Rivers Alliance
of Connecticut
Connecticut's United Voice for River Conservation

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(Page updated Thu Jan 31, 2008)

Resources

Appalachian Mountain Club: 
Monthly updates on national conservation issues: http://www.outdoors.org/conservation/index.cfm
Appalachian Mountain Club Headquarters
5 Joy Street,  Boston, MA  02108
Contact: Heather Clish, Director of Trails & Riverways Stewardship
(617) 523-0636  or (617) 523-6617

American Rivers: 
American Rivers is a national conservation organization dedicated to protecting and restoring America's river systems and to fostering a river stewardship ethic. The organization was founded in 1973 to expand the number of rivers protected by the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Along with our conservation efforts, American Rivers promotes public awareness about the importance of healthy rivers and the threats that face them.
1025 Vermont Avenue, NW, Suite 720, Washington, D.C. 20005
Phone: (202) 347-7550 Fax: (202) 347-9240
visit their website at http://www.amrivers.org  
Contact: outreach@americanrivers.org
Matt Sicchio , Director of Outreach

Center for Watershed Protection website:
 www.cwp.org

Council on Environmental Quality for CT:
Meetings are open to the public. A place for people to complain to about CT 
environmental issues.
http://www.ct.gov/ceq/site/default.asp

Computer Recyclers
The following companies have expressed an interest in recycling Computers.  This is only a partial listing and by providing it to you, the Department of Environmental Protection  is not recommending these companies over any others. When selecting a company, consider the  track record of the company, the end markets used and the liability they are willing to assume.   Some facilities attempt to reuse computers, others disassemble and send parts off for reuse or  recycling, others recover precious metals from circuitry or recover lead from cathode ray tubes.   For a list of participating companies in this recycling effort, click HERE.

CT Fund for the Environment:
The Connecticut Fund for the Environment (CFE) uses law, science and education to defend and improve the state's environment.  CFE strives to better air and water quality, control toxic contamination, minimize the impact of highways and traffic congestion, protect public water supplies, and preserve the open space and wetlands so crucial to both the state's citizens and its wildlife. Since we were founded in 1978, we have saved wetlands, stopped unwise development, changed legislation and won significant court battles.  For more information: 
http://www.cfenv.org/

CT River Education Initiative:
(CREI) is a unique partnership of educational institutions working together to establish a summer institute and continuing telecommunication network providing educational enrichment, as well as school and civic exchange programs- Our web site is www.wgby.org/crei 

DEP (CT): 
http://www.dep.state.ct.us/-DEP website
http://www.projectsearch.org/ - Project Search
http://www.dph.state.ct.us/EOHA/Fish.htm Connecticut's Fish Consumption Advisory and the Safe Eating of Fish Caught in Connecticut
http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2719&q=325620   - CT DEP Water Quality Standards & Criteria for the state.
http://dep.state.ct.us/links.htm- Good national and local links from CT DEP- law, research information, statistics.

EPA National and Local Links:

http://www.epa.gov/owow/  - Watershed Information Network Homepage
www.epa.gov/epahome/waterpgram.htm - for water projects and programs.
http://www.epa.gov/tri/index.htm  - Toxic Release Inventory Program
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/sdwa/index.html - Safe Drinking Water Act.
www.epa.gov/epahome/faq.htm#local - EPA FAQ's - good basic outline with emergency hotline numbers.
www.epa.gov/adopt/network.html - Watershed groups by state.
www.epa.gov/owow/nps/ordinance/ - Model Ordinances homepage for local groups.

Federal Clean Water Issues E-mail List:
If you would like up-to-date information and action alerts about federal clean water issues and decisions, e-mail the Clean Water Network at cleanwaternt@igc.apc.org and ask to be subscribed
to the Clean Water Network listserve.

Federal Web sites:
United States Geological Survey: www.usgs.gov
United States Fish and Wildlife Service: www. fws.gov
Statistics and Information about anything relevant to sTate planning:  www.fedstats.gov

Hydropower Reform Coalition
1025 Vermont Ave., NW Suite 720
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 347-7550
www.amrivers.org/abouthrc.htm

League of Conservation Voters: www.lcv.org

Long Island Sound:
Environmentalists who care about LIS may be interested in this list  which is a discussion list for organizations and individuals interested in the restoration and management of Long Island Sound.  Subscribers can receive bulletins and action alerts from the Long Island Sound Watershed Alliance. 

Metropolitan District Commission:
For the MDC's environment page and water facilities. www.themdc.com/environment.htm 

The Nature Conservancy:
Connecticut Chapter 55 High Street Middletown, CT 06457-3788 Phone: (860) 344-0716 Fax: (860) 344-1334 E-mail: ct@tnc.org http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/connecticut/ 

Natural Resources Conservation Service:  www.ct.nrcs.usda.gov

Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program:
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program is now up on the World Wide Web. The Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program works voluntarily with private landowners providing them with financial and technical assistance to restore all types of degraded wildlife habitat (including wetlands) on their property. The direct access address is: http://www.fws.gov/r9dhcpfw/ but can also be accessed through the Fish and Wildlife Service's main web site (or its list of links organized by office) at: http://www.fws.gov/ . The web site includes an overview of the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program, Regional and State contact information, links to Regional Partners information, a list of frequently asked questions, and a page with details on numerous award winning projects. Please surf and enjoy--comments are welcome and appreciated.

River Network:
The national organization dedicated to supporting grassroots river conservation efforts. They provide many services for river groups of all sizes, with special assistance for statewide and large regional watershed organizations. Their main office is in Portland, Oregon with a satellite office in Washington, DC. Phone: 503-241-3506
website: http://www.rivernetwork.org/
 

Running Rivers Report:
The "Running Rivers Report" is a monthly email update by the Hydropower Reform Coalition (HRC) that is issued to members and friends of the HRC, and others that care about restoring our nation's rivers.  The update contains info on policy, science, law, and current issues in FERC relicensing and river restoration through dam reoperation.   

State DEP:
DEP's River Monitoring Program WEBSITES
Project SEARCH: Volunteer Opportunity for High Schools. Project SEARCH is a program developed by the DEP in partnership with the Science Center of CT and funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation. It is a statewide network of high schools participating in water quality monitoring. Teachers from each school have completed training on standard methods for physical, chemical, and biological sampling, as well as wetland evaluation, and the impacts of land use on water quality.

• The DEP home page:  http://dep.state.ct.us

• Project Search:  http://www.projectsearch.org/

• Surf Your Watershed:  www.epa.gov/surf

• Nonpoint Source Pollution:  www.epa.gov/owow/nps

Trout Unlimited's mission is to conserve, protect and restore North America’s coldwater fisheries and their watersheds. Trout, steelhead, charr and salmon across the nation are in trouble from years of abuse and neglect and ever-increasing population and development pressures. These fish can't speak for themselves; they depend on concerned citizens to speak for them. And Trout Unlimited members do just that. At 130,000 strong and growing, our members and volunteers are the best friends these fish have. By combining “on the ground” restoration efforts, a cutting-edge scientific research and effective advocacy on behalf of our coldwater fisheries, TU has been the most effective steward for coldwater fisheries nationwide.
Website: http://www.cttrout.org/index.htm