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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

CRC is happy to announce that their EnviroScape® Watershed/Nonpoint Source Model is available for loan to classrooms.

Connecticut River Conservancy's print newsletter, Currents & Eddies is back with a summer/fall 2024 edition - read the digital version here!

The goal is to remove as much trash as possible from waterways, riverbanks, and communities across the 410-mile Connecticut River watershed.

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

The New England Paddlesports Championship & Community Challenge brought competitive and recreational paddlers to the Connecticut River.

CRC's recent Annual Meeting & Riverside Celebration honored Dick Shriver with the Bud Foster Award. Get to know his biography.

The New England Paddlesports Championship (NEPC) invites racers and spectators to enjoy a competitive day on the Connecticut River.

The primary objectives are to expand and strengthen community science programs while fostering new collaborative partnerships/participation.

A total of $545K was awarded to 13 projects to help restore Connecticut waterbodies, addressing threats from aquatic invasive species.

Connecticut River Conservancy is thrilled to announce that we have been selected to host an ECO AmeriCorp member this year.