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Annual Report 2016

StaffAndrew Fisk, Executive Director Alicea Charamut, River Steward (CT) David Deen, River Steward (Upper Valley) Andrea Donlon, River Steward (MA) Ron Rhodes, River Steward (North Country) Colleen Bent, Development Associate Peggy Brownell, Laboratory Technician Phil Gilfeather-Girton, Finance DirectorMarion Griswold, Membership CoordinatorStacey Lennard, Events & Special Projects CoordinatorAlan Morgan, Regional Office Manager Angela Mrozinski, Outreach and Events Dir.Elayne Ryba, Outreach & Dev. Asst.

Board of Trustees 2015-2016Liz Austin, ChairMelody Foti, TreasurerHumphrey Tyler, SecretaryCori Packer, NH/VT Vice ChairLora Wondolowski, MA Vice ChairRobert Moore, CT Vice ChairDave HewittTim KeeneyDavid MearsMelissa OcanaJim OkunKatherine PutnamAnnette SpauldingHonorary: Raul de Brigard, Astrid Hanzalek, Sue Merrow, John Sinton, Brewster Sturtevant, Hooker Talcott

© 2016 Connecticut River Watershed Council. CRWC is a citizen advocate for protecting the Connecticut River and its four-state watershed. CRWC is a 501(c)3. Contributions are tax-deductible.

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Mission CRWC works to protect the watershed

from source to sea. As stewards of this

heritage, we celebrate our four-state

treasure and collaborate, educate,

organize, restore, and intervene to preserve

the health of the whole for generations

to come. Our work informs our vision of

ecological and economic abundance.

Cover photos:Top: Upper Valley, NH/VTPhoto: Michael TessierHeron, Bradford, VT Photo: Michael TessierLady Bea, South Hadley, MAPhoto: Brunelle’s MarinaKayak dog, Lyme, NH

Back cover photos:Top: (left to right) Dr. & Mrs. Davidson wear gas masks in 1959 to highlight river pollution. River trash. HazMat team re-moves mysterious, potentially hazardous barrel from river bank.Bottom:Memorial Sunset, Steve ShelaskyDouble Rainbow, Christopher GrahamPaddler Group, Craig NortonFishing in Sugar River, Ron Rhodes

Printed on recycled, FSC Certified paper using water-based inks at Hampshire Gazette.

The Connecticut River and her many tributaries are vast. They define so much of our communities, our economy, and our quality of life. Thanks to your generous support, our programs are growing bigger and better and we are year-on-year making more of an impact. We are inspired every day when the mail arrives with another generous investment in our work from an individual, a company, a foundation, or a government agency. We love what we do because our work is challenging, important, and fun. Your support makes it even better.

We couldn’t do it without you. Thank you!

See you on the river,

Andrew Fisk, Ph.D.Executive Director

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Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s

FROM THE DIRECTOR

If you look at any river from the air, it appears as a vein on the surface. A river gives life to the area, just as a blood vein gives life to an organism. And as such, it must flow clean and clear. When it does, everyone and everything will benefit.

Timothy Lewis, CRWC Member

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Over the last four years, CRWC has significantly expanded our restoration program to remove deadbeat dams, fix undersized culverts, and restore riverbanks. This work not only helps our rivers, but also makes communities safer from flooding and keeps valuable farmland from washing away. We bring technical expertise, commitment, and funding to help landowners and towns get this important work done.

New Culvert Benefits Fish & Roads Last fall, an undersized, perched culvert on Abbott Brook in Strafford, VT was replaced with a larger box culvert. The new culvert opens five miles of stream habitat for fish passage into the 924-acre Podunk Wildlife Management Area. Communities throughout New England are finding that removing barriers like this not only opens up habitat for fish, but also makes our roads more likely to survive the next big flood.

Another Dam Down for the CountFor nearly 90 years, Groton #9 dam on the Wells River in Groton, VT blocked fish passage and sediment transfer, and was a safety hazard for river users. In summer, 2015, CRWC and partners removed this deadbeat dam – nearly 600 tons of concrete, metal and debris. This project opened up 34 miles of river habitat for fish. One small fish immediately found the flowing water during deconstruction and a nice sized trout was spooked upstream during post-construction monitoring.

RESTORATION

Green Mountain Power was so happy to work with CRWC removing the remnants of the old Groton #9 dam. Removing old dams that no longer generate power or serve a useful purpose helps our rivers and communities.

Robert Dostis, Green Mountain Power, dam owner

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CRWC has removed 3 deadbeat dams with 8

two culvert replacements

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These Roots Run Deep CRWC and partners planted more than 1,200 trees and shrubs along the Wells River (Groton, VT), Ammonoosuc River (Lisbon, NH) and Connecticut River (Orford and Haverhill, NH). These plants will help reduce soil erosion, improve water quality by filtering out pollutants, and increase habitat for fish and wildlife.

We do things with a long-term inter-generational approach. CRWC puts this into action, preserving the quality of land and river for generations to come. CRWC came through in a way that far exceeded our expectations. We hope to do more with CRWC in the future.

Rob O’Donnell, Trinity Farm, Orford, NH

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Since Tropical Storm Irene ravaged the watershed

2015 Lead Sponsors:

2015

Removing trash and debris from our rivers doesn’t just make them look better. It improves habitat and reduces pollution that can harm wildlife.

141Cleanup Groups

50Tons of Trash

Collected

169Miles of

Waterways Cleaned

1,437Tires Collected

Cleanup Volunteers2,296

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Yo u a r e s p e a k i n g u p fo r y o u r r i v e r sADVOCACY

Sticking Up for Your Rivers! In August, 2015, CRWC and Earthrise Law Center of the Lewis & Clark Law School filed a complaint under the Clean Water Act against Chang Farms in Whately, MA. Chang Farms is a large grower and distributor of bean sprouts. Their wastewater is treated and discharged to the Connecticut River. Except they didn’t really get a handle on the treatment part of things. Over five years, Chang Farms violated their federal pollution discharge permit in 55 of 60 months, 92% of the time, by discharging more pollutants than allowed by law. The EPA did not step in to correct the violations, so CRWC used a provision of the Clean Water Act that allows citizen groups to act when government doesn’t.

