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2018 ANNUAL REPORT

HOUSATONIC VALLEY ASSOCIATION

Special Thanks to ourCorporate Partners

Advanced Multifamily Security Systems, Inc.Amazon Smile

Aqua Environmental LabAquarion Water CompanyB & L Construction, Inc.

Bank of the WestBecton Dickinson

Bennett Sullivan AssociatesCrane & Co., Inc.Crystal Rock, LLC

Dixon Golf, Inc.DSA Companies

EarthShareFairfi eld Processing

FirstLight Power Resources, Inc.Foresight Land Services, Inc.

GE FoundationHarney & Sons Fine Teas

Harper Haines Fluid Control, Inc.Heritage Development Group, Inc.

IBM Matching Gifts ProgramIllinois Tool Works Foundation

Ion Bank FoundationIroquois Gas Transmission System

Just Give.OrgKimberly Clark

Lee BankLitchfi eld Bancorp

O’Connor Davies, LLPNational Iron Bank

Pawling Engineered Products, Inc.Phoenix Realty Management

Pitney Bowes Employee Involvement Fund, Inc.

The Platt Brothers & Co.Precision Resources

Price Chopper’s Golub FoundationSalisbury Bank and Trust

Tata & Howard, Inc.United Way of Greater Waterbury

White Horse Country Cluband Restaurant

Winters Brothers Waste SystemsZuberry Associates

t’s a new day!

Ten years ago, we faced an economic threat to our work together across the Housatonic River Valley. You stepped up to and over that challenge.

Today, we face the life-altering threat of climate change, accelerating at a much faster pace than scientists predicted even one year ago.

And now, because of you, we are armed, energized and taking action with allies all across the region.

What does this mean for the forests and meadows that offer our best defense against climate change? This year alone you conserved another 2,000 acres of these critically important lands. What about the streams and sources of drinking water that provide clean, cold water? This year you’ve restored and targeted hundreds of miles for protection. And the lands that sustain us? That we love and enjoy? You’re stepping up to save them, too.

It’s a new day. The challenges are big. So is our resolve. Because of you.

On behalf of the Board and staff – thank you!

F. Anthony Zunino, President

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Lynn Werner, Executive Director

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Board of DirectorsPresident

F. Anthony ZuninoVice President

George S. LoganSecretary

Barton JonesTreasurer

James H. Maloney

Linda AllardChristine Baranski

Ann BarrettJoseph EllisLou HechtDan Horan

Ecton ManningRebecca Neary*

Michael M. NesbittAlexandra Peters*

Barclay PrindleEvan van Hook

Honorary MembersAllan L. Frew

Diane von Furstenberg

Advisory CouncilDavid Dolinsky

Shep EvansRobert Houlihan

Christopher Kukk, Ph.dDavid Platt

Harmon SmithSteven J. Whitman

*Joined in fi scal year 2019

Cover PhotosPaddlers on a Stockbridge trip by HVA. House fi nches by Joe Ellis.

Beaver and snow scene in northwest Connecticut by Bill Wakeley.

Monument Valley eighth graders remove grass roll to plant a pollinator garden at

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Because of you, a spectacular cold water trout stream is restored in Pittsfi eld’s Churchill Brook! The old two-pipe culvert was perched high above the brook’s surface, stopping trout from swimming upstream to spawn. With city and state agencies, HVA members and volunteers, and additional funds from the Natural Resource Damages Trustees and the Massachusetts Environmental Trust, we replaced the pipes with an open-sided bridge culvert. Now the brook runs naturally. Fish, turtles and wildlife pass freely! And buffer plantings fi lter pollution from road runoff.

You’ve made it possible to map dozens of problem culverts like this across the watershed in places like Dover, New York, the Berkshires, northwest Connecticut and as far south as Danbury, Seymour and Oxford. Miles of stream habitat are being restored, one culvert at a time.

And you helped New York’s Ten Mile River Watershed Collaborative launch its Protection Initiative for the region’s spectacular cold water trout streams, drinking water and wetlands, and the natural lands that nurture them. Miles of stream surveys, water quality sampling at 15 key sites, and culvert monitoring are all underway – vital fi rst steps toward a watershed action plan!

You also … Launched Berkshire stream teams in the

Konkapot and Green Rivers. Tracked down storm water pollution in Dalton,

Lanesborough and Pittsfi eld, Massachusetts. Tracked down bacteria pollution in the

Berkshire’s Southwest Branch. Mapped at-risk streams across the Litchfi eld

Hills and Southern Valley. Continued restoring the health of Wells Brook by removing invasives and planting trees along its bank with Dover High students, HVA interns and community volunteers.

At year’s end we were analyzing watershed health indicators and planning a new watershed health dashboard to share with the public and our partners.

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Special Thanks to ourProject Sponsors

Donald and Elizabeth AbbottBernard R. Adams and Edna H. Travis

Aquarion Water CompanyBerkshire Regional Planning CommissionBerkshire Taconic Community Foundation

The Bok Family FoundationBTCF-Berkshire Environmental

Endowment FundCity of DanburyCity of Pittsfi eld

Commonwealth of MassachusettsConnecticut Community Foundation

Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection

Connecticut Institute for Resilientand Climate Adaptation

Connecticut Lands Conservation CouncilCornwall Land TrustChristopher Craig

The Dutchess Land ConservancyEversource Energy

Fairfi eld County’s Community FoundationFarmington River Coordinating

CommitteeFields Pond Foundation

FirstLight Power Resources, Inc.S. L. Gimbel Foundation Fund

Louis and Elaine HechtHistoric New England

Honeywell International CorporationHorizon Foundation

Shirley HoweIroquois Gas Transmission System

Barton and Debby JonesPeter R. & Cynthia K. Kellogg Foundation

Kent Land TrustLake Waramaug Task Force

Litchfi eld Land Trust, Inc.Marcia Brady Tucker Foundation

Massachusetts College of Liberal ArtsMassachusetts Local Cultural Councils of Becket, Dalton, Hinsdale-Peru, Pittsfi eld

and WashingtonMassachusetts Department of

Environmental ProtectionMassachusetts Environmental Trust

Middlebury Land TrustMillbrook Garden Club

Mount Riga IncorporatedNational Fish and Wildlife FoundationNatural Resource Damage TrusteesNorthwest Connecticut Community

FoundationNorthwest Hills Council of Governments

Oppenheimer Environmental FundPitney Bowes

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Pootatuck Watershed Association, Inc.Rivers Alliance of Connecticut, Inc.

