Rivers Alliance of Connecticut

06/11/2026

Did you know that CT has more than 4,000 dams? Did you know that removing obsolete dams can improve water quality, restore fish passage, reduce flooding risks, and strengthen watershed resilience?

Join the Connecticut Water Planning Council on Friday, June 12, from 12:00–1:00 PM for the third webinar in the Realizing Resilient Watersheds series: "Restoring the Flow: Dam Removal in Connecticut."

Register here: https://ctdeep.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_sOue2WF-Tc2vlXgR1TAnww #/registration

04/22/2026

Give Local ends at 7 pm today! Water doesn't protect itself. People do. People like you! A gift through give local goes farther in protecting the waters you love through bonus funds we earn for each gift! Less than 3 hours left to meet our goal. Help us across the finish line. Every gift counts.

https://www.givelocalccf.org/organizations/rivers-alliance-of-connecticut

04/22/2026

From 10 AM to 12 PM, your support goes twice as far. During our Match Dollars at Work for Water window, every gift will be matched dollar-for-dollar — up to $1,500 — helping protect water in real ways across Connecticut.

https://www.givelocalccf.org/organizations/rivers-alliance-of-connecticut

04/22/2026

Today is Earth Day — a moment to pause and think about the natural resources we depend on every day. If you’re looking for a simple way to do something positive for the environment, this is it. Give to protect the water you love. And each gift during gift local goes further because the Connecticut Community Foundation helps to amplify your gift with bonus funds for each gift. Big and small.

https://www.givelocalccf.org/organizations/rivers-alliance-of-connecticut

04/21/2026

“Eighty percent of success is showing up.”

For Rivers Alliance, that means being in the room. Sometimes that means showing up to talk about sewage. Sometimes it means waiting hours at the Capitol to speak out against a really bad idea.

Because when decisions are made, it matters who is there and what they bring to the table. Your support helps ensure that water has a strong, informed voice when it counts.

A gift to Rivers Alliance during Give Local amplifies your gift through bonus funds from the Connecticut Community Foundation. Please consider a gift today.

https://www.givelocalccf.org/organizations/rivers-alliance-of-connecticut

04/21/2026

Right now, you have the chance to help protect the water you rely on. In real, meaningful ways. This year, we’re working toward a goal of $15,000 during Give Local. It’s built one gift at a time. Every gift, no matter the size, helps move us closer and drives the work happening right now across Connecticut.

And during Give Local, every donation also helps generate additional bonus funds, increasing the impact you have. I hope you will consider a gift today and thank you for being someone who protects water.

https://www.givelocalccf.org/organizations/rivers-alliance-of-connecticut

03/24/2026

Wow! What a great shout out from the Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame!

💧On World Water Day, we’re highlighting the women leading the fight to protect clean, safe water in Connecticut. From Margaret Miner, who helped advance landmark protections through her leadership at Rivers Alliance of Connecticut, to Alicea Charamut, a scientist‑turned‑advocate now steering the organization and advising on statewide water policy, women are at the forefront of defending our rivers, wetlands, and drinking‑water sources. At Rivers Alliance Connecticut, that work includes pushing for strong streamflow standards, fighting pollution and toxic contaminants like PFAS, and supporting local groups working to protect waters in their own communities. Water is never just an environmental issue, worldwide; it’s a gender, class, and race issue, and women leaders are working to ensure that where water flows, equity grows.
cwhf.org

09/09/2025

Don't miss the last two webinars in the Extreme Weather and our Watersheds Series. Register today!

https://portal.ct.gov/water/wpc-groups-and-committees/state-water-plan-outreach-and-education-workgroup

07/17/2025

Really fascinating! Also a good reminder of how sediment transfer is an essential function of river ecology.

Why do some rivers split? UCSB scientists found the answer—and it could change how we restore and manage waterways.

07/09/2025

Rivers are powerful. Most of the time we think of their power in positive ways - they inspire, they provide, they draw us to their banks. They can also be powerful in devastating ways. Our thoughts are with those impacted by the flooding in Texas.

Thank you to the Connecticut Community Foundation for providing a pathway for folks to give to the recovery efforts.

https://www.communityfoundation.net/?fbclid=IwY2xjawLaoTFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHppyfCDtD9o_DhNlR-9OE5BhwQcivNmqscBSlz1gyB5se2V4waFMWjjeTEeX_aem_GEyeeVjHu7zHNK2MlR2XNA