Latest News & River Stories

The Wild and Scenic Film Festival will feature a range of river-focused environmental films from across the globe, with two films made in the Connecticut River watershed.

LiveStream recording with four presenters speaking about the fundamentals of river dynamics and floodplain management.

CRC is initiating an investigation of recent reports of the legendary Connecticut River Serpent, known as Connie.

The NH Dept. of Environmental Services has released the draft 401 Water Quality Certifications for the Wilder/Bellows Falls/Vernon dams.

11.5M federal award from the USDA’s Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), has been stalled with no clear path for starting work.

In this livestream we try to better understand what you can expect from the new administration in environmental policy.

Funds will be used for rehabilitation projects in the First Franklin County Courthouse, a historic 1813 building occupied by CRC.

Connecticut River Conservancy joined Nolumbeka Project and Western Mass Rights of Nature at Greenfield Community College

The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) is having a public comment period from January 24th – February 24th, 2025

This bill would close a loophole in the recently enacted EPR for tires bill to ensure both producers and retails participate.

Pollution threatens fishing in the Connecticut River watershed due to its negative effects on human and ecosystem health.

Students at Middlebury College in Vermont created a report and plan to restore freshwater mussels in the Connecticut River.

River restoration projects include dam removal, floodplain forests, buffer plantings, strategic wood addition, and culvert upgrades.

Testing chloride levels provides data on the impacts of road salt on water quality and wildlife in the Connecticut River watershed.

Connecticut River Conservancy has continued their collaboration with the Water Way(s) Project for elementary school education.

In this livestream we celebrated some of the accomplishments made throughout the Connecticut River watershed in 2024!

CRC recently sent a letter to MassDEP urging the agency to consider new sturgeon evidence as part of hydropower relicensing.

The Restoration Partner of the Year award celebrates collaboration for positive ecological impact in the Connecticut River watershed.

All funds dedicated to ecosystem restoration projects in the Connecticut River watershed portion of New Hampshire, as well as Coos County.

Fall is when our beautiful native brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) begin their spawning runs.