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CRWC Water Testing Lab
When people head out for a dip at their local swimming hole there’s often a gnawing question in the back of their minds, “I wonder what’s in this water?” With no way of actually knowing, most people simply dive in--or shove off in the canoe, or let the dog take a dip, come what may. But our newly-opened water testing lab at the Connecticut River Watershed Council’s Headquarters in Greenfield, MA, will now be available to help communities answer questions about water quality and safety before their citizens simply jump in.
Learn more about CRWC's Water Quality Testing or visit the current Water Quality Test Results website.
River News
- Annual Meeting River Cruise: On Saturday, August 21, join CRWC Trustees and staff on a Connecticut River cruise aboard the RiverQuest, in Haddam, CT.
Now Hiring: CRWC Outreach Coordinator. Massachusetts Land Initiative for Tomorrow (MassLIFT) is a new AmeriCorps program designed to meet Massachusetts’ needs for land protection. The CRWC Outreach Coordinator works to increase local support for and participation in land and water protection and to foster an ethic of community service and civic engagement among community groups and volunteers. Learn more about MassLIFT. Download the CRWC service position description (PDF). - Source to Sea Cleanup: The 2010 Cleanup will be on Saturday, October 2. Thanks to everyone who braved uncertain weather in 2009 when a record number of groups registered to make a real difference in our communities and to the health of our watershed.
- Report River Trash Location: Tell us about trash you find in or along waterways. We will pass the info along to Cleanup groups that might be able to work on it.
- Eyes and Ears Program Our new Upper Valley program produced results when a trained volunteer discovered a rusty barrel full of liquid. River Steward David Deen called the state and escorted a Vermont hazardous materials specialist to the site. Various EPA reports are at: http://www.epaosc.org/site/site_profile.aspx?site_id=5529
- Biomass and More: Five new proposals for regional energy production have cropped up in Massachusetts recently, including the Russell Biomass plant on the Westfield River. CRWC wants to be sure the energy is necessary, that the aggregate impacts of so many new plants is being considered, and that individual plants use best available technology to protect critical resources ...
- The Connecticut River: A Photographic Journey through the Heart of New England Al Braden’s new collection of gorgeous full-color photographs guides the
reader the full length of our 410-mile river, from a pond on the Canadian border clear to Long Island Sound. Braden donned waders to capture intimate glimpses of water’s many textures and took to the air to bring back breath-taking views of the landscape we inhabit below. Photographed digitally, lovingly printed and published. Afterward by Chelsea Gwyther, CRWC Executive Director. - More ...
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Image credits above: ©Al Braden www.albradenphoto.com, ©Dave Fredrick, ©Jerry Monkman www.ecophotography.com, Elisabeth Cianciola, Elizabeth Farnsworth; Jonathan Moss
Image Credits at Right - Illustrations: Bill Singleton; Photos: Elisabeth Cianciola, CRWC Staff. Map: Bill Singleton
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