Roxbury Land TrustRobbins-de Beaumont FoundationSalisbury Bank and Trust Company

Salisbury Land TrustSchantz GalleriesSharon Land Trust

Richard and Pamela StebbinsTown of BethlehemTown of Cornwall

Town of DoverTown of Kent

Town of New MilfordTown of NorfolkTown of OxfordTown of SharonTown of Warren

Trout Unlimited – Connecticut ChapterU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Union Savings BankUpper Housatonic Valley National

Heritage AreaD. Evan van Hook

Jean VitalisEliot and Annick Wadsworth

Warren Land TrustWeantinoge Heritage Land Trust

Joseph WelshWerth Family Foundation

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stretching from the Harlem Valley in Amenia, New York to Sharon, Connecticut in a critical Follow the Forest landscape. The Greenprint Partners Pledge Fund will provide the last piece of funding to the Dutchess Land Conservancy and their farming partners to seal the deal!

Helped the Salisbury Association Land Trust and the Cornwall Conservation Trust secure state and federal funds to conserve another 360 acres of vital habitat.

Launched the online Regional Trails Map portal that HVA developed for the 21 town Northwest Hills Council of Governments that won the 2018 Regional Planning Award from the Connecticut Chapter of the American Planning Association! The online map is a great way to fi nd hiking trails near you. Now neighboring Councils of Governments in Connecticut are following suit as a great model across the State.

Helped the Warren, Litchfi eld and Middlebury land trusts hire shared Greenprint staffi ng to advance their missions.

By year’s end we were working to secure reauthorization of the Highlands Conservation Act – one of the most important sources of federal land protection funding in our area.

Because of you, a spectacular property in Norfolk teeming with brook trout, song birds and wildlife is permanently protected! Linking Canaan Mountain to the Blackberry River, the 420-acre Vagliano parcel is also a vital link in a corridor of woodland and meadow stretching from the Harlem Valley through the Litchfi eld and Berkshires hills and into Canada. This corridor protects our cool clean streams, drinking water, and bird and wildlife habitat and buffers our region against climate change.

Partners in the Litchfi eld Hills Greenprint Collaborative are working to conserve this Follow the Forest vision. The Vagliano property is a shining example of the power of partnership that happened with you, a generous private donation of $250,000 through the Greenprint Partners Pledge Fund, state and federal conservation partners and funding, including the federal Highlands Conservation Fund.

The Greenprint Partners Pledge Fund gave $900,000 to four projects, leveraging $6.6 million in public/private funds and saving 1,646 acres.

You also … Advanced the protection of 760 acres

of farmland, wetlands and forest lands

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THANK YOU SO MUCH!!“We at the Dutchess Land Conservancy are so very excited and grateful for your hard work and brilliance in pairing the protection of Meili Farm with HVA’s Greenprint Partners Pledge Fund. I’ve told Hans Joerg and Craig Meili the great news, and they are absolutely thrilled! This funding makes it possible for the Meili family to fulfi ll their goal of protecting the farm in a way that makes the most sense for future sustainability. It will also have a tremendous impact on safeguarding the agricultural and ecological heritage of the Harlem Valley landscape that is so special to so many.”

– Karin Esme RouxDirector of Land Projects

Dutchess Land Conservancy

Special Thanks to ourProject Sponsors

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Councils of Becket, Dalton, Hinsdale-Peru and Washington. And Dalton Cable TV joined the group!

You also… Teamed up with the Upper Housatonic

Valley Natural Heritage Area to organize six paddle trips.

Helped eighth graders at Monument Valley Middle School plant pollinator gardens at Lake Mansfi eld, clean up trash from the lake and have fun fi shing, too.

Teamed up with Danbury Youth Services to pull invasives at Weantinoge’s Still River Preserve and Danubury’s Sill River Greenway.

Installed new access sites along the Still at Erickson Road and Harrybrooke Park, and completed plans for new Housatonic River access at The Bend in West Cornwall.

Shared RiverSmart tips online and in public presentations across the watershed.

At year’s end we were planning a new education project with the Harlem Valley Rail Trail and the Wassaic Project to create an outdoor classroom along Webatuck Creek in Millerton, New York that will connect kids of all ages with nature for years to come.

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Because of you, kids of all ages are making a difference across the watershed! Teams from Danbury and Newtown High Schools and the Alternative School for Excellence planted wetland buffers and wildfl owers to protect Bethel’s Upper Limekiln Brook Pond.

With a signifi cant boost from the Fairfi eld County Community Foundation, Still River Connections put fi ve interns into the fi eld learning wildlife identifi cation, macroinvertebrate sampling, GPS data collection and how to use drones in environmental work. Altogether, 75 students joined in the fun!

Interns pulled invasives along the Still River in Brookfi eld and Danbury; installed environmental education signs at Lake Kenosia; prepped a boat portage site at New Milford’s Harrybrooke Park; and helped 140 fourth graders learn about the Still River and come nose-to-nose with local river critter residents.

Wahconah Regional High School in Dalton, Massachusetts removed a full truck load of invasive garlic mustard on the Old Mill Trail and sampled the East Branch of the Housatonic River for river bugs. Their fun was boosted in part by the Massachusetts Local Cultural

Sharon Elementary students show off their “fl oating sculptures” – a part of the 2018 Salmon Kill Watershed Festival,

in partnership with Trout Unlimited.

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Town of LenoxTown of New MilfordTown of NewtownTown of NorfolkTown of NortheastTown of OxfordTown of Ridgefi eldTown of SalisburyTown of SeymourTown of SharonTown of Sheffi eldTown of StockbridgeTrout Unlimited – Candlewood Valley, Conn., Taconic, Massachusetts Ma/RI Council and National ChaptersThe Trustees of ReservationsTwin Brooks GardensU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyU.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceUnited Way of Greater WaterburyUniversity of Connecticut Dept. of Civil and Environmental EngineeringUniversity of MassachusettsUpper Housatonic Valley National Heritage AreaUSDA NRCS CTUSGS CT Water Science CenterValley Council of GovernmentsValley United WayVillage of MillertonWestchester Land TrustWestern CT Council of GovernmentsWestfi eld River Watershed Association

Municipal MembersCity of AnsoniaTown of Canaan City of DerbyCity of SheltonTown of CornwallTown of EgremontTown of KentTown of Litchfi eldTown of New MilfordTown of NorfolkTown of OxfordTown of SeymourTown of Sheffi eldTown of Sherman

Massachusetts Department of Fish and WildlifeMassachusetts Department of Ecological RestorationMassachusetts Department of Environmental ProtectionMassachusetts Rivers AllianceMassachusetts Watershed CoalitionMiss Hall’s SchoolNational Fish and Wildlife FoundationNational Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationNational Park ServiceNatural Resource Damage TrusteesThe Nature ConservancyNaugatuck River Revival GroupNaugatuck Valley Council of GovernmentsNaugatuck Valley Outdoors ClubNew England State Foresters AssociationNew York State Offi ce of Parks, Recreation and Historic PreservationNorth Atlantic Aquatic Connectivity CollaborativeNorthwest Connecticut Conservation DistrictNorthwest Hills Council of GovernmentsNorthwest LandscapesOblong Land ConservancyPark Avenue Elementary SchoolPatagonia World Trout InitiativePittsfi eld High SchoolPomperaug River Watershed CoalitionPontoosuc Lake AssociationPrinceton HydroProject NativeRegional Land Conservation (RCP) NetworkRennia EngineeringRivers Alliance of ConnecticutSchantz GalleriesSharon AudubonSheffi eld Land TrustShepaug River AssociationSierra Club – Connecticut ChapterStill River Alliance CommissionStockbridge Bowl AssociationTown of BethelTown of Brookfi eldTown of CanaanTown of ColebrookTown of CornwallTown of DaltonTown of DoverTown of EgremontTown of Great BarringtonTown of HinsdaleTown of KentTown of LanesboroughTown of Lee

