Connecticut River Conservancy

09/03/2026

30 years of cleaning rivers! 🎉

Check out the Brattleboro Reformer article below, and then go sign up for a river cleanup near YOU! It's a great way to make friends and support your environment and community 😉👉 https://sourcetoseacleanup.org/

BRATTLEBORO — Every year, volunteers gather from the bottom of New England to the top, doing their part to clean up the Connecticut River.

09/01/2026

Massachusetts residents, there will be a ballot question this November that would direct much-needed funding to support conservation and restoration in the state. The Connecticut River Conservancy is a member of the Nature For MA Coalition, and we encourage you to VOTE YES ON 6! 😃👏🏽🌿🦋🦌 More details at natureforma.org/

09/01/2026

New culvert, happy fish! 🎉😃
And better flood resilience on the Nulhegan River.

This is a culvert upgrade in the Nulhegan Division of the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge, done by CRC and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. It allows much better passage for fish and other aquatic organisms, and provides more room for water during high flow events.

See our post from yesterday regarding other conservation efforts for this beautiful tributary to the Connecticut River in northern VT.

08/31/2026

Source to Sea Cleanup history time! 😯⏳

Back in 2014, Cold River Bridges, LLC pulled a washed-out 110' STEEL BRIDGE from the Ashuelot River in NH. The crew hauled it out, cut it into 10' long sections with torches, scrapped the metal, and donated proceeds to a local food pantry. A win-win-win for the river, for collaboration, and for the people!

What'll we find in the rivers this year? 🤔
Sign up to join us for the Connecticut River watershed's largest cleanup event of the year: https://sourcetoseacleanup.org/

08/31/2026

A couple of photos showing the beautiful Nulhegan River, as well as Senator Peter Welch and CRC's Conservation Scientist, Fritz Gerhardt.

Last week, Senator Welch and his staff joined a paddle on the Nulhegan River along with representatives from the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge, Vermont Fish & Wildlife, Essex County Natural Resources Conservation District, Vermont River Conservancy, Northern Forest Canoe Trail, and the Connecticut River Conservancy as part of a partnership in support of studying and reporting on the Nulhegan River and Paul Stream for potential addition to federally recognized Wild & Scenic Rivers.

You can read the bill introduced by Senator Welch here: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1578/text

The Nulhegan River is a 15.1-mile-long tributary of the Connecticut River in northern Vermont. Adding Wild & Scenic protections would protect water quality, ban any new dam construction, and require management plans. Achieving federal designation is a multi-year process. In the Connecticut River watershed, sections of the Deerfield River are undergoing similar efforts in hopes of joining others downstream that are already federally designated including the Westfield River, Upper Farmington River, Lower Farmington and Salmon Brook, and Eightmile River.

Thanks to Senator Welch and all involved for supporting cleaner, healthier rivers! 💧

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.

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

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