Housatonic Valley Association (HVA)
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Housatonic River Cleanups with HVA & BEAT
Housatonic RiverBEAT and Housatonic Valley Association (HVA) are collaborating once again to continue our efforts of cleaning up the Housatonic River. Last time we pulled out 4 shopping carts, 2 huge inflatable pools, and lots of other interesting stuff. What will…
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Help Monitor for Bacteria in the Housatonic Watershed
Multiple Locations OutdoorsWould you like to help Housatonic Valley Association (HVA) collect water samples in the Housatonic watershed once every two weeks, mid-June to mid-September, from about 8:00 – 9:00 AM? If so, please please email Shannon at spoulin.hva@gmail.com or call 413-298-7024…
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Help Monitor for Bacteria in the Housatonic Watershed
Multiple Locations OutdoorsWould you like to help Housatonic Valley Association (HVA) collect water samples in the Housatonic watershed once every two weeks, mid-June to mid-September, from about 8:00 – 9:00 AM? If so, please please email Shannon at spoulin.hva@gmail.com or call 413-298-7024…
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Housatonic River Cleanups with HVA & BEAT
Housatonic RiverBEAT and Housatonic Valley Association (HVA) are collaborating once again to continue our efforts of cleaning up the Housatonic River. Last time we pulled out 4 shopping carts, 2 huge inflatable pools, and lots of other interesting stuff. What will…
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Kickoff Paddle Pittsfield to Lenox – Celebrate our Watershed with HVA
Fred Garner Park Pomeroy Ave., Pittsfield, MAJoin the Housatonic Valley Association to paddle from Pittsfield to Lenox on the beautiful Housatonic River to kick-off the 2024 Celebrate Our Watershed Event. The group will meet at 10:30 am at Fred Garner Park in Pittsfield, MA, at which…
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Celebrate Our Watershed with HVA Kickoff Paddle: Pittsfield to Lenox
Fred Garner Park Pomeroy Ave., Pittsfield, MAJoin the Housatonic Valley Association (HVA) to paddle from Pittsfield to Lenox on the beautiful Housatonic River to kick off the 2024 Celebrate Our Watershed Event. The group will meet at 10:30 am at Fred Garner Park in Pittsfield, MA,…
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Housatonic Valley Association Meet & Greet at Red Lion
Red Lion Inn 30 Main St., Stockbridge, MAJoin Housatonic Valley Association to learn about their work in the Berkshires, and meet new Berkshire Watershed Director Erik Reardon Please email Gina Scherbner at gscherbner@hvatoday.org by April 30, to RSVP. DATE: Friday, May 3 TIME: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM LOCATION: The…
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Volunteer: West Branch Housatonic River Cleanup
Wahconah ParkWe're heading into the west branch of the Housatonic River, with our waders on and our canoes in tow, for our annual river cleanups! Cleanups make a considerable difference in the health of the Housatonic River. Over the years, BEAT…
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Volunteer: West Branch Housatonic River Cleanup
Wahconah ParkWe're heading into the west branch of the Housatonic River, with our waders on and our canoe in tow, for our annual river cleanups! Cleanups make a considerable difference in the health of the Housatonic River. Over the years, BEAT…
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Volunteer: West Branch Housatonic River Cleanup
Wahconah ParkWe're heading into the west branch of the Housatonic River, with our waders on and our canoe in tow, for our annual river cleanups! Cleanups make a considerable difference in the health of the Housatonic River. Over the years, BEAT…
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Top O’ the Meadow Gathering and Hawk Watch
Topsmead State Forest Buell Road, Litchfield, CTJoin Friends of Topsmead State Forest, HVA, Litchfield Hills Audubon Society, and Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection for this Hawk Watch event! Come explore some of the incredible biodiversity in western Connecticut through a guided migration watch led by Ann Orsillo…
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Walk and Talk: Monitoring Water Courses and Wetlands
Litchfield, CTJoin HVA Watershed Conservation Director, Mike Jastremski, along with Flanders Nature Center & Land Trust and Litchfield Land Trust, for a walk and talk about monitoring wetland areas, especially areas that may have erosion control issues. The discussion will focus…
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Wildlife Connections: Using Trail Cameras to Learn About Our Wildlife Neighbors
Dover Plains Library 1797 Route 22, Wingdale, NYJoin the Housatonic Valley Association and partners for “Wildlife Connections: Using Trail Cameras to Learn About our Wildlife Neighbors.” Led by Sally Naser of CR Wildlife Cams and supported by Oblong Land Conservancy and the Dover Plains Library, this event…
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Fly Tying and Aquatic Health
J H Ketcham Memorial Park 46 Ketcham Pk, Dover Plains, NYJoin Dutchess Land Conservancy, Housatonic Valley Association, Mid-Hudson Trout Unlimited, and the Town of Dover CAC for a community event to learn how to tie flies for fly fishing, understand the importance of the aquatic health of our rivers, and…
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Trail Walk With Great Mountain Forest Trustee Bart Jones
Great Mountain Forest - West Gate 200 Canaan Mountain Road, Falls Village, CTJoin Houstonic Valley Association for a guided hike in Great Mountain Forest with Bart Jones, GMF trustee, CLCC awardee, and active supporter of HVA, Great Mountain Forest, and the Cornwall Land Trust. This easy walk starts at the west gate…
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Volunteer: West Branch Housatonic River Cleanup
Wahconah ParkCleanups make a considerable difference in the health of the Housatonic River. Each summer, Berkshire Environmental Action Team (BEAT) and Housatonic Valley Association (HVA) work together to remove trash from the West Branch of the Housatonic River. The West Branch is a beautiful…
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LGBTQ+ Pride Paddle on the Housatonic River
Woods Pond Lenox, MAMass Audubon has teamed up with Queer Men of the Berkshires (Q-MoB) and the Housatonic Valley Association to lead a guided canoe trip on the Housatonic River near Wood's Pond. Open to members of the LGBTQ+ community and their families,…
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LGBTQ+ Pride Hike
Mass Audubon Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary 472 West Mountain Rd, Lenox, MA, United StatesMass Audubon has teamed up with Queer Men of the Berkshires (Q-MoB) and the Housatonic Valley Association to offer a guided hike at Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary. Open to members of the LGBTQ+ community and their families, this hike will…
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Volunteer: West Branch Housatonic River Cleanup
Wahconah ParkCleanups make a considerable difference in the health of the Housatonic River. Each summer, Berkshire Environmental Action Team (BEAT) and Housatonic Valley Association (HVA) work together to remove trash from the West Branch of the Housatonic River. The West Branch is a beautiful…