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Appalachian Mountain Club, Berkshire and Connecticut ChaptersBerkshire Community CollegeBerkshire County League of SportsmenBerkshire Environmental Action TeamBerkshire Environmental Endowment FundBerkshire Hatchery FoundationBerkshire Litchfi eld Environmental CouncilBerkshire MuseumBerkshire Natural Resources CouncilBerkshire Regional Planning CommissionCandlewood Lake AuthorityCenter for Watershed ProtectionCity of DanburyCity of Pittsfi eldColumbia Land ConservancyCommonwealth of MassachusettsDepartment of Ecological RestorationConnecticut AudubonConnecticut Department of Energy and Environmental ProtectionConnecticut Farmland TrustConnecticut Forest and Park AssociationConnecticut Fund for the EnvironmentConnecticut Institute for Resilience and Climate AdaptationConnecticut Land Conservation CouncilConnecticut League of Conservation VotersConnecticut River ConservancyCornell Cooperative Extension – Dutchess CountyDanbury High SchoolDanbury Youth ServicesDover PlazaDutchess County ParksDutchess County SWCDDutchess Land ConservancyEarthShareEversource EnergyFarmington River Coordinating CommitteeFarmington River Watershed AssociationField’s Pond FoundationFriends of the Great SwampFriends of the LakeGreat Barrington Trails & GreenwaysGuido’s SupermarketHarlem Valley Rail Trail AssociationHeritage Land Preservation TrustHighstead Foundation, Inc.Housatonic River CommissionHousatonic Valley Council of Elected Offi cialsHousatonic Valley Regional High SchoolLand Trust AllianceLand Trust of DanburyLitchfi eld DistilleryMassachusetts Audubon Society hvatoday.org

SPECIAL THANKS TO ...2017 Auction guests,

donors, bidders and chairs: Christine Baranski

Linda AllardJack and Pam Baker

Graydon and Anna CarterRobert Couturier and

Jeffrey MorganJohn Favreau

Carolyn KlemmPat Lahoud

Margo MartindaleDiane Meier

Seth and Alexi MeyersHamilton South and

Manuel BellodPaula Van Ness

Diane von Furstenberg

Becton-Dickinson volunteer Elliot Schneer plants a native buffer with

Salisbury Elementary students along Salmon Creek as part of a festival in

partnership with Trout Unlimited.

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PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE$10,000+

Linda Allard GallenScott L. and Roxanne Bok David L. Klein, Jr. FoundationJoseph and Barbara EllisLouis and Elaine HechtEdward and Megg HoffmanPeter R. and Cynthia K. KelloggRoger and Fa LiddellKirsten PeckermanRonald and Michelle SaltzAnne H. Swift and Lee LordD. Evan van Hook and Liutauras PsibilskisRoyall Victor, IIIJean VitalisEliot and Annick WadsworthWerth Family FoundationF. Anthony and Sally Auer Zunino

BLUE HERON SOCIETY$5,000+

Tucker and Karen AndersenScott AsenJack and Pam BakerChristine BaranskiLarry and Martha BingamanWilliam and Marjorie ColemanNicholas and Caroline DaifotisValerie Friedman and Frank AdamsScott and Ellen HandBarton and Debby JonesRobert and Jane KeiterLoomis Fund EndowmentEcton and Betsy ManningRebecca and Jim NearyMarguerite Purnell

GREEN HERON SOCIETY$2,500+

Sharon CasdinDavid and Sandy DolinskyMr. Allan L. FrewJim MaloneyWilliam F. and Sue MorrillMichael M. and Martha NesbittBarclay Prindle and Amy SchuchatL. George and Nancy RiegerElizabeth SaymanDaniel D. Sherr and Margaret Ferguson

NIGHT HERON SOCIETY$1,000+

AKC Fund, Inc. William T. Baker and Bayard GordonAnne H. BassRichard Berry and Lucy CommonerRalph S. and Elizabeth BrownAndrew and Cathy CarronArthur L. and Linda CarterDr. Mitchell Charap and Dr. Karen GilmoreChristopher and Annette ClowMichael Dennis and Katherine WenningThomas P. Dore and Maureen Kirby

James WorthRoy and Ginny YoungRichard and Lauri ZarinGary and Debra Zrelak

RIVER SPONSORS$250+

Bernard R. Adams and Edna H. TravisMichael and Courtney AddyAppalachian Mountain Club, CTLawrence Appel and Ellen DunnJames L. BuckleyWilliam G. CavanaghTodd R. and Kalyn Johnson ChandlerKent S. Clow, IIIJohn and Anne Coffi nJohn Creasy and Caroline CreasyLeendert and Maryellen DeJongDelehanty Stock Farm, Inc.William DonahueDavid and Livia DuffeeDr. Richard Dyer, Jr.Pierre and Cheryl DziubinaRobert T. and Betsy EatonWalter J. and Mary EngelsJoel and Victoria ErnstJano FairservisElizabeth FaulknerMartha J. FleischmanM.E. FreemanJacob E. and Katherine H. FrickerMarvin and Rita GinskyBrigid K. Glackin and Michael J. MurphyMichael and Lisa GlantzSherwin M. GoldmanThomas GrayJohn F. GreenEdward and Diana GreenePeter and Helen Haje

Pat and Paul D. KaplanCharles D. and Jane Parsons KleinEdward P. KrugmanLawton S. LambStephanie LandisRaymond J. LearsyJames D. ManningAlan H. McLeanNancy McWilliamsJ. Thomas and Cynthia MitchellKatherine MooreNorthville MarketBrian O’Leary and Elizabeth McCarthySteven Paggioli and Olaf SoltauJames and Sarah PictonEugene and Diana PinoverDiana Hitt PotterPrecision ResourceClaire PryorJoseph and Emilie PryorCharles and Barbara Robinson

Diana Simrell SavoryBeth P. SchoberDr. William and Mrs. Alison SchweizerJeffrey and Amy Rose SilvermanElizabeth W. SmithMr. Nicholas SolleyJoan S. TaitJohn Van Der TuinMichael and Elizabeth VaretAnn and Larry WagnerAbby WellsPhyllis H. Wojan

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT!

