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WATER QUALITY & BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITYContinuous conductivity loggers are being used by Farmington River Watershed Association to collect additional data concerning chloride contamination to determine the conditions of the Pequabuck River, Nod Brook, Roaring Brook, Owens Brook, Rainbow Brook, and Mill Brook. Due to the strong correlation between chloride and conductivity, conductivity will increase in responseContinue reading “Conductivity”

WATER QUALITY & BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITYSixteen sites were monitored for chloride in 2023. This program is in partnership with the Izaak Walton League of America (IWLA) Salt Watch program. Sites are monitored year-round to determine how locations fare throughout the year, especially in winter months when road salts are applied, and in summer during high-production timesContinue reading “Chloride Monitoring”

WATER QUALITY & BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITYThe Farmington River Watershed Association also conducts macroinvertebrate sampling days in the fall to monitor streams of the watershed on a rotating basis through the CT DEEP’s Riffle Bioassessment for Volunteers (RBV) program. Macroinvertebrates are used to identify high-quality, cold-water habitats in tributaries. Both temperature and macroinvertebrate data help streams orContinue reading “Water Quality: Riffle Bioassessment For Volunteers (RBV)”

This event has been postponed to May 5. Kenneth L. Feder, professor emeritus of anthropology at Central Connecticut State University and author of several books, is the founder and director of the Farmington River Archeology Project. He and his crew have revealed remains of the villages, hunting encampments, and quarries used by inhabitants of the FarmingtonContinue reading “POSTPONED: The Farmington River Archaeological Project: 12,000 years of Native History with Ken Feder”

The Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Wild & Scenic Small is pleased to present “Changes in the Composition of Odonata (Dragonflies And Damselflies) Utilizing the Lower Farmington River/Salmon Brook Wild and Scenic Area” by Jay Kaplan, Co-Director of the Roaring Brook Nature Center in Canton, Connecticut. The study was funded through a grant fromContinue reading “Dragonflies and Damselflies Report”

WATER QUALITY & BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITYThe Farmington River Watershed Association deployed water temperature loggers at five sites in 2023. Loggers record water temperatures hourly throughout the year to monitor ambient in-stream temperatures to identify and document cold water habitat to assess long term trends. Two sites are located in the West Branch Salmon Brook, and threeContinue reading “Water Quality: Water Temperature”

WATER QUALITY & BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITYTwenty-three sites were monitored for bacteria, from June to September. Due to increased precipitation and high flows in 2023, some sites did exceed the Water Quality Criteria for bacteria. Sites that exceeded the criteria include Roaring Brook and the Pequabuck River in Farmington, Munnisunk, Minister and Russell Brook in Simsbury, SalmonContinue reading “Water Quality: Bacteria”

Water quality monitoring has been conducted by Farmington River Watershed Association (FRWA) since 2004. The principal objectives are to: document high quality waters for protection and preservation; measure inputs from tributaries to the Farmington River; establish a database for use in documenting future changes in water quality; identify impairments and locate potential preservation & restorationContinue reading “Water Quality Monitoring”

The Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Wild and Scenic Committee (LFSWS) is proud to present its Annual Report for the fiscal year 2023 (October 2022 through September 2023). The report summarizes the work we have done with respect to the river and brook’s special resources for which they were federally designated Wild & ScenicContinue reading “Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Wild and Scenic Annual Report 2023”