We are pleased to report that an agreement was reached to resolve these long-running violations. Chang Farms will make necessary changes to meet their permit limits with additional fines should they fail to meet its agreement. In lieu of a fine paid to the government, Chang Farms will fund two environmental projects: improving the Town of Sunderland’s boat ramp on the Connecticut River and the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission’s weekly water quality monitoring program.

CT Yankee Barrier: It’s finally gone! Over a mile of the Connecticut River in Haddam, CT had been off-limits to public use because of a barrier deployed by the decommissioned CT Yankee (CY) nuclear plant owners. When the plant shut down, this stretch became a prized fishing and boating destination, only to be closed in 2013 for security purposes. CRWC, CT Bass Nation, the Town of Haddam, and local residents successfully pressed CY to remove the barrier. As of October, 2015 the canal is once again accessible to anglers and boaters. Plus, the CY facility is safer due to more effective security measures. A win for everyone!

Much of CRWC’s work happens behind the scenes. It involves evaluating regulations, reviewing pending development projects, reading and commenting on technical studies on anything from aquatic habitat assessments to hydrologic models to recreational user survey results. This work takes time and requires constant attention by our River Stewards. Our attention to many different permits, licenses, regulations, statutes, and policies has made a real difference for your rivers over the decades.

Photo: uglyorangebarrier.weebly.com

CRWC has heart and muscle! Keep up the great work! Clark Amandon, CRWC Member“ ”

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Hydroelectric Relicensing: Your Chance for Better Rivers The 5 ½ year process of federal relicensing of five major hydroelectric facilities on the Connecticut River continues. The facilities include Wilder, Bellows Falls, and Vernon Dams in VT, Turners Falls Dam and the Northfield Mtn Pumped Storage in MA. Over the last year we have expanded our team working on this large and complex project to include a legal support from Diamond & Robinson, P.C. in Montpelier, VT with extensive legal and strategic experience. Also added to our team are fisheries and erosion expertise to help evaluate the final studies that are coming after the last two years of work. Staff have logged hundreds of hours on this work and CRWC continues to be the only organization involved in every aspect of this project – ecological, cultural, recreational. We continue to play a central role in organizing stakeholders to ensure that the public gets the best possible deal for your rivers.

In June, 2016 a Canadian investment entity, Public Sector Pension Investment Board acquired FirstLight Power Resources, which includes Turners Falls Dam and Northfield Mountain Pumped Storage. PSP Investments is one of Canada’s largest pension investment managers and the facilities will be run by their hydropower platform, H2O Power LP. TransCanada has also announced it is selling a number of its assets including its hydroelectric facilities on the Connecticut and Deerfield Rivers, including Vernon, Bellows Falls and Wilder Dams. As of June, no purchaser has been publicly identified. The companies have stated that all will continue as it has during the relicensing, with the same personnel and consulting teams. CRWC will remain involved until new licenses are issued to make sure the sales don’t interfere with good solutions for our rivers.

Working Together for a Healthy Long Island Sound The Connecticut River watershed contributes 70% of the freshwater and, by some estimates, 13% of potentially harmful nutrients entering Long Island

Sound. That means all of us upstream share the responsibility to make the Sound healthy again. But first we need the best possible clean-up plan. The current plan is outdated and will not meet the legal requirements for the Sound. CRWC was pleased to add our name to a petition that the Connecticut Fund for the Environment (CFE) submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency asking them to make a better plan.

Thanks to the great work by CFE, EPA has responded with a draft strategy to reduce nutrients, including those coming all the way from MA, VT, and NH. The most significant part of this strategy is the requirement to develop nutrient limits that will have both local and regional impact on making our rivers and the Sound healthy. This isn’t everything we were looking for, but it’s a long overdue response by EPA. We will continue working to get strong standards in place that are grounded in biology as well as working directly with cities and towns that have pending pollution discharge licenses. The nutrient data that CRWC collected in 2014 and 2015 during the ‘Samplepalooza’ work (see page 6) has been sent to EPA for use in creating valid ecological thresholds and permit limits on dischargers to meet those thresholds.

A Win for Endangered Shortnose Sturgeon at the Holyoke Gas & Electric Dam In 2015, Holyoke Gas & Electric completed a major construction project on the Holyoke Dam, which they own. This construction was required as part of the 2004 agreement to their new hydroelectric license to provide “safe and effective” passage for the federally endangered shortnose sturgeon. CRWC was an active participant in a decade’s worth of meetings & studies until construction began in 2014. We are happy to report that 82 shortnose sturgeon reached the fish lift by mid-July 2016. This has far exceeded expectations!

USFWS

Photo: NASA

Wilder Dam

Bellows Falls Dam

Vernon Dam

Turners

Falls Dam

Northfield Mtn.

Pump Storage

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Yo u a r e p r o t e c t i n g y o u r r i v e r sCITIZEN SCIENCE

River Herring MonitoringJust about everything eats river herring (blueback herring and alewife). They are an extremely important part of the food chain.

In 2015, only 87 of these fish returned to our rivers – the worst year on record. About 25 CRWC volunteers, in partnership with CT Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (CT DEEP), are monitoring streams for these fish during the spring. This will help identify areas to focus restoration projects for these fish. Teachers from two schools involved their students and several volunteers used this as an activity for their young children or grandchildren. A great way to spread the stewardship ethic to the next generation!

Invasive Water Chestnut Pulls For the 2nd year, CRWC volunteers and FirstLight Power adopted Barton Cove to remove plants and keep that area under control. CRWC also worked with biologist Laurie Callahan to monitor and control infestations in the Hinsdale, NH region.

CRWC and several partner organizations are now forming a cohesive effort in all four Connecticut River states to track and report infestations of water chestnut.

Partners include USFWS, CT DEEP, RiverCOG, MA DCR, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, Connecticut River Museum, VT DEC, and NH DES. More infestations are being found and cleaned up, while past infestations are being kept under control.

The European Water Chestnut, or Trapa natans, was introduced to the United States in the 1800s and spread along bodies of water. This plant multiplies exponentially, covering a body of water in a dense layer, blocking sunlight, absorbing nutrients and leading to less dissolved oxygen in the water. This inhibits the growth of other aquatic life and impedes recreational activities such as swimming, boating and fishing.