Michael GordonDonald and Meryl GummerDena and Felda HardymonRonald and Jill JonesLewis and Sharon KormanRon and Carol KurtzMelvyn and Janet LewinterMichael and Jill LloydJohn F. Lyons and Susannah GrayRobert C. MarshallPeter and Leni MayJacolyn MottAmal Naik and Stephanie CampbellLawrence Noe and Leslie SingerPhilla C. OsborneKate Paley David C. Robinson and Margaret FieldLon RubackinStuart and Stephanie SaftRichard and Pam Stebbins Tim Wallach and Fleur FairmanBruce and Kathryn Wandelmaier

WATERSHED GUARDIANS$500+

John E. Avery and Elisabeth AverySpencer J. BarksdaleCanon Stephen Paul BoothElizabeth and Jay ChandlerDoolittle Lake CompanyDr. David M. and Deborah Menzell DresslerJohn and Eileen FieldHenry A. and Susan O. FlintBarbara L. GarsideAndrea and Mary Ellen GeisserKenneth L. GreifMichael Hallows and Lynn PerryRobert and Susan Houlihan

THE HOUSATONIC RIVER IS A NATIONAL TREASURE

“As proud HVA supporters, we believe in the group’s mission to sustain healthy rivers and forests, and we also truly enjoy the Housatonic’s unique scenic, recreational and ecological value. HVA’s work to protect and restore this picturesque river corridor’s land and water is a noble purpose that benefi ts everyone.”

Larry and Martie Bingaman, members since 2001

“I loved stream walks, getting to be right in the river... looking for negative impacts and looking for potential restoration opportunities that would make them better! Next year I’ll be going to grad school for Forestry at University of Bangor where I’ll be writing theses and doing my own research. This internship gave me a good basis of knowledge for what data is important to watershed protection.”

— Juliet ClarksonRiver Steward

Gifts received from August 1, 2017 through July 31, 2018

YOU CAN PADDLE THE RIVER FROM TOP TO BOTTOM

James R. HamiltonKathleen and Gary HandelJane and Bill HavemeyerLesley and Philip HeimlichNancy Hengen and Henry MonaghanBruce Hoheb and Susan MenconiFred HostermanJohn and Maggie HumphreyNeil and Nancy Humphreys

Gordon and Carole HyattMr. Kevin W. BousquetJ. Seitz & Co.Daniel and Leila JavitchBucky KeadyAnne Kreamer and Kurt AndersenAndrew and Elizabeth KriegmanJonathan and Bonnie LandmanAnthony LaRussoDwight Lee and Blair BrownRonald and Jo-Ann LeeJames and Shira LevinDavid and Jane LindleyEleanor LordJoseph and Christine MammanoJames H. MaxymillianMike McTeigueKate and Joel MillonziJohn M. Mills, Jr.Alan and Alice ModelNew Morning MarketRich and Jean O’ReillyBarbara Page and John LiuMadeleine and Joel PoliczerThe Pope FamilyRichard B. and Bette SaltzmanJames and Julia SamartiniRalph W. and Sandra SandmeyerSunil Savkar and Stephanie BirkmannEric SchiffmanRichard SchlosbergH. Marshall and Rae SchwarzSusan and Jim ScottRichard C. Sears and Brenda L. SingerNick SedelnikRichard and Carol SeltzerHoney Sharp and Dr. David LippmanJames and Jill Sheffi eldSusan and Judd Shoval

David and Robin SingerStephen SondheimEleanor A. SternlofJohn Hoyt and Katherine StookeyAso O. TavitianAlex and Mary Taylor Janet F. TaylorAnn Trowbridge and David MarohnGay TuckerShari and Jonathan TurellPeter Vaughn and Hiram WilliamsMrs. Arete WarrenDavid WelchPam White and Paula Josa-JonesLisa Kimmel WhiteSteven J. and Sheila WhitmanTom and Cynthia WillettWindy Hill Farm, Inc.Anne Zinsser

STREAM SPONORS$100+

Donald and Elizabeth AbbottMary M. Ackerly and Michael SconyersMichele Shackelford and Norman AdlerDrs. Lewis and Karen AltfestJames AndersonMr. Ronald ArbitelleKip and Merry ArmstrongJohn and Mary ArnoldWilliam Arnold and Stephanie WargoJames and Cathy AustinMr. Robert AvianJane BakkerEmmert and Alberta BalisHarding Bancroft and Eliza KloseSkip and Judy BarberStephanie Ann BarlowThomas and Arleen BarrettWilliam J. and Christine M. BasiliereJoseph J. BaxerDr. and Mrs. Andrew N. BazosDick BellSusan and Bruce BergerBerlinghoff Contracting, Inc.Bethlehem Land TrustRobert and Barbara BettigoleKatie BigosC.D. BlinnEdward and Elenor BloomJeffrey and Lynne BolsonSebastian BonnerRobert and Kathy Bookman

Barbara and Bill CoxChristopher CraigJames W. CrowleyStuart S. DalyDr. Peter and Elaine DaubnerNan and Richard DavisJ. Richard deBart, Jr.Lee and Sophia deBoerJoyce DeCesarePeter and Dale DemyLawrence and Elizabeth DexheimerCarol DiamondFrank and Sandra DignardSuzanne DixonSheryl DominguezRobert and Mary DonaldsonRichard and Lisa DonovanKerry DouglasDavid DunleavyJoseph DwyerNatalie DyerMs. Carol JuneLisa and Lee EinbinderBerry R. EitelElyse Harney Real Estate, LLCMr. and Mrs. Maks EtinginJames E. EwingDr. Ralph and Jean FalkensteinPeggy Farber

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Volunteer Sharon Siter (left) and HVA Berkshire Outreach Program Manager Alison Dixon plant a rain

garden next to the new culvert on Churchill Brook.

THANK YOU!

“The river is getting clearer and more beautiful every year! Thank you.”

Sharon Casdinmember since 2011

Carter and Sally BoothGeorge W. and Kathleen BossersAlex and Catherine BrandorffDonald B. and Susan P. BrantMary Reid BrashDr. Alan and Barbara BravermanAustin and Lynda BrazeeAndrew and Pamela BreslinJohn and Joan BrothersBarbara Austin BrownAlice BrowneTeresa F. BuchanJohn and Denise BuchananNancy Bushnell and Victor ReilingCharles and Eileen ByrneTimothy Cage and Eric NelsonJohn and Nancy CalhounSteven B. Callahan and Randal R. DwengerPeter Canby and Anne PutnamMrs. Pat CatchpoleGene and Jan ChagueJohn R. and Kristina ChandlerTerri ChegwiddenChristopher Clapper and Sarah GeraceJared Clark and Jessica RoseNancy G. ClarkJoyce ClatemanDarlene CloutherJoseph and Phyllis CohenLawrence and Ronnie CohenTerry and Joel CohenDonald S. and Leslie ConneryJames Nicoll and Mary CooperEugene and Valene CorneliusKerry and Bonnie Couchman

“We worked with a really great crew of people on some really important environmental issues. We learned a lot, but we also had a LOT of fun. There were some hot days, and days where your waders fl ooded or you fell into a river. But I feel like I really got to know all of the watershed and got to make an impact. It was hard work, but a great experience.”

