White River Partnership

04/30/2026

Thank you to Vermont Center for Ecostudies staff for helping cleanup the White River last week. This is the 3rd year VCE staff have done a White River cleanup. May 2nd is Green-Up day: If you are out greening up on Saturday, help us remove as much trash from the White River and White River Water Trail sites as possible. For more info about Green-Up the White, check out the link in our bio or visit https://whiteriverpartnership.org/green-up-the-white/

04/10/2026

Tree harvest time: Local, native trees, which we will be planting later this spring, have been coming out of the ground this week. It’s great to work with such awesome partners:

04/03/2026

Green Up the White on May 2!

To kick off the river recreation season, the WRP is coordinating a river cleanup event in conjunction with Green Up Day to remove as much trash from the White River and White River Water Trail access sites as possible.

Green Up the White on May 2! Posted: April 3, 2026 by wrp_admin We invite you to help us Green Up the White on Saturday, May 2, 2026! To kick off the river recreation season, the WRP is coordinating a river cleanup event in conjunction with Green Up Day to remove as much trash from the White River a...

03/04/2026

The 3rd annual Environmental Stewardship Mix & Mingle will be held on Thursday, March 12th from 5:30-7:30pm at the Bugbee Senior Center-
262 North Main St, White River Junction. The WRP will be tabling again this year and will have information about stewardship opportunities.

02/09/2026

Check out the latest accomplishments report from Watersheds United Vermont (WUV). This report highlights recent work done across the State by watershed groups, including the WRP.

01/15/2026

WRP staff and GUVTU volunteers delivered 2,200 brook trout eggs on Thursday, January 8 to 22 Upper Valley schools participating in the Trout in the Classroom (TIC) program. It was great to see so many excited students, teachers, and school staff.
Greater Upper Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited

01/02/2026

As the new year begins, we're reflecting on transitions: last year to this year; dark to light; old to new.

And although all of our work involves change - clearing trails; removing trash; planting trees - one type of clean water project stands out: removing a dam.

Below is a link that shares highlights of our 6th dam removal project since 2016, which we completed this fall. Removing the Farnham Brothers Dam in Tunbridge has changed the river forever - reconnecting 15 miles of the First Branch to free-flowing conditions.

We couldn't do this important work without YOU - THANK YOU for your support in 2025 and best wishes for the new year,
The WRP team

10/16/2025

This morning we met with VT Dam Safety for the Farnham Brothers Dam post-removal inspection. The site looks great, it was good to see a little more water in the river.

There is a lot of ledge at this location. It will be exciting to see what this section of the First Branch looks like in the coming years.

A huge thanks to all of our partners for their help and support for this project: Canonica Landworks, USFWS, Ripple Natural Resources, Watersheds United Vermont, VT DEC, Wolff Archaeological Services, Hand Wing Solutions, and a wonderful private landowner. 

09/24/2025

Farnham Bros Dam (Gay Mill) removal update: The hammering has stopped and the last of the concrete has been trucked off. Still a bit of work to do to work back out of the site, but the dam is gone.

09/19/2025

Farnham Brothers (Gay Mill) Dam Removal: A big chunk of the dam is now gone. After hauling out concrete yesterday, more hammering is on tap for today.

09/17/2025

Productive afternoon. Town road bank stabilization project in the background.