Water Quality Monitoring CRWC volunteers and 16 partner organizations collected water samples at nearly 150 popular river recreation spots in Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and northern Connecticut. That’s an increase over last year of one additional partner and nearly 20 more sample locations. And for the 2nd year, WWLP 22 News in Western MA shared this information as well. Water samples are tested for E. coli bacteria as an indicator for all types of other pathogens that could potentially make you sick. River users can visit the “Is It Clean” web page

located at www.ConnecticutRiver.us/isitclean to find bacteria test results. The website provides bacteria data for the Connecticut River and more than 20 tributaries. Samples are typically collected at each site weekly or bi-weekly and test results are posted online 24 hours later, through early October. The data show that it is a good idea to stay out of the water for 24-48 hours after a heavy rain. Rain often flushes bacteria, trash and other pollutants into our waterways.

Restoring our rivers is not just a job for government agencies or academics. CRWC has always created a role for citizens to participate in the important work of measuring, monitoring, assessing, and analyzing our environment. This is not just because it is interesting and fun, but also increases understanding of what it takes to make our rivers healthy again. It shows elected officials, philanthropists, and government agencies that we want continued investments in our shared resources. CRWC continues to expand our citizen science offerings each year, in response to the 800+ volunteers who have registered to express their interest in helping our rivers.

Water sampling volunteer Phil Crafts.

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FINANCIALS

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Income

Memberships, Contributions, Bequests

Grants Awarded

Property Rental and Other Earned Income

Land Stewardship

Investment and Interest Income, less unrealized gain (loss)

Special Events

Total Income

Expense

Programs

General/Administrative

Fundraising

Total Expense

Net Assets Beginning of Year

Net Assets End of Year

EndowmentsUnrestricted Endowment Mary Schaub Fund AnnuitiesSpaulding Pond Fund Total Endowments

322,084

737,056

54,802

5,074

71,852

250

1,191,118

912,442

180,249

163,640

1,256,331

1,873,544

1,808,331

Memberships, Contributions, Bequests 27%

Special Events 0%

Investment and Interest Income 6%

Land Stewardship 0%

Property Rental and Other Earned Income 5%

Grants Awarded 62%

Fundraising 13%

General Administration 14%

Programs 73%

Figures are unaudited at time of printing.

Giving TrendsCRWC works hard to increase our revenue and, thanks to our many generous supporters, the results continue to pay off. We will continue to diversify and increase our sources of support in order to meet your ambitious expectations for your rivers.

171,224938,903

158,538 368,710

1,637,375

DAY CONTRIBUTIONS

SPONSORS

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GRANT FUNDS

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T h a n k y o u t o a l l o f o u r s u p p o r t e r s .

11,000 Square Mile Society ($10,000 and over)Community Foundation of Western MassachusettsConservation AllianceDextra Baldwin McGonagle FoundationJane’s TrustJessie B. Cox CLT - Cox Family Fund at the Boston FoundationLintilhac Foundation, Inc.Massachusetts DEPNational Fish and Wildlife FoundationNew Hampshire Charitable Foundation – Mitigation & Enhancement FundNRG Energy, Inc.Pratt and WhitneyPutnam FoundationHooker Talcott Jr.TransCanada CorporationU.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceVermont Agency of Natural ResourcesVermont Community Foundation – High Meadows FundWhistler

410 Mile Society ($5,000 - $9,999)Anonymous (1)All American Waste Brookfield Renewable Energy GroupCDM Smith, Inc.Curtis Universal Joint Company, Inc.Davis Conservation FoundationRaul and Emilie de BrigardHOPE FoundationThe Metropolitan DistrictRon MillerThe Norcross Wildlife Foundation, Inc.Rick and Cori PackerPatagonia World Trout Grants CouncilMeg SheehanUSA Hauling & Recycling, Inc.Vermont Community Foundation Sustainable Futures Fund

River Guardians ($2,500 - $4,999) Anonymous (1)Cabela’sDavid ClemCoca Cola RefreshmentsBarbara DavidEversourceFred and Astrid HanzalekHartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co.Don and Sue JoffrayKing Arthur Flour, Inc.Leinenkugel Brewing Co.Lyme FoundationPeoplesBankDavid and Barbara RobyEva Schocken and Kerry DietzThe Silver Tie FundBrewster SturtevantUIL Holdings/Connecticut Natural Gas

River Champions ($1,000 - $2,499) Joan AshleyElizabeth Austin*Kenneth Bertsch and Peter BeckDoug Borchard and Barbara TalcottCasella Resource SolutionsJulie Caswell and Richard RogersCharles Pratt & Company, LLCClaremont Savings Bank FoundationThe Close FamilyComegys Bight Charitable FoundationConnecticut River Gateway CommissionConnecticut River Joint CommissionsCovantaEnterprise HoldingsEssential Power FoundationHenry and Aline EulerEvergreen Foundation, Inc.Fuller Family Charitable TrustFuss & O’Neill, Inc.Steve GaraninGreen Mountain Power CorporationGreenfield Savings BankTom and Jane HazenKleinfelderKathleen LovellBill and Suzanne MassyMilone and MacBroomBob and Diane MooreMichael and Sally NewboldNormandeau Associates, Inc.Norwich, VT Conservation CommissionThe Orvis Company, Inc.PV Squared SolarRosencrans Family FoundationJohn and Wendy SintonJacob and Katherine SpencerE. William and Jane StetsonSWCA Environmental Consultants, Inc.The Solstice TrustHumphrey and Susan Tyler

River Advocates ($500 - $999) Maxwell and Sally BeldingStuart and Monie ChaseChicopee Savings Charitable FoundationHelen ClarkConcept2 RowingConnecticut Water CompanyNeal and Ronna EricksonAndrew and Karen FiskMelody FotiJosee GoldinEd and Rebecca Gray*R. Nelson GriebelAl GriggsHunter and Hildegarde HannumHarpoon BreweryKristin HarrisHartford Foundation for Public Giving Bayard and Julie HenryDavid and Katharine HewittIronwood FoundationAlan Katz and Pauline BassettDaniel KayWilliam KelliherKendal at Hanover

Adlyn and Ted LoewenthalSteven and Michele MarantzDavid MearsHal Mosher and Margaret SchauerMRW Connected, Inc.Northeast SolarRandy and Storme OdellJim and Linda OkunO’Reilly, Talbot & Okun Associates, Inc.Charles and Joan PlattBob and Arney PulfordJohn and Nomi StadlerUnited Water HolyokeUnited Water SpringfieldDenis WalterMilton and Caroline WaltersWest Hill Energy and Computing, Inc.West River MarinaDena WillmoreVan and Molly Wood