— Carolyn KoestnerRiver Steward

YOUR NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS ARE

DOCUMENTING RIVER CONDITIONS

THANK YOU!

Jane GarmeyJohn A. Garraty, Jr.William G. and Helen GarrisonVictor Germack and Lori ShephardJack Gilpin and Ann McDonoughErin and Lee Glasheen-SheldonBeverly Rubman and Mark GoldfusJoel GoldsteinDouglas GoodAdam D. Goodfarb and Margaret SandercockDrs. Richard Gottlieb and Josephine WrightMartha and Patrick GoupitDavid G. GreeneSusan GrisellRobin and Virginia GrossmanHarold GurneeFrank HainesEdward J. and Janis HardyBenjamin and Lucy Bardo HarmsThomas W. HartchHarold M.and Gretchen HastingsCraig L. HaurandDr. Harvey HaydenElizabeth and Jerome HellmanErnest and Elsie HelmkeRonald HermanCaroline HerrickJames B. and Alice HicksStuart and Susanne Hirshfi eldBill and Anne HolmMargaret HornickEllen and Jean-Marie HorovitzDavid J. HubbardJames R. HurleyGeoffrey M. IddisonIan IngersollMichael and Cindy ItaliaanderSusan IrwinSharon S. JablonJeffrey and Gail JacobsonJam Food ShopJohn F. Graney Metal Design, LLCJones Family FarmDavid and Amanda JonesSheila JosephsonGary KahnNina KaletschWalter R. KaneSusan KaufmanJames KellyOlga KennedyThomas and Kay KeyJeffrey Kimball and Pamela HoganRobert Kitchen

Philip and Gretchen FarmerStephen and Lindsay FeinbergMs. Michelle FiliaultSpencer FinchPeter and Patty FindlayDr. Jack and Joyce FinkelsteinKevin FishMs. Sunday FisherJames and Elizabeth FishmanJohn J. Flynn, Jr. and Margaret R. FlynnMilos and Martina Forman

Dr. Diane L. FountasA. King FrancisCharles G. FredetteJoel FreedmanD. Kent Freeman and Adriana MartinezBenno and Stephanie FriedmanFriends of the Ansonia Nature Center, Inc.F. W. FurchtRay and Maryellen FursePeter GalantDr. John W. and Jean H. GallupRobert and Kathy Gambino

Joseph and Janet Aspen PolizzottoPond Mountaini TrustBridget PotterVirginia B. PotterAllan and Jackie PriaulxHector P. and Erica Prud’hommeAndrew and Sally Ellis QualeEd and Stephanie RafteryRobert V. Re and Didi SkaffDavid L. Resnick and Catherine M. KlemaCristin and David RichBeth and Tom RickartGordon and Jayne RidgwayEllen RittmanAdele P. RodbellStephen RootMarc Rosen and Susan PinskySteven and Christina RosenWesley and Suzanne RossJoseph and Jennifer RuggieroRobert and Carol SadlonMauricio Salazar

David and Suzanne KlausmeyerPhyllis and Harvey KleinEugene and Barbara Shattuck KohnRoy Mark Korins and Gillian ZackhamFran Kumin TicktinAlice La PrelleMr. and Mrs. Robert LaBonneRobinson B. Lacy and Karen DoeblinTillie Page LairdMary and Richard LanierJoan N. LarnedCarlene LaughlinRev. Ledlie and Roxana LaughlinStarling R. LawrenceJack LeiserJoan Leonard and Thomas LeonardMsgr. Thomas P. LeonardDr. Martin G. LevineRoss Levy, M.D.Eileen and Peter LitwinMichael and Ann LoebMark A. LoweDorothy J. MaffeiMichael Makes and Esther ConollyMalcolm H. and Joan BeattyPhil and Susan MarkertRichard Marmet and Tina UjlakiJohn and Ada MasieroSkip and Lyn MattoonPatricia McGovern and David Behrens

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“As a grad student at UMass Amherst, my work with HVA has been a perfect opportunity to practice in the real world what I’ve learned in the classroom... I’m excited to continue building connections between UMass and HVA on water sustainability projects, stream assessments, water quality monitoring, mapping, and more.”

— Erin WithamRiver Steward

Thomas A. J. McGowanBetsey McKearnanChristine McLaughlinPaul G. and Deborah J. McMahonArlene McMullinHans-Joerg MeiliDr. Faith A. MenkenDrs. Fred and Andrea MenschJames and Catherine MillerTimothy and Nancy MinklerMr. and Mrs. Craig MoffattJohn and Marilyn MollerJeff and Molly MorganStephen A. MoroccoMatt MorrisonEric MosmanLucia MulderRaymond B. and Holly S. MurrayPerry and Laura NeminskiAlexander and April NeubauerNew Milford Conservation CommissionClark W. NichollsRobert E. and Janet NicksonDavid Ohanian and Suzanne NelsenMs. Patricia O’NeilGerald O’ReillyCharles and Ann OrsilloEliot Osborn and Louise LindenmeyerAndrew and Annelise OsborneJames PanichellaMargaret ParishMr. Harold E. PenningtonJohn and Shirley PerottiSteven and Diane PetersonJudith Petrovich and Philip GrausmanJanet PickeringDavid PitofskyJohn and Jane PittariJane Poehler

“HVA works very hard to protect the water we love. They also do an excellent job of collaborating with local land trusts to ‘get the job done’ e.g. the Massachusetts Stream Assessment Program. Alison and Dennis are very good at urging us on!”

Richard and Pamela Stebbins, members since 2002

Volunteer Mariah Auman takes water samples on the West Branch of the

Housatonic in Stockbridge.

NEW RIVER ACCESS MAKES IT EASIER TO LAUNCH YOUR CANOE OR KAYAK

THANK YOU!

William and Ryan SalinettiDr. Jeet and Maury SandhuJohn SanzoGeorge Schoellkopf and Gerald IncandelaDr. John R. and Rebecca SchreiberFrederick SchroederJoyce SchwartzReverend Samuel ScottThe Sebranek FamilyJana SeitzDaniel and Nell SemelAnn SeregiJohn A. SetaroCatherine SetterlinKen and Gwynne SeufertShelton Conservation CommissionRobert L. SimonRobert and Renee’ SlonakerCameron SmithChristopher and Marlene SmithVirginia SmithHoward Sobel and Ileene SmithSouthbury Garden ClubMichael and Joan SperoL. P. Sperry, Jr.John and Elizabeth SpragueJohn H. StaubStockbridge Gas Co., Inc.Gregory and Holly Miller SullivanAlan SurmanLori Pine Sustiel

THERE ARE MILES OF TRAILS TO

EXPLORE IN THE HOUSATONIC WATERSHED

Martin and Amina ConnellyFrank A. ConsolatiJim and Karen ConsolatiMargaret CooleyMichael CooneyVictor S. Coppleson and Linda B. CopplesonEugene and Adeline CoppolaSpedito and Josephine CostaSharon Costello

