Latest News & River Stories

A video and article documenting 2025's migratory fish research for river herring in the Connecticut River watershed.

Is it clean? It will now be easier than ever to determine whether the waterbody near you is clean for swimming, boating, or recreation at isitclean.us.

A look at the migratory fish data for sea lamprey and American shad in 2025 in an effort to determine how a cold, wet spring impacted the migration.

A group of nonprofit organizations are embarking on watershed-based planning for the Scantic River watershed.

Angler surveys are an important way to understand recreational fishing pressures on the Connecticut River by allowing for estimates of catch and harvest rates, fishing effort, and angler preferences for specific fish species.

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

Connecticut River Conservancy’s River Restoration Network partners at Save the Sound released the 2024 Long Island Sound Report Card. 

Research by CRC & partners has for the first time detected DNA from the endangered shortnose sturgeon between Turners Falls & Bellows Falls.