River Pilots ($250 - $499)Paul Beaulieu and Karen HollisThe Benjamin Co.Gayle BlakesleeBodett & Company Inc.Boisselle, Morton & Wolkowicz, LLPRichard BourgeoisHeath and Mary BoyerPeter and Jennifer BrockKenneth and Peggy BrownellChristopher CampbellChristine and Reed CassBill and Jackie ChapdelaineTina and Ray ClarkGlenn ConwayDean’s BeansDavid and Allison DeenTimothy Delaney and Katherine PutnamFirst Universalist Society of Hartland VermontFranklin Community CooperativeCamille Gagliardi*Peter and Christina GibbonsPhil and Julie Gilfeather-Girton*Gillette Real EstateLynne GilletteHartford Foundation for Public Giving, Marion and Ellsworth Grant FundGraybooks LLC*Heidi GreenSuzy Groden and Constance Emmett*Susan HardyRichard Hartmann Jr.Chris Hawkins, Sayre Hodgson, and Jasper HawkinsAnne HolcombeMr. and Mrs. John HubbardRobert JonasT. Stephen Jones and Adele FranksKay JorgensenTimothy and Mary KeeneyDave King and Joan MillamDon and Judy KinleyLake Sunapee BankDr. Andrew LarkinCarola LeaPeter and Carol Letson

David MartelMelissa McClungGregory MelvilleArthur and Sue Merrow*Alan Morgan and Janet Norris*Susan Morrello and Nathan SalwenMelissa OcanaJohn and Mary Ellen PrestonRedstart Forestry, Inc.River Valley MarketRichard Rubin and Colleen Currie*Stephen Saxenian and Stacey LennardPhilip and Starr SayresJeremy SchraufJane SkofieldTerry and Laura SmithVanessa Smith and Elizabeth LehmanCynthia Sommer and Andrew BalderAlan and Rosalind SpierRobert SproullRobert SternAlan and M.A. SwedlundDavid W. TolliBarbara Watson and Alan WallaceBarry and Elsa WaxmanPaul and Arlene Young

River Stewards ($100 - $249)Richard and Judith AbuzaHayat AbuzaVictoria Dickson and David AhlfeldHeywood and Bea AlexanderClark AmadonMs. Margaret Anderson and Ms. Andrea WrightRachel AndresPeter ArmstrongRosemary ArnoldAlan AronowSteve AustinLee Badgett and Elizabeth SilverStephen Campbell and Anne Baird*James and Jane BarrettWayne Barstad and Anne KapuscinskiGeorge BasbasMichael Bathory and Maryann GallagherColleen and Robert Bent*Carol BernerRobert and Janet BissellSarah and Woody BlissMatthew BlumenfeldCynthia and Jeff BoettnerJohn and Corinne BondKeith and Karen BorgstromLen and Judy BorsariKyle P.BradyWendy BrainerdDavid and Alice BrainerdLincoln Brower and Linda FinkCasey Brown and Lisa BerryJohn and Lâle BurkBooker and Janet BushMr. and Mrs. Harry ByrdMarie and Michael CadutoDaniel CallahanNancy CampbellMichael Caprio and Michele Crescenzo-CaprioThomas and Hanna Chace

CRWC SUPPORTERS

CRWC continues to be the watchdog for your rivers thanks to your generous investment. The following people contributed to the work of CRWC from July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016.

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Long River SocietyAs long as there are rivers, they will be threatened with pollution and over-use. Long River Society members make legacy gifts to ensure that there will be resources available to protect the Connecticut River and our region’s waters for future generations.

You can make a bequest to CRWC in your will or list CRWC as a beneficiary of your life insurance policy or retirement account. You can also arrange a charitable gift annuity that will provide income during your lifetime.

Contact Andrew Fisk, Executive Director, to learn more about your giving opportunities or to join the Long River Society. You may reach him at 413-772-2020 ext. 208 or afisk@ctriver.org.

Anonymous (2)Lucy AtkinsonTheodore Bacon*Jack BroomeWilliam and Linda CavalEllsworth Grant*

Suzy Groden and Constance EmmettFred and Astrid HanzalekChristine LeBel and Mark PageDavid MaherTom and Elaine MitchellMichael Newbold

Jim and Linda OkunGary Oleson and Francine NessJohn and Wendy SintonBrewster SturtevantHooker Talcott Jr.*Deceased

Long River Society Members:

Sara ChaffeeAnnie ChappellAlicea CharamutDr. John ChardJanet ChayesWilliam M. Chester, Jr. Revocable TrustTim and Cathy ClaflinHerbert and Sharon ClarkStewart and Denise ClarkLedge ClaytonMichael ColeChristopher ColeyTom and Nancy CondonMargo ConnorsBrian Cooper*Bill and Christine CopelandWilliam and Jill CrookerTed and Rebecca CrosbyHugh and Patricia CurleyRanjanaa DeviChristopher Diamond and Hallie HughesPeter and Martha DieboldJim and Annemarie DinaJan and Deborah DizardRobert DonaldsonEdward and Maureen DonlonJames McAuliff and Carole Donlon-McAuliffeElizabeth DoranJason DunkleeAlan Eccleston and Linda HarrisEnsign- Bickford Foundation, Inc.Kelly Erwin and Warren GrahamGordon Faison and Eleanora PattersonKristina FavaleNancy First*Nancy FischbachBrian FitzgeraldMaureen FlanneryJames FordSharon FrancisFranklin County Brewing Co., Inc.Darlyne and Bruce FranzenDrs. Rochelle and Robert FriedmanRichard GalleraniPatty GambariniPeter and Judith GeorgBob and Peg GilesDana GilletteDeborah Girard