Roger and Mary CoutantKathy CreightonThomas and Mieke CriderJudith CrouchDenis L. and Barbara J. CurtissLinda J. CyszWilliam and Suzan DahlCarl D’Alvia and Jacqueline SaccoccioDark Entry Forest, Inc.Suzanne and Edward DaviesEdward T. Davis IV and Susan Z. LeffIngrid S. Davis

FRIENDS$25+

Carole AbbatePolly AdamsAsrar and Amina AhmedDr. Michael H.and Betsy F. AldermanBarbara AllenEdith and Michael AllenKarin M. AltmanKy AndersonLorraine AndersonEdward D. AndrewsKen and Evelyn AndrusArc Consulting, LLCWarren ArcheyLeon ArdenSamuel and Susan AverillAlphonse and Ruth A. AvitabileJeff BaconJohn and Liddy BakerFrederick BaldwinFred Balling and Julia DevlinMartin BaltusFrederick and Dorothy BangsA. Richard BarberAnn BarrettRonald BarronJanet Barry and Barry AquilinoMr. and Mrs. Matthew BasileJames and Margaret BeauFriendsardStuart Beck and Joanne BeckRichard BeckermanMeg BegleyMichael BelknapRebecca and Ted BentHerman and Eileen BergHelene BergerMr. Tim BertacciniKate BinzenDaniel Birger and Ellen GlassJohn Bisbing

Linda TallyKaren and Frank TanseyJack and Janet TeichRobert and Rebecca ThomasWeston and Karen ThornJerry and Gail TobinRobert G. and Audrey G. TobinTomich Landscape Design and Construction, Inc.Robin TostMichael D. TrappHerbert B. and Nancy Z. TullyJames S. and Kathrine VickRita G. VitalisJames Wade and Elizabeth WadeJanet and Lawrence WadeCarolyn and Edward WagnerJames D. WaldmanCynthia F. WalshJohn and Liza Olsen WatersThomas Phillip WatkinsMalcolm and Donna WattmanMs. Pamela WeatherbeeJay and Susan WeintraubLynn Werner and Kevin HonanMarjorie WexlerReid and Laird WhiteBruce WhitefordEvelyn WilliamsDorothy “Ticki” Winsor and Susan and Bob McNinchDavid B. WolfBarbara and Richard WolkowitzJohn and Mary WoodKimba WoodWillard and Susannah WoodCharles Caverly Peter WoosterDonald and Nina Weber WorthTimothy A. WrightElizabeth Wyman and William RiegelMark and Penelope ZiarnikLinda H. Zonana

George and Nancy BissellGinni BlockRuss and Tracy BodnarGregory and Joy BollardMr. Martin BookspanMargaret BorchersAnne BowenBert BoysonJoy G. BoyumJeremy BrecherMr. and Mrs. Dermott M. BreenElaine and Charlie BrennerJoyce G. BriggsStephen Brighenti and Wanda LandisJohn BroadbinBrookfi eld Animal HospitalJean Brown and Jeffrey LiebowitzJoshua BrownLouise and Malcolm BrownWendy E. BrownBulls Bridge Body ShopCarol and Thomas BunkThaddeus E. and Mary-Ann BurrScott and Debra ButlerMs. Jeanette ByersMatthew Cain and Amy DyerMary C. CampbellMark and Jane CapecelatroLynn and Mike CaranoCarmen and David CarlsonEric and Pat CarlsonAndrew and Mary Ann CarmanMichael CaroeBarbara CarrBob CaseyJames and Nancy CebikMargaret ChalfantEric and Lisa ChamberlainMichael and Sarah ChelminskiGlen Cherry and Elizabeth RoweFrank ChiaramonteJoseph and Evelyn ChiaritoKatherine P. ChilcoatHope ChildsAnthony ChiodoLee Ellen ChontosHeston C. ClappKane ClawsonDavid CloughPat and Paul CoatesThomas W. and Nioma CoenJesse CohenMarc Cohen and Emily MeklerJay ColesNita ColgateMr. Craig BridgmanKenneth and Claire CollierK. Lee and Barbara Collins

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“Oliver Wendell Holmes was right – ‘There’s no tonic like the Housatonic!’ and those of us who live in the environs of the “Housy” and its tributaries are lucky, lucky, lucky! But the role that HVA and its volunteers play in preserving this gem cannot be overstated. Led by Lynn, they are fearless in their mission. Thanks!”

Allan (Whitey) Frew, member since 1991

“I liked doing nutrient sampling because I like to see how the health of a river changes and how chemistry affects river life. River Stewards of Tomorrow prepared me for the future by teaching me research skills. You can learn lots of things indoors in an offi ce set-ting, but out in the fi eld, you really learn how to adapt and solve prob-lems. Thanks, HVA!”

— Jake PariseRiver Steward

THANK YOU!

Paul De Angelis and Elisabeth KaestnerNancy and David DeakinFrank DeFino and Terri DeFinoPaul J. DelascoLionel Delevingne and Judith WilkinsonCarmela DeLucaWendy and Michael DeLuciaHerb Dershowitz and Liane MontesaPhilip S. DetjensWilliam and Melody DevlinDorli Di GregorioJody DieffenbacherMargaret DietemannClayton DiltsDonna and James DiMartinoAlexandra and Anthony DiPentimaDr. Richard D. DixonJoseph C. DoboszynskiJerry and Gretchen Doolittle

James and Virginia GiddensEleanor A. GiffordJim GildeaSarah Sedgwick GinocchioR. GinzelMartin and Cynthia GlendonMr. Kevin GodburnRobin and Peter GoldbergNeil GollingerWillard and Vivian GombertCarol and James GoodfriendMichael and Kathie GordonJudith H. GottDoug GoudeyCarol F. GourleyTheodore L. GrabarzDr. Richard A. GreeneMs. Shirley C. Greenfi eldElizabeth GreenspanLawrence and Patricia GreenspanKelly C. GremsRobert E. and Patricia GroeschnerRay GroganMr. Martin GrossmanMr. Michael GrouverMichael and Kim GuyClyde and Beverly HabermanBob HagadornMichael H. HainsselinAdam and Karen Halasi-KunPaul E. HaleRobbin Halfnight and Joan RussoGustav Haller, Jr.Karen HalpertTom Halstead

Ronald and Adriana JanisDr. Raymond and Karen E. JankowichFrancie JarowskiJoan JejerRobert JiminskiAnita R. and William S. JonesEric C. and Elizabeth JonesRik and Jon KabelRick and Bonnie KaeserRuth G. KahnPeter and Nancy B. KalmesDr. John and Anita KaneElizabeth and Raymond KasevichRima KatzLarry KaufmanJanet KaufmannLynn S. Kearcher and Carl ChaietDennis and Elizabeth KeenanJohn KelloggKenneth E. KellyPamela KempeGeorgianne E. KentMark and Jackie KettunenLarry S. KingSusanne King and Richard BerlinSusan KinkadeMartha KleinWendy KleinmanEliza K. KloseDavid KnecThomas KoelleRobert T. KowalskiJames KrivonickPeter Kukresh and Bonnie Sears

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“We had an awesome variety of fi eldwork experiences – monitoring culverts, sampling water quality and looking for macroinvertebrates - with a really, seriously great group of people. Choosing this internship for the summer let me see how much I enjoy fi eldwork, environmental monitoring, and being outside. It prepared me for the rest of my undergrad at Dickinson College, for grad school, and my future career.”

