Other Organizations, Institutions & Agencies
We work with many agencies and organizations that contribute to the well-being of the Connecticut River and its communities. The following links will help you know about and contact them.
For information about river recreation, including water flow, boating, camping, etc., visit our Recreation pages.
On this page:
- Colleges, Universities and Environmental Education
- Museums and Nature Centers
- Nonprofit organizations
- Public Agencies, Commissions and Facilities
- Reduce, Reuse and Recycle!
Colleges, Universities and Environmental Education
CT River Education Initiative
Pioneer Valley Institute
Student Conservation Association
Cooperative Extension - CT
Cooperative Extension - MA
Cooperative Extension - NH
Cooperative Extension - VT
UConn - Institute of Water Resources
UConn - Nonpoint Education for Municipal Officials
UMass - Citizen Planner Training Collaborative
UMass - Connecticut River Homepage
UMASS -- The Environmental Institute
UMass - Water Watch Partnership
Vermont Law School
Yale - Center for Coastal and Watershed Systems
Museums and Nature Centers
Bonnyvale Environmental Education Center
Connecticut Audubon Center at Glastonbury
Connecticut River Museum
Dinosaur State Park - CT
Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium
Historic Deerfield, Inc.
Hitchcock Center for the Environment
Montshire Museum of Science
Nature Museum of Grafton
Science Center of Connecticut
The Fort at No. 4
Vermont Institute of Natural Science
Nonprofit organizations
River and Watershed Groups
Black River Action Team
Chicopee River Watershed Council
Deerfield River Watershed Association
Farmington River Watershed Association
Mill River Greenway
Millers River Watershed Council
NH Rivers Council
Rivers Alliance of Connecticut
Vermont River Conservancy
Westfield River Watershed Association
White River Partnership
American Rivers
Clean Water Action
Clean Water Network
Connecticut Riverfest (NH and VT)
Connecticut River Salmon Association, Inc.
MA Watershed Coalition
NH Coldwater Fisheries Coalition
Riverfront Recapture, Inc. (Hartford, CT)
River Network
Vermont Natural Resources Council
Land Trusts
Lower CT River and Coastal Region Land Trust Exchange (CT)
Middlesex Land Trust (CT)
Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust (MA)
The Nature Conservancy - CT
The Nature Conservancy - MA
The Nature Conservancy - NH
The Nature Conservancy - VT
Old Lyme Conservation Trust
The Trustees of Reservations (MA)
Upper Valley Land Trust, Inc.
Vermont Land Trust
Other Environmental Groups
American Farmland Trust
Center for Ecological Technology
Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture (CISA)
Connecticut Audubon Society
Connecticut Forest and Park Association, Inc.
Connecticut Fund for the Environment, Inc.
Connecticut Land Conservation Council
CT Public Interest Research Group
Conservation Law Foundation
Earth Share of New England
Massachusetts Audubon Society
MA Public Interest Research Group
NH Public Interest Research group
The Northern Forest Center
The Rockfall Foundation
Save The Sound, Inc
Society for the Protection of NH Forests
Trout Unlimited
Trust for Public Land
VT Public Interest Research Group
Waterkeeper Alliance
Working Lands Alliance - CT
Public Agencies, Commissions and Facilities
Federal
American Heritage Rivers Initiative
Clearinghouse for Dam Removal Information (CDRI)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
National Marine Fisheries Service
National Park Service
Silvio O. Conte National Fish & Wildlife Refuge
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
U.S. F&WS - Connecticut River Coordinator
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) - CT
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) - MA
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) - NH and VT
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) -- Nationwide Invertebrate Community Data
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Region 1
U.S. EPA - Surf Your Watershed
State
CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP)
MA Executive Office of Environmental Affairs
MA Riverways Program
NH Department of Environmental Services
NH Rivers Management and Protection Program
VT Agency of Natural Resources
Regional Planning Agencies
Capitol Region Council of Governments - CT
CT River Estuary Regional Planning Agency (CRERPA) - CT
-- in 2012 will merge into Lower Ct River Valley Council of Governments (no website yet)
Franklin Regional Council of Governments - MA
Midstate Regional Planning Agency - CT
-- in 2012 will merge into Lower Ct River Valley Council of Governments (no website yet)
Northeastern VT Development Agency - VT
North Country Council - NH
Pioneer Valley Planning Commission - MA
Southwest Region Planning Commission - NH
Southern Windsor County Regional Planning Commission - VT
Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission - VT
Upper Valley Lake Sunapee Regional Planning Commission - NH
Windham Regional Commission - VT
Other Agencies
CT River Gateway Commission
Connecticut River Joint Commissions - NH & VT
Metropolitan District Commission - Hartford, CT
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
Northeast River Forecast Center (Nat'l Weather Service)
New England Interstate Water Pollution Commission
New England Fisheries Management Council
RAMSAR - Wetlands of International Importance
Silvio O. Conte Anadromous Fish Research Center
Reduce, Reuse and Recycle!
About bottled water…
Usage and Recycling Rates - Waterfall Video
Bottled Water vs. Tap Water - ABC News
Tap - The Clear Choice
About prescriptions and pharmaceuticals disposal
Smart Disposal poster (PDF 360KB)
Responsible Medication Disposal
What to do in your town:
Search by Zip Code - Earth911
Northeast Recycling Council
Other recycling information for:
Connecticut
Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority
CT DEP - Recycling in Connecticut
Northeast Recycling Council - Connecticut
Massachusetts
MassRecycle - Massachusetts Recycling Coalition
Springfield, MA Materials Recycling Facility
Franklin County Solid Waste District - Recycling
Northeast Recycling Council - Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Recycling/Recycling Vendors - New Hampshire
Collection, Storage, and Transfer Facilities - NH
City of Keene - Recycling Info
Town of Littleton - Transfer_Station Littleton, NH
Northeast Recycling Council - New Hampshire
Vermont
General Recycling Info - Vermont
Greater Upper Valley Solid Waste District
Northeast Kingdom Waste Management District
Central Vermont Solid Waste Management District
Southern Windsor/Windham Counties Solid Waste Management District
Windham Solid Waste Management District
Association of Vermont Recyclers
Northeast Recycling Council - Vermont
To recycle entire cars for charity in Vermont: Wheels for Wishes
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