Laurie Goldberger and Leslie KogodGreat Meadows Conservation Trust, Inc.Jody GrossDonald and Dorothy GrossetWilliam and Dora GroverDaniel GyslingThomas and Susan HagamenLois HagerMarshall and Elizabeth HamiltonWilliam and Marsha HarbisonPeter HealeyBetty Ann HeistadMargaret and Peter HeplerEric HildebrantHillside Garden Club, Rocky Hill, CTCharles and Shelby HinesMike HoffmanJennifer HopkinsMark Horwitz and Julia MossMichael Humphries and Leigh YoungbloodGretchen HurlburtDavid Hutchinson and Panutda SuwannanondaSatoko IgarashiCarl JacobsTom JonesAnn KahnJonah KeaneBen KellnerShaun and Patricia KenneyElizabeth Kidder and Thomas LuckThe Honorable Jane KitchellPeter KlockRoy and Ellen KnightsDr. and Mrs. David KruleeJennifer LaddJohn and Janice LambertPat and Tex LaMountainCharles LobronNorwood and Joanna LongLongmeadow, MA Conservation CommissionAlyssa LovellE. Holland and Marilyn LowLucas IndustriesBob LudwigDeborah Luskin and Timothy ShaferSandra T. MacGregorSue MacKenzieM.L. MacKinnon

Jack and Valerie MaddenRosann MaioDeWitt and Vera MallaryCarol MartinDavid MartinRobert May and Karen LatkaDave McDonald and Dita VarletaJim and Dianne McHutchisonO. Ross McIntyre and Helen WhyteAlec McLaneJames Meigs and Julia TalcottGeoffrey MeissnerBob and Lainy MelvinRick and Rose MeyerRoberta and Barry MillerScott and Betsy MitchellTom and Elaine Mitchell*Susan MonksHarriet MooneyDavid and Betsy MorganMeredith MorganTed and Caroline MurrayKatherine NaughtonCongressman Richard NealEmily NicholsThomas O’HaraRaymond and Arabella OlanderIvan OranskyMichael PackardLance ParkerPeter and Elsie PattonSimon and Pia PearceRichard PelmasHarold PenningtonMichael and Nicci PepinHeidi Peterson and Ken ButcherPioneer Valley Yacht Club, Inc.William and Kathryn PiperOriol Pi-Sunyer and Susan DigiacomoRutherford PlattMichael Posner and Carol OwenCarol PowersPutney, VT Rowing ClubMatti and Jill PylkkanenBrie Quinby and Evan CowlesJudith Reeve and Ken BakerWilliam RemickRosemarie and David RhodesRon and Betsy RhodesCorinne Richardson

Sam and Barbara RichardsonWisty Rorabacher and Judy DraperArdis RundlettSaint Gaudens MemorialKenneth SauerScully Family FoundationJohn Sears and Jane MyersJonathan and Beverly SeymourEdward SheaDeborah ShriverNorman SimsBruce and Mary SloatMike and Jean SmithSuzanne SmithSouthwick FoundationJudith SouweineHarold and Carol SoxWilliam Spademan, Mary Link and Emi LinkSarah SpencerStave Puzzles, Inc.Charles and Jolly SteffensShelley Steuer and Jeffrey KorffRoger and Ann SweetKristen Sykes and Fred BeddallGaye Symington and Chuck LacyMargaret Talcott and L. Scott ScharerClaude TellierCarolyn TenneyThe Mattabassett DistrictGregory ThorpThread Rolling, Inc.Town of East Windsor, CTTwo Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional CommissionGeorge and Suzanne VeilleuxAndrew VernonLaura and Barry VogelRobert and Elizabeth VonDohlenFred WainwrightJohn and Phebe WallaceWalters Charitable Trust Sandra WardKaren WaylandWells Fargo Advisors LLC, Northampton MA employeesCurtis WeybrightJ. Craig and Muriel WhiteBruce and Greta WilcoxStaunton Williams

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Mark WineburgAndrew Wizner and Sheila HoulihanClifford WolffNathan WoodruffCatherine WoolnerWright BuildersJonathan Wright and Meg Kelsey WrightAnne YeomansVictoria and David Yolen

River Friends (Under $100)Alan and Janet AbelRonald Ackerman and Cleo GormanNicole Adams*MJ Adams-PullanSteve AikenheadElisabeth AldenJune AleckMary Ellen AlicandriGregory AllenGinia AllisonSusan AlmyLeland AlperMarianne and Hoyt AlversonSteve AlvesAmerican Heritage River CommissionRobert and Louise AndersonPeter and Kathleen AndrewMark Anson and Robyne WatkinRichard AronsonMichael AshBeverly AustinJohn Austin Sr.Glen Ayers*Margaret BabbottFred Bacon and Laura Wallingford BaconDavid BakerPatrick Baker and Betty Ann SatherSheldon BallKate BarberRob BarberiDr. H. Douglas BarnshawRichard Barrett-Bates and Wendy HarwinHosea BaskinPeter BathoryMegan Bathory-PeelerBarbara BeachRandall Beach and Jennifer KaylinPaula BelangerCarter BentPeter and Nancy BentIris BerezinPeter BergstromBerkley and Veller Inc.John and Judith BerkleyAlfred and Diana BertinJonathan BijurPolly BijurKenneth and Mary BirdLarry and Linda BlaisVirginia and Larry BlakeWilliam BlankerStuart Blood and Li ShenMartin and Lynn BloomJulia Blythe and Charley EisemanDavid and Marla BodznickMasako BoginMieke BomannDavid and Rita BortellErica BossWilliam BoucherJonathan Bouton and Judi Simon-BoutonRuth Bowman and Ernest ManesBill BreckKathie BreuningerEric and Judy BrewerSharon BreznerCarlton and Nancy BroseMatthew BrownJacob BrownellEdwin and Merle BuckhoutDavid and Ingrid BuckleyBen BulkeleyRobert CairlCurtis CanningBrett Capshaw

