Connecticut River Conservancy

Connecticut River Conservancy Connecticut River Conservancy works in NH, VT, MA & CT to protect our rivers from source to sea.

08/28/2026

The Connecticut River watershed’s largest cleanup of the year is just a few weeks away! With over 100 local events in VT, NH, MA, and CT 🙌💧♻️🧤

Go to sourcetoseacleanup.org to sign up today.

We’ll provide materials and resources, and you’ll bring the people-power for cleaner, healthier rivers.

CRC is happy to participate in the 2nd annual Watershed Week, organized by the Connecticut River Watershed Partnership, ...
08/27/2026

CRC is happy to participate in the 2nd annual Watershed Week, organized by the Connecticut River Watershed Partnership, with participation from many regional organizations, nonprofits, museums, schools, and other groups.

It's a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the Connecticut River watershed as a whole while being able to connect with groups close to home.

More information available here: https://ctriverwatershed.org/watershed-week

One River - Four States - Countless Connections

Join us to celebrate CRWP’s second annual Watershed Week from September 18th to 27th!

Watershed Week is a week-long celebration of the Connecticut River watershed culminating on World Rivers Day, to be held September 18th to the 27th, 2026. It is an opportunity for everyone in the Connecticut River watershed, from the headwaters to the mouth at Long Island Sound, to experience a sense of connection with their environment and local communities. The watershed-wide celebration will include a range of activities from diverse groups, including river cleanups, a BioBlitz, recreational paddles, museum highlights, and more.

Whether you are organizing your own Watershed Week event or simply want to support this uniquely local initiative to recognize the watershed that unites us, the following are specific ways your organization can participate.

To host an event, register here - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfJ8sJyzwQwBr2aCH1kQhC1f1mn1gl-3sPacLaFBkdmoC4Baw/viewform?usp=header

Upcoming event in Greenfield, MA 🐢Discover the hidden world of the wood turtle, a rare and charismatic reptile. Just loo...
08/26/2026

Upcoming event in Greenfield, MA 🐢

Discover the hidden world of the wood turtle, a rare and charismatic reptile. Just look at that face!

This presentation by the Connecticut River Conservancy and The Orianne Society will explore the species' ecology, threats to survival, remarkable intelligence, and ability to traverse landscapes. We will also highlight the urgent need for conservation. Details at the link below.

Discover the hidden world of the wood turtle, a rare and charismatic reptile found in Massachusetts forests and rivers. This free presentation by the Connecticut River Conservancy and Orianne Society will explore the species' ecology, threats to survival, remarkable intelligence, and ability to trav...

08/25/2026

101 buckets of water chestnut removed from Lake Warner in Hadley, MA, a new record!! 🏆🌿😃

And yet, there will be more next year. Thanks to the volunteers who show up with enthusiasm, and local organizations like Friends of Lake Warner & The Mill River who protect water resources for all to enjoy.

Learn more about water chestnut here: https://www.ctriver.org/water-chestnut

Great work by the Town of Plainfield, NH and Hypertherm Associates cleaning up the Connecticut River as part of the Sour...
08/24/2026

Great work by the Town of Plainfield, NH and Hypertherm Associates cleaning up the Connecticut River as part of the Source to Sea Cleanup. They removed 44 tires and about 3,000lbs. of trash!

Want to join a cleanup near you? Find a group or start a group at https://sourcetoseacleanup.org/ 🧤♻️💧

🎣 Angling & Donuts is BACK! 🍩 Join us at the river in NH & VT this fall for two FREE family-friendly mornings of fishing...
08/20/2026

🎣 Angling & Donuts is BACK! 🍩

Join us at the river in NH & VT this fall for two FREE family-friendly mornings of fishing, donuts, and great company!

📍 Vermont: Hoyts Landing, Springfield, VT - 9/27
Try fly or reel fishing on the Black River. Learn about fish and rivers. Get the insider scoops from the Connecticut River Valley Chapter Trout Unlimited and CRC crew. Register here: https://www.ctriver.org/event-details/angling-and-donuts-hoyts-landing

📍 New Hampshire: Mascoma River, Lebanon, NH - 10/3
Learn the basics of fly fishing. Tie flies. Eat donuts. Explore stream ecology. Learn with and about Greater Upper Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited, CRC, and the Lebanon Conservation Commission. Register here: https://www.ctriver.org/event-details/angling-and-donuts-nh-lebanon-mascoma

* Fishing poles provided (or bring your own!)
* Donuts & coffee
* All ages welcome
* FREE to attend; registration is requested so we have enough donuts & gear!

If water chestnut had a favorite hashtag, what would it be? 🤔🌿            😂Such an aquatic diva! Join us for the LAST TW...
08/19/2026

If water chestnut had a favorite hashtag, what would it be? 🤔🌿

😂

Such an aquatic diva! Join us for the LAST TWO water chestnut removal events of the season that have a few spots open for volunteers to support with this invasive species management. Both events are in Glastonbury, CT. This Friday the 21st and next Saturday the 29th .

RSVP at https://ctriver.vomo.org/initiative/water-chestnut

Paddle with a purpose — help us remove the invasive water chestnut from our waterways!Water chestnut is a harmful aquatic, invasive species, which is known to take over stretches of water. When left unchecked, water chestnut has the potential to decimate ecosystems and eliminate recreation...

Another full moon will be here soon: August's sturgeon moon! 🌕😯If you're near Somers, CT, you can join a full moon paddl...
08/19/2026

Another full moon will be here soon: August's sturgeon moon! 🌕😯

If you're near Somers, CT, you can join a full moon paddle sponsored by the Scantic River Watershed Association. Sturgeon are more likely to swim along the substrate of a river so you probably won't see one, but you can still gaze upon the moon above and imagine the ancient creatures below as you glide on the river with fellow nature enthusiasts.

Details here: https://www.ctriver.org/event-details/full-moon-paddle-scantic

Another river restoration update!💧CRC's Director of Programs, Ron Rhodes, is at the Nulhegan Division of the Silvio O. C...
08/17/2026

Another river restoration update!💧

CRC's Director of Programs, Ron Rhodes, is at the Nulhegan Division of the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge in Northern Vermont (as in almost-Canada north). CRC and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will be here for two weeks replacing two old undersized and perched culverts with larger ones for fish and aquatic organism passage, as well as flood resiliency.

This division is full of biodiversity and we want to keep it that way! Refuge lands consist of more than 26,600 acres of conifer and deciduous forest interspersed with forested wetlands, peatlands and shrub swamps, and contain three of the four tributaries of the Nulhegan River.

Learn more about the Nulhegan division here: https://www.fws.gov/refuge/silvio-o-conte/visit-us/locations/nulhegan-basin-division

Learn more about river restoration here:
https://www.ctriver.org/restoration

08/17/2026

In this video, Connecticut River Conservancy along with Canonica Landworks go over the step-by-step process of a recent biostabilization project in Walpole, NH.

Due to the flash flood nature of the Cold River, the bank has degraded over many years. This project is supported by funding from Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to help farmers, forest landowners, and rural communities conserve natural resources.

For more information about our restoration program, go to www.ctriver.org/restoration.

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