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WATER QUALITY & BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITYLFSWS funded a grant to enhance the Salmon in Schools program. The grant provided for the purchase of a new chiller to maintain an appropriate temperature for raising the salmon and also supported other parts of the program. Hartland School 6th grade students raised Atlantic salmon in the classroom, which wereContinue reading “Hartland Middle School Salmon in Schools”

WATER QUALITY & BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITYLFSWS funded a grant to support an 8th grade field trip to release Atlantic salmon and brown trout into Salmon Brook. The students spent the winter raising the fish from eyed eggs in the classroom, and by late April they were ready for release. This annual field trip combined the fishContinue reading “East Granby Middle School Fish Release”

WATER QUALITY & BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITYIn October 2021, a storm washed out the pedestrian bridge at the town-owned Holcomb Farm which had provided access to the farm property west of the bridge and its very popular trail network. Both the Friends of Holcomb Farm and the Town of Granby wanted access to the land restored andContinue reading “Engineering Study for Salmon Brook Pedestrian Bridge Replacement”

WATER QUALITY & BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITYSimsbury is the home of the Pinchot Sycamore, the largest Tree in CT. It is located in a small town park on the Farmington River, where a bridge on the heavily traveled Route 185 crosses the river. The tree is named in honor of Gifford Pinchot, who was born in SimsburyContinue reading “Pinchot Sycamore Park Invasive Control”

WATER QUALITY & BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITYLFSWS funded The Farmington River Watershed Association’s effort to carry out a series of invasive water chestnut removals on Barber’s Pond in Bloomfield, CT. Invasive water chestnut is an issue in many areas of the CT River watershed, and so far has only been reported in the Farmington River watershed inContinue reading “Invasive Water Chestnut Pulls”

WATER QUALITY & BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITYThis year, LFSWS funded the Farmington River Watershed Association’s purchase of 10,000 S. tsugae for release as a biological control of the invasive hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA) in the lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook watershed. HWA is an invasive aphid-like insect that attacks North American hemlock trees. They can beContinue reading “Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Control”

WATER QUALITY & BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITYLFSWS supported funding for the lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Wild and Scenic town employees and elected officials to attend the CT Green Snow Pro training. This training is offered by the T2 Center at UCONN. It provides resources on how to use road salt more effectively in order toContinue reading “CT Green Snow Pro Training”

WATER QUALITY & BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITYLFSWS supported Farmington River Watershed Association through funding for Water Quality Interns for cyanobacteria research on Rainbow Reservoir, a 225-acre impoundment on the Farmington River in Windsor. In recent years, cyanobacteria blooms, which have the potential to be toxic, and affect water quality, have been reoccurring in Rainbow Reservoir, impacting theContinue reading “Cyanobacteria Research”

WATER QUALITY & BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITYThe Farmington River Watershed Association has been continuing work assessing stream crossing (culvert) conditions within the Farmington River Watershed in order to determine structural integrity, as well as the ability of passage for aquatic and terrestrial wildlife. Road-stream crossing assessments can be useful in determining which crossings may pose a threatContinue reading “Stream Crossings”

Winchester Center Congregational Church Quilt and Needle Arts Show 1 West Road Winchester Center, CT 06094 April 26th (10am-5pm) & April 27th (12pm-5pm) Winchester Center quilter, MaryPat Leger, has completed the work of art extolling the remarkable values of the Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook. Her inspiration brought together 26 quilt artists, some nationally recognized, someContinue reading “The Lower Farmington River & Salmon Brook Quilt Project”