Joseph and Filomena CardinaleRichard and Susan CarlsonPeter and Debbie CarterSarah CarterDodie CarvalhoPauline CaseySean Casey and Jenny PapageorgeHilary Caws-ElwittKaren ChaffeeKevin ChaffeeJohn and Janet ChapinRob and Jan ChapmanVictoria ChapmanCarol CharltonNoah CharneyAnne Chase and Lynn TroyDavid Chernock, M.D.Chick Montana Group LLCFerdene Chin-YeeStuart ChipkinElizabeth ChristieDavid and Ann CioffiEloise ClarkLewis ClarkGordon Clark and Liz QuinnLavinia ClayJohn and Jeanne ClaytonChris ClementJerry ClupperJudith CmeroJoanne CoakleyBob Coates and Philippa RichardsRoy CoelhoRuss and Ellen CohenDavid CohenJacquelyn ColemanArianna CollinsLouise M. CollinsConnecticut Valley Garden ClubChip ConquestJim Contois and Rebecca MacKenzieTimothy and Lynn CookEleanor CookKara CookBrian and Judy CooperLynn K. CooperDenise CormierCornish, NH Conservation CommissionRoger and Kathryn CoulombeGeorge CoxeterPhil Crafts and Joan SnowdonRobert CramerPhillip CrawfordSarah Crawford and Jane PorterGloria CristelliWayne CrouchCrowell FoundationDebby CrowellBill Cuddy and Vivien BlackfordJohn and Merry CushingArthur Daltas and Ellen PeckhamFrank DanielAnn and Evan DarlingMatt DarrowOwen and Valerie DavidBrenda DaviesEthel DavisKeith DavisSteven DaynoKacie DeanAndrea DelaneySusan DeMariaCorinne DemasMary Alice and Philip DennehyPeter and Ellen DesMeulesDiane DixAmy DonovanDennis DouglasJane DrorbaughJohn DudulaCandy DumasJulien Dumoulin-SmithLeslie DunhamMr. and Mrs. Lloyd Dunham

Marcia DunningErik DykemaMichael and Jill DyniaDavid and Kirsten EastmanDonovan and Meggin EastmanJudith and Charles EisemanJames and Patricia EldridgeJulie EliasTorsten and Margaret EllisonGlenn EnglishAndrew and Mary EricksonElla ErwayDaryl EssensaMac Everett and Claudia LefkoMichael EversdykeGerald EvesLaurel and William FaceyIsabelle FarmerAlison FarrarThomas FarrellJacob FarwellFrederick FeibelJeff and Carol FeldmannRobert FeltonJustin FermannMaria FernandezBarbara FinlaysonMichael and Barbara FisherMartha FisherDonald and Donna FiskDaria FiskLucia FoleyPriscilla FordMrs. Grace ForsytheDiane and Thorstein FossnesFosters Super MarketAndrea FoxStephen FoxRichard FrawleyPatsy and Patrick FrenchRichard French and Emily SamuelsChristopher FreyPeter FreyPaul and Janee FriedmannGail Fuhrer and Hank HermanLacey GalenRobert and Barbara GarnerSteve GephardFritz GerhardtJames and Melissa GerrityJason GerrolRobert GerwienBeth Gillespie and Carla Cooke

Allyson GilletteDavid GilletteLeonard and Nansi GlickSusanae GlovackiLynn GoldfarbDebra GoodrumBarry Gorfain and Debbie TedfordAndrew GrantGail and Joe GravelineGail GrayScott and Sonya Gray-WulffKen and Heather GrecsekPaul and Phyllis GreenbergZack GreenburgJoan GreenfieldClark and Happy GriffithsCarolyn GriswoldMarion Griswold

Timothy GriswoldReeve GutsellRichard GuzowskiDeborah HabibMargo HablutzelDavid and Nancy HagbergLisa HallChuck and Elaine HallettRick and P.J. HamelPeggy HartCiara HaydenJulia HeardNorb and Peg HeilBeatrice HeinrichsJohn and Priscilla HellwegLinda HickmanPatricia Higgins and Scot DrysdaleTracy HightowerJanet HoffmanKaren HoffmanDavid HoittDoris R. HoldenJay HoltzmanJ. M. HolzmanHomestead Engineering, Inc.Tom Honigford and Sharon O’ConnorJeffrey HoranRobert and Carla HorwitzJonathan HoweRuth HowellMary Ann HoytLinda HuebnerLorraine HughesPatricia HynesRobert and Marie JaarsmaMichael JacobsLiz Jacobson-CarrollKen and Abby JaffeAnne M. JanewayDotty JankeRita JarosStephen and Barbara JendrysikJane and Kit JohnsonTed JohnsonGerald JoseloffRobin JursKeith KantackJohn and Barbara KaranasiosRachel KatzShirley Keech and Mary KingChristopher KeeverDenise KelleyMarian Kelner

Diane KeltonHarry and Jean KendrickCynthia KennedyMadeline KernerPaul and Joyce KillebrewTim KippCarrie KistnerErik and Diane KjeldsenSkip KlepackiLinda and Silas KopfFrederick and Elizabeth KopperTom KovarPeter Kozely and Dawn FarmerLoren KramerJohn KristensenThomas and Kathryn KucabSuzanne KulikChristina Kuralt

I am proud to give to the CRWC because the river is the heart of this region’s environmental quality and its rich life.Carol Weingeist, CRWC Member

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Franz and Cynthia KurathLarry KuttnerBoyd and Janice KynardGeorge and Luella LandisMadeleine LaneSusan LantzAl LapaBrian LapisDiane LaRocheKen and Heidi LaRocqueAlan and Marianne LazarusLeo and Theresa Le BelMaura LearyChristine LeBel and Mark PageMaggie and Dennis LeblancMichael LeffValerie LeMontagneHelen and Donald LennonJohn LeShaneHenry and Patricia LeuchtmanKristin LeutzDeborah LevheimTim Lewis*Elizabeth LingoWilliam and Jennifer LipfertGeoffrey ListerGeoff LobenstineAndrew LoewSally LoomisLoren W. Kramer Family TrustDeborah LovejoySam LovejoyRebecca LovelaceLynn LovellEveline MacDougallDavid MaherEli and Anne ManchesterRoland MandlerJanet MaranoMarcy MarchelloLouis Maresca and Ruth CraigAaron MarkowitzMorri MarkowitzAllen Marshall & Anne BickfordWalter MartoneBruce and Sandra MasonRon and Nancy MastersDavid and Lindsay MatherMichael MauriArtie McCollumJames and Deborah McIntoshClifton McPherson and Elizabeth FreedmanLucy and Andrew MeigsEhren MeisingerGary MeisingerLeonard MelnickWade MergenCordelia MerrittBrian and Lois MerryJill MessickKathleen Marie MeyerSusan Miller-CoulterKaren Miller-ShapiroAndrew MillikenElizabeth MillsDavid Millstone and Sheila MoranEmily MonossonJoan MonroeJeffrey MorinSuzzy Morin and Andree DemayLinda Morley and Robert PaynterJonathan MossWard and Dona MottsAngela MrozinskiEleanor MudgeGeorge and Fredi MungerAmanda NashElizabeth Nash and Steven WintersLouise NeidleKatryna NeildsThomas NeilsonEric Nelson and Margaret SloanDiane and Jane NevinsmithPaul NewmierBarry NigroshDon and Elizabeth Noel