— Kendra BeaverRiver Steward

MANY PEOPLE REMOVE TRASH FROM THE RIVER

EVERY YEAR

John DownieVictoria Ann DoyleWalter J. DrozeckJames DuffyJohn DundasTom and Dot DwyerGary L. DycusThe Dzenutis FamilyMs. Mary DzenutisDiane and Paul EdwardsNoushin EhsanBradford H. ElkerCia ElkinDavid and Bonner ElwellBarbara EnsignKenneth and Veronica ErdmannJoan ErmishGerard Esposito and Andrea DubrowMr. and Mrs. Neil EsternJames F. EvansNoel and Starr EvansLorraine FaiellaGeorge and Lorraine FaisonDan and Tricia Farley-BouvierMarcella FarrellLynette FaucherFranklin and Naomi FeldmanMarian and Carr FergusonEdward and Audrey FermanRobert Fiengo and Barbara BevingtonDr. Robert W. Finley, IIIJohn FitzgeraldLaura Salas FloresJohn Ford and Sandra PosterFounders Insurance Group, Inc.Cecelia FoxSusan G. FoxZita B. FoxPaul and Linda FrankDr. Carol FrankenLouise FrankenbergIngrid FreidenbergsKatherine FreygangStephen FriedbergElaine FriedmanAustin FryeG. ResearchAmy GaalCatherine GadarowskiJacek M. and Coby GalazkaBeth and Bruce GambleKarin Gerstel and Joseph WoodardGordon H. GertsenSarah Getz and James LaPortaAnne GhitmanAlbin M. Giaimo

Paul HamlinPhyllis HammerThomas E. HardingMarilyn M. HartJohn Hartje and Carol CamperCharles HarvellKen HawleyJohn H. HaxElizabeth HaxoJohn HazardDavid HeckPat and Dick HellawellMichael HellerJ. Callender and Sue C. HeminwayElizabeth S. HendrickLynne and Jose HenriquezAnne and Charles HepnerJames and Lynn HerbertGeorge HertagRobert HerzogJohn C. HicksDeanne HobsonHerbert L. HochbergJohn HoffmanMs. Mary Ann HoldenTom Hollinger and Kathy CoeTheodore C. and Barbara HollanderTara Jo HolmbergCarl and Janet HooperPeter and Louisa HorthGuy HorvathDorothy HostermanPaul and Mariesa HoweJennifer HuntPeter and Lucille InsalacoSusan IrwinCarolyn B. IvanoffSusan IversonMaura JabbonskyJim JacobsKate Jamison

“HVA is the guardian of natural waters in western Connecticut. Importantly, they provide the critical advice to those of us managing and protecting it at the local community level.”

Dan Sherr, member since 1994

PITTSFIELD RAIN GARDENS ARE

KEEPING RIVERS CLEANER

THANK YOU!

Helen and Donald RossHarvey and Barbara RothenbergAnneke RothmanJean RousseauElizabeth Rowe and Glen CherryKen and Alane RubelRocco and Mary RuggieroAladin SabanovicStephen and Susan SaccardiMr. Thomas SagendorphJane Salata and Richard HayesAlan and Pamela SandstromMark and Linda Saul SenaCricket SaurelMelissa Savage and Gladys LewisSusan SaylePeter Scaglione and Amy VirshupGarrett Scheibel and FamilyEdna SchenkelRebecca SchoppDr. Philip and Hannah SchorrRobert SchroterMartin and Jane SchwartzSusan SchwarzOlga SchwedeAndrea Scott and Rob Jenter

John and Della OstendorfLawrence and Carol O’TooleJames Overmyer and Ellen WeidenOxford Land Trust, Inc.Richard and Lois PaceJeffrey A. PagelsonBarbara Koz PaleyNickitas F. and Penelope PanayotouBrandon and Sandy PantornoJanet ParsonsWalter PaskoJohn and Susan PayneMargaret PeartPhilip PechukasEdward F. and Carol A. PeltierMr. Otto PenzlerEva PerrinaJames PerryCarl D. and Odessa PetersonMargaret Mary PezzoloJohn PhelanArnold PhillipsAnthony and Lizbeth PielJudith Pinkerton and Alan TikotskyErnest J. and Michele PizzutoDr. Eric Plakun and Dr. Deborah BuccinoJohn F. PogueGeorge and Elissa PottsDavid PravdaDale B. PrindleNorma Probst and Brian GaneyElsie PuglisiDouglas PulickSusan G. PurdyHenry and Anne PutzelMargaret and Donald PyneKeith and Marie RafteryCarol and Larry RandPatricia RansonMelissa RathburnAlison RatliffCurtis Read and Julie StuartMrs. William H. ReidRosalind ReisKathryn and George Ritter, M.D.Edward RizziRoberts & Associates Realty, Inc.Stephen RobertsonJean Robinson and Dawn MacNuttScott and Joan RobinsonJeanne B. RobisonDr. Henry and Cheryl RoseDr. Bennett L. and Sarelle RosnerDaisy Rosner

Albert Misiewicz, Jr. and Nicole CignoliRobert and Wanda MoellerMiss Evelyn A. MolnerEllen Moon and David ColbertCol. (R) Kevin MooreElizabeth MorrisonWilliam MorrisonJane and Charles MorrowRene and Annette MoserPat MulberryRobert B. Muller, Sr.Beatrice MurgioMrs. Wendy MurphyCharles MurrayStephen MurraySheri A. NadeauMichele Levin NaidichAlex and Judith NardacciKathryn and Paul NashRobert L. Nason and Lisa SloaneRuth NelkinHarold and Joan NelsonMyron and Carolyn NeugeborenSuzanne B. NewellRob and Nell NicholasDan and Sue NicholsLisa NicholsonR. J. NickersonCarolyn Noble and John MorrisseyKaren NobleAnn NobleMargaret NockBrian NoelStephen and Mary NorrisChristopher NyeKristin O’ConnorRon and Barbara OlsonParker and Anne OppermannAdam OrsiWilliam G. C. Ortel and Norine Harris

Are YouRiverSmart?

