces flood risks
- 2018/10/11 - HVA awarded $49k contract from Harlem Valley Rail Trail Association
- 2018/10/02 - Danbury students fully immersed in nature for annual Still River Day
- 2018/10/02 - Explore the Northwest Corner of Connecticut with this new interactive trails map/app!
- 2018/09/05 - HVA awarded over $13k from Mass. Environmental Trust
- 2018/08/30 - HVA Issues Statement on Cricket Valley Energy
- 2018/08/15 - Fall 2018 Volunteer Opportunities!
- 2018/08/15 - HVA provides $250,000 to state to protect land in Norfolk
- 2018/08/10 - HVA Receives $2500 from Big Y World Class Markets for New Milford Boat Launches
- 2018/08/09 - Vote “YES” to protect Connecticut public lands on November 6
- 2018/08/08 - Act now to save the Land & Water Conservation Fund!
- 2018/08/03 - Land trusts celebrate success!
- 2018/08/01 - August 10th: Student Stories from Still River Watershed Connections
- 2018/07/25 - Danbury Teens Help Out on Still River in New Milford
- 2018/07/10 - Looking for safe passage for fish and wildlife
- 2018/05/31 - Kids Transformed into Water Droplets to Explore a Local Stream
- 2018/05/30 - Video: Meet our River Stewards of Tomorrow!
- 2018/05/02 - 100+ Students and Volunteers Help Restore Salmon Creek
- 2018/03/28 - 2018 Volunteer Opportunities Announced for Berkshires Region!
- 2018/02/27 - Know your invasives: Emerald Ash Borer
- 2018/02/26 - Know your invasives: Japanese Knotweed
- 2018/02/09 - Feds’ rule upholds Housatonic’s cleanup
- 2018/01/31 - Healthy waterways make for healthy citizens
- 2018/01/31 - Grant to fund Roxbury community program, ‘A Town Wants to Know’
- 2018/01/08 - Cornwall Consolidated School Walk-A-Thon Raises $1,814 for HVA
- 2018/01/08 - HVA Auction for the Environment raises $160k
- 2017/10/24 - New canoe & kayak launch on the Still River
- 2017/06/28 - Volunteers Remove Invasives in the Berkshires
- 2017/06/18 - HVA Recognizes New Milford River Trail Association
- 2017/06/14 - “River Art Project” benefits HVA & Riverkeeper
- 2017/06/12 - Thanks, Golfers “Fore the Rivers!”
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