John NorthBeth NotarMickey NowakCharles OlchowskiOld Homestead Garden Club, Keene, NHAustin Olney and Marcia LegruMyra OrlenMary PainterBeverly ParentCharles Parham and Roxanne SchneiderDaniel ParkerMarion PasconeGuy PayneLorraine PearsonSusan Peck and Jonathan DaenMarc and Mary PelletierJim Perkins and Theresa KerchnerJim PerryCurt PetersonSusi Peterson*Meghan PiercyAnne B. Pierson, MDHertha M. E. PlatzerElliott PollackJerome PollittColette PotterMary Clare Powell and Violet WalkerGary Powsner and Christine GrecsekDonald and Lois PrescottPresley Law, PLLCRhonda PruzinskyRobert and Mary QuagliaroliDebbie QuernerAlicia RalphAndrea ReberMarjorie ReidBetsey ReidDeborah ReiterJanice RhodesNancy RichRobert RichardsonSteve and Carol RideoutRita Riley and Carol NortonJean RiouxBarrett Robbins-PiankaJennifer RobergeAmy RocchiDennis and Sue RochonCarolyn RodriguezAnne C. RogersSuzanne RogersSusan RomanKaren Rosenbaum*Senator Stanley RosenbergRobert and Susan RossCatherine RossiDebbie and Jeff Roth-HoweMeghan RothschildPeter RoweJulia RowinskiAlan RozyckiDavid RudermanBob and Virginia RussellElisabeth RussellKellie RussellPaul and Denise Ruzicka-HayesJoshua and Kailen RyanLeah SandersPriscilla SandsConstance M. SattlerMichele and Steve SaulisScantic River Watershed AssociationCarl SchmidtSarah SchmidtEllen SchwartzTed and Ellen SeeKenneth SekNancy SevrensThomas and Claire SharplessEdward Sharr, Jr.Nathaniel Shed and Julie De SherbininNicola ShipmanBill and Delores SidwayPeter and Anne SilberfarbRobin SilvaAmy SinglerMary Sirum

Kellie SiscoStarr SneadRoger and Mary SoderbergElizabeth SolomonSandra SonnichsenEdward SopneskiIan SorrellJim SotiropoulosSarah SpademanSusan SpademanAnnette SpauldingClark and Cheryl SpencerThomas and Patricia SpencerRobert and Diann SpethBeth SpicerChristopher Spring and Tundi AgardySt. Johnsbury AcademyMary StanleyLeslie Starr and Mark DuboisMrs. Otto L. SteinJerome and Kathryn SternsteinJanice StoneDouglas StotzBruce and Roberta SullivanMeg SullivanConstance SumbergHelen SymonsRobert and Martha TeghtsoonianSamuel ThielChris and Joyce ThomaRobert and Lori ThomasAlice ThomasHarvey ThomasPeter TombSandra and Richard TombaughKathryn TracyElise TreleganTorrey TrustJennifer Tufts and Gary RuckerMichelle TurrePeggy TuttleGillian TylerJulie TysonMelinda Underwood*Frances UptegroveWilliam UptegroveIvan Ussach and Kathy LitchfieldRoy Van Driesche and Sheila MarksPatricia Van OrderDavid Vania and Louise CoxDr. Theodore VanItallieEve VogelBeverley von Kries*John WadleggerJerry and Jean WagenerLinda WagnerMarcy WanzerKim WeeberVirginia Weimer and Lance HodesCarol WeingeistRobert and Carolyn WelchKenneth WelchPeter WestoverCarol WhiteRobert and Star WhitneyWhitelaw and Margaret WilsonChristina WilsonJoan WilsonPatricia WiseGretchin WitmanRuth WittyDavid WojcikKimberley Wolcott

Lora WondolowskiAnn WoodJulie Anne WoodsWoodstar CafeJ. Melvin WoodyFrederick WoottonSusan WorgaftikJonathan WottrichThomas WrightBrian Yellen and Marcelia MuehlkeAllen YoungJohn YoungCatherine YoungenHeather and Robert ZavodElizabeth ZeitlerMarilynn ZellerRebecca Zumbruski

Gifts in KindAdventure Park at Storrs and Adventure Park at the Discovery Museum in

BridgeportAll American Waste, LLCAlternative Recycling SolutionsAmerican RiversAubuchon HardwareBear Path Compost, LLCBig Y – Greenfield, MABillings Farm and MuseumSarah and Woody BlissGlenn and Jane BowlesMerritt BrownCabela’sChief Crushing & Excavation, Inc.City of Easthampton, MACity of Hartford, CTCity of Holyoke, MA DPWCity of Greenfield, MA DPW, Fire Dept. City of Middletown, CTCity of Northampton, MA DPWCity of Palmer, MACity of Westfield, MAClean and Green Junk RemovalColdwater Fisheries BiologistsConfluence OutdoorsConnecticut Science CenterWalt and Susan CudnohufskyDan & Whit’s General StoreDenis WalterDartmouth College Facilities & MaintenanceDartmouth Printing CompanyPeter DewberryBrian FitzgeraldFriendly’s Ice Cream CorporationPhil and Julie Gilfeather - GirtonChristopher GrahamGreat River Outfitters / Path of Life GardenHB Energy SolutionsJohn HoweJ.S. RaeJiminy Peak Mountain ResortEvan KayAmy KleppnerLANE Construction CorporationLedyard Canoe ClubMA Environmental PoliceMount Washington ResortAdair MulliganNew Hampshire Fish and Game Dpt.Jerome and Maura NoonanNorth Country Lodge and CabinsNorth Star Canoe and Kayak Rentals

Even within the city limits, the river is a great get away to enjoy a fishing trip.Kenneth Welch, CRWC Member”“

