Greenfield, MA. September 28, 2010 There’s still time to make a splash in the Connecticut River Watershed Council’s “Source to Sea Cleanup,” this Saturday, October 2nd, says Jacqueline Talbot, CRWC’s Cleanup Coordinator, “It’s a giant undertaking, linking communities up and down the four-state basin,” Talbot says, adding that this year’s volunteer response has been terrific, [...]

September 10, 2010, Greenfield, MA. Come celebrate our Connecticut River with the finest musicians and songwriters in the Connecticut River Valley at this benefit for the Connecticut River Watershed Council. Local musicians Pat and Tex LaMountain will back up an amazing array of talent they have assembled, including John Sheldon, Rani Arbo and members of [...]

Greenfield, MA. September 1, 2010. The t-shirts are printed; the work gloves and trash bags are lined up, ready for distribution. Now all the Connecticut River Watershed Council needs are a few thousand volunteers for the October 2, 2010 Source to Sea Cleanup. This year, NRG Energy again leads the way as title sponsor, with [...]

The Connecticut River is a working river. It provides transportation, power, irrigation and recreation. The upper river started providing direct hydro power to the earliest settlements for their mills. The river floated the first log drives starting in the early 1700s to bring lumber to southern New England, drives that did not end until early [...]