Find out atBeRiverSmart.org

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Harold KupleskyDr. David and Denise KurishElaine E. LaBella and Ann SherwoodJeff LacatellDr. Norman and Susan LadovLouisa Mattoon LaFontanDaniel LakeLaura Lane and David R. DeVoeJane LaningBruce and Janie LarsonEdwin J. and Ruth LarsonRichard and Diana LarsonDr. Robert K. LeeDr. Cavin Leeman and Diane L. ZimmermanDan LeonardJerry LeveyRichard M. LevichDr. Howard and Judith LevinMacey LevinMike and Gloria LevitasMarilyn LieffLaurie LisleJ. LittlejohnRobert D. LivingstonRobert S. LjungquistJohn and Susan LoganWallace LomanHenry L. and Mary LongJames LooneyDr. Richard and Mary LoyerKaren M. LrhaziRhoda LubalinDavid LynchMr. Clyde LyndsWilliam and Kathy LyonJoan MacfarlaneJustin MackRachel MacLellanLouis J. Maggio, M.D.Ron Majdalany, V.M.D.Jim and Jacqueline Mann

Allyson MarksSilvio MarracciniLona MartinOscar MartinezNancy MascioGeorge MasseyDavid and Lauren MatteMichele MattiaHarold and Marie McCarthyLee McClellandMr. Jay McDonoughWilliam W. McGheePhyllis G. McGoldrickClaire McKeanJames and Diane McNultyLinn Mehta and Katherine CaryJoel H. and Theresa C. MeiselJohn and Carol MesserschmittMarilyn MieleDwight D. MillerJohn L. MillerMichael G. and Nancy Miller

“I didn’t fully appreciate how beautiful the Housatonic River is until I found myself travelling down it in an HVA war canoe with ten wild women. I’m so glad that HVA is here to protect this river valley.”

Susan Haber. member since 1999

“Interning with HVA allowed me to help the environment in a community oriented manner. Being in the outdoors while doing real scientifi c fi eld work gave me a hands-on experience which I truly enjoyed. It taught me how real change and improvement can come from small scale efforts. I am grateful for my experience at HVA.”

— Allison SaltzRiver Steward

THANK YOU!

Bettina VandewaterSally VaunPeter and Sheila VialeBill VoldstadHenry and Eva Von AnckenJeff WaingrowGregory and Christine WardWard’s NurseryWashington Food MarketRussel and Genie WatskyStephen and Dorothy WeberLadd WeinbergWendy WeinbergArthur WeinshankLynton A. WellsJoseph WelshLeni WelteK. E. WermeGerald S. Wertlieb, M.D.Robert WetmoreFrances WhiteheadRobert G. WilburMarcia WilkinsClaire E. WilliamsJoan T. and Peter C. WilliamsRobert WilliamsRoberta WillisDavid WilsonRobert WinklerMatthew and Alicia WinterRaymond WinterNathan WoodruffRichard and Roberta WoolStuart and Patrizia WurtzelClaudine Yannoni

YOUNGSTERS ARE HAVING FUN IN

STREAMS LOOKING FOR RIVER BUGS

Gifts Honoring OthersIn Memory ofCora LaBerge Abbott Donald and Elizabeth AbbottIn Honor of Mr. and Mrs. Paul L. Abbott Donald and Elizabeth AbbottIn Memory of Paul R. Gibbs Beth P. SchoberIn Honor of Judge Allen Schwait Kenneth L. Greif

Ron YapleThomas and Susan YoungJean ZayMartha and Murray ZimilesRobin ZitterDonald T. ZukowskiDr. Natalia Zunino

Charles Downing Lay SocietyBequests and Planned GiftsJudy BlackNancy S. BushnellLeendert T. DeJongMary V. FlynnValerie FriedmanJudith Seaton GatesLawrence GatesJ. Richard HackmanMary Mallory HadlowLou and Elaine HechtReidar N. JespersenWilliam J. KugemanElaine E. LaBellaCharles Downing LayGeorge C. LayChauncey C. Loomis, Jr.Ecton and Betsy ManningRobert C. MarshallMarie McCarthyClaire MurphyJames A. NewmanEdward R. PeckermanKirsten PeckermanJohn F. ReadyL. George RiegerElizabeth Ford SaymanRichard C. SearsHarmon D. SmithMarc and Janet TaylorLynn A. WernerAlice J. WolfeF. Anthony and Sally Zunino

David SeligmanFrederick R. and Arleen SellStephen and Celia SenzerAlan W. and Sue SeppaBob and Donna SerminiMarjorie Shansky

Mark and Jennifer ShappSharon OpticalJanice ShelavageStacey ShoreAnita L. ShortBetty SilbertLeonard and Gail SilvermanEllery W. and Mary Lusanna SinclairVicky SingerElliott H. SissonRev. Peter and Phyllis SkallerJohn and Maryann SkrapitsJim and Dana SlaughterElizabeth SlotnickElwood H. SmithGeorge T. SmithMark J. SmithPhilip and Kathleen Smith

Timothy SmithDonn and Suzanne Smith-CastonguayPauline SobotkaWalter SoderlundMatt SoperDominick and Arlene SorrentinoMyron SosnowSouthbury Land TrustDeLoris CurtisJos SpelbosEva M. St. JohnJos SpelbosEva M. St. JohnLynniel R. StahlThomas and Kathlyn StanleyWilliam V. and Janice K. SteersJoel M. SteinGary SteinkohlLawrence and Karen StevensMissy StevensAnne Stewart-FitzroyHelen J. StockwellLynn StonebridgeEric StonesRichard and Holly StoverRichard and Betty StrattonJoe and Betsy StrauchDan SullivanPaul and Lenore SundbergVirginia Bush SuttmanCarol SwansonTrudy Swenson and Robert McKinnaKurt SyerMs. Divya SymmersMs. Jean C. TaylorEdgar and Leona ThomasJared L. ThomsonJ. Daniel and Laurie B. ThorntonRebecca ThorntonWesley E. ThorntonAnna TimellBill and Sharon TingleyRichard and Joan ToderChristopher and Sandra TokarzCatherine TopolskiDavid S. Torrey and Shelley E. HarmsMr. and Mrs. Robert J. TotiloMichael Wm. and Margaret TotoC. Joseph and Cheryl TracyMary TramelloPeter and Susan TraubRoger and Katherine TremblayJ. Wyatt and Sandra UhleinMr. Roger UllmanSally Underwood MillerPaula Van Ness

“Still River Connections gets kids job experiences out in the fi eld – some-thing I wish I had in High School. In the beginning, the kids were all shy and didn’t know each other, but by the end they were working together and having fun. That’s really important. Thanks to all our partners and sponsors for making it possible.”

— Nick GiordanoStill River Connections

Crew Leader

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“I think HVA is doing very good work and has at all times had the maintenance of the river and its surrounding land on its mind. Congratulations on such a fi ne result. The Housatonic River is extremely important to the area of Connecticut to which I am deeply devoted.”

Kirsten Peckerman, member since 1980

And a special thank you to all who donated

to, attended and supported the Auction for your environment!

Cornwall Consolidated Student collects