Jim NortonOcean Conservancy International Coastal CleanupRob O’DonnellOutdoor VenturesPolatin Ecological ServicesRedstart ConsultingShop-Rite, Manchester, Enfield, and East Hartford, CTSouth Hadley’s Tower TheatersSpike Segundo LLCSportsman’s Marina, Inc.Stop & Shop Springfield, MADianne TimminsTown of Deerfield, MATown of East Hartford, CTTown of Enfield, CTTown of Glastonbury, CTTown of Groton, VTTown of Hartford, VT Park and Recreation Dept.Town of Hartland, VTTown of Springfield, VT Road CrewTown of Windsor Locks, CTUSA Hauling & Recycling, Inc.US Fish & Wildlife Service, CT River CoordinatorUS Fish & Wildlife Service, Conte RefugeUS Geologic Survey, Conte LabDenis WalterEdward F. WilliamsWindham Solid Waste Management DistrictRay WoltersZoar Outdoor

Gifts in Honor of:Michael Bathory Megan Bathory-Peeler Peter Bathory Alicea Charamut Rosemarie and David Rhodes Mary Chicoine Susan Worgaftik Andrew Fisk Maria Fernandez Andrew Fisk and Alicia Ayer Lavinia Clay Dana Gillette Tracy Hightower Marion Griswold Wisty Rorabacher and Judy Draper Beth Gillespie and Carla Cooke Margery Holland Lincoln Brower and Linda Fink The Holt Family Rachel Andres Andy Larkin Curtis Canning Mary Link Robert Donaldson Andrew Grant Amanda Nash Gregory Melville Peter Anthony Mazen Alan and Marianne Lazarus Robert E. Moore Lois HagerGrammy Nix Andrea Delaney Our Grandchildren Jim Contois and Rebecca MacKenzie

Ron Rhodes Tim and Cathy Claflin Pat Sharron Michael and Jill Dynia Annette Spaulding David and Allison Deen Hanna Sylvia Josee Goldin The South Branch of the Sugar River, Goshen, NH Sandra Sonnichsen “Your help for SEVWA” Jeremy Schrauf

Gifts in Memory of:Robert Barrett, former Chairman of the Holyoke Water Power Co. Tom and Jane Hazen Allan Belanger Paula BelangerTerry Blunt Rutherford Platt Katchen Coley Barrett Robbins-Pianka Chuck Connington Julia Heard Kellie Sisco William Blanker Marjorie Reid Leslie Dunham Robert and Barbara Garner Michael Caprio and Michele Crescenzo Caprio Carolyn Griswold Douglas Stotz Mr. and Mrs. Dunham

Bruce Conway Glenn Conway David Curti Paul Newmier Stanley & Helena Garanin Steve Garanin James R. Martin Carol Charlton Robert M. McClung and Gale S. McClung Melissa McClung Eleanor B. Moscher Harold Moscher George H. Watkins Harriet Mooney Robert and Maril O’Malley David and Allison Deen Mason Phelps Ward and Dona Motts Sam Lovejoy Bob Sutherland Dotty Janke

*Sustaining (monthly) Members

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Joan AshleyTheodore BaconNicole Cormier

Charles ConningtonSusan CrawfordPatricia Dahill

Roberta Gere DoeringMary Beardsley Fenn

In Memoriam We celebrate the lives and mark the passing of the following CRWC members and

friends. Each helped to protect the Connecticut River watershed and make it a better place for future generations.

In 2015, for the 2nd year, CRWC volunteers and staff were joined by Vermont DEC, New Hampshire DES, New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission, and Yale University for ‘Samplepalooza.’ This large-scale, one-day water testing event in the Connecticut River basin visited 65 locations covering more than 1,000 river miles across four states. Samplepalooza 2015 was a coordinated effort to collect data supporting a multi-state effort to reduce nitrogen pollution in Long Island Sound. Nitrogen entering the Sound has been determined to be the cause of the “dead zone” documented by researchers in the Long Island Sound. This is a great example of working on a watershed-wide scale for a better solution for our waterways.

Here’s To Accomplishing Great Things for Our Rivers 2015 STORMY Award – Each year, the New England Stormwater Collaborative recognizes New England communities and utilities for simple, imaginative and inventive ways that increase efficiency, funding or political support for stormwater management programs. CRWC and partners were named one of three winners of the 2015 STORMY award.

CRWC and partners Enchanted Circle Theater, United Water, and Hitchcock Center for the Environment worked with 5th grade students in Holyoke, MA on a program called “Where Does Your Water Go?” This fun program integrated art and science for stormwater education. We are pleased that creative efforts and effective partnerships continue to be recognized as solutions to stormwater issues.

EPA Lifetime Achievement Award – EPA New England annually recognizes individuals and groups in the six New England states who have worked to protect or improve the region’s environment in distinct ways. This year, CRWC Trustee Robert (Bob) Moore received this distinguished honor.

Bob dedicated his entire working life, including 25 years with the CT Department of Environmental Protection and more than 10 years with the Metropolitan District Commission, to environmental protection. Many of the state’s environmental programs were developed under his leadership and many of these programs have been models for other states.

Join us in congratulating Bob on this wonderful achievement! We are so thrilled for him and thankful for his service and expertise on CRWC’s board of trustees.

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Laurie Sanders Receives 2016 Bud Foster Award for Outstanding Devotion, Service, and Accomplishment It was wonderful to see more than 150 of you join us in June for the 2016 River Celebration at Brunelle’s Marina in South Hadley, MA. It was a sold out event – a first for us! Many thanks to our 2016 Bud Foster awardee and featured speaker Laurie Sanders, local naturalist and former ‘Field Notes’ radio host, who gave a captivating presentation on how the Connecticut River has shaped our region. For decades, Laurie has been dedicated to preserving, protecting and restoring New England’s environment. As well, she loves to share her knowledge and fascination with our environment with fellow nature lovers. Thank you Laurie for all you do for our rivers, our lands, and our communities.

H o n o r i n g o u r r i v e r s & t h e i r s u p p o r t e r sCELEBRATION

Past Recipients:2012 Andrew French, USFWS2013 Stephanie Moore, Holyoke Rows

2014 Steve Grant & Jim Dina, CT River Source to Sea Paddlers2015 Barbara Skuly, Ashuelot River Local Advisory Committee

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But we’re not done yet. You can make a difference.

Join CRWC as a member today. www.ctriver.org

You are helping our rivers go from this …

To this!