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”
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Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Wild and Scenic Annual Report 2023
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”
Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Talk DR. Carole Cheah
Dr. Carole Cheah of the CT Agricultural Experiment Station will be presenting her work on combating the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA), a serious non-native pest of Eastern Hemlocks, using a ladybeetle which feeds specifically on HWA, for biological control. Control of HWA is important because they can eventually kill infested hemlocks that play important ecological roles suchContinue reading “Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Talk DR. Carole Cheah”
Unearthing History: 2024 Virtual Lecture #1: The History of Native American Archaeology in Connecticut
The History of Native American Archaeology in Connecticut, presented by Nicholas Bellantoni, emeritus state archaeologist with the UCONN State Museum of Natural History and adjunct associate research professor in the Department of Anthropology. He will take the audience through the history of archaeology in CT bringing it up to present day with new discoveries andContinue reading “Unearthing History: 2024 Virtual Lecture #1: The History of Native American Archaeology in Connecticut”
2021 Small Grants Program Projects
The LFSWS Small Grants Program offering small grants to municipalities, schools, educational and cultural institutions and non-profits to support a variety of river-related conservation and education and outreach projects, like these 2021 projects below. A mapping project for the Town of Bloomfield for trails at the its Farmington River Park. A trail clearing project forContinue reading “2021 Small Grants Program Projects”
Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Wild and Scenic is in the news!
Our very own wild and scenic watercourses are featured in the March 2021 edition of the NPS Partnership Wild and Scenic Rivers newsletter! Click here to read it now!
LFSWS Announces Small Grants Program
Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Wild and Scenic Committee (LFSWS) has finalized our Small Grants Program. LFSWS is offering small grants to municipalities, schools, educational and cultural institutions and non-profits to support a variety of river-related conservation and education and outreach projects. To read about our Small Grants Program click through here: LFSWS FundingContinue reading “LFSWS Announces Small Grants Program”
Granby Public Library Celebrates Farmington River Wild & Scenic Designation
Twenty-five years ago, in 1994, a 14-mile stretch of the West Branch Farmington River from Goodwin Dam in Hartland to the Canton/New Hartford line became a federally-designated Wild & Scenic River! As we celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Upper Farmington River becoming a Wild & Scenic River – we have another victory – 1.1Continue reading “Granby Public Library Celebrates Farmington River Wild & Scenic Designation”
Environmental Impacts Associated With October 2, 2019 B-17 Plane Crash At Bradley International Airport
Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Update as of 11:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 7, 2019 At approximately 10 a.m. on October 2, 2019, a World War II era B-17 plane crashed at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks shortly after take-off, impacting a de-icing facility and erupting in flames. The Department of Energy andContinue reading “Environmental Impacts Associated With October 2, 2019 B-17 Plane Crash At Bradley International Airport”
Farmington River fish showing high levels of PFAS chemical pollution
By Gregory Hladky, Hartford Courant, October 2019 Long-awaited test results show “elevated levels” of hazardous PFAS chemicals in fish taken from the Farmington River downstream of where a massive June 8 spill of firefighting foam from Bradley International Airport entered the river, according to a state official. Windsor officials and residents have been waiting forContinue reading “Farmington River fish showing high levels of PFAS chemical pollution”
Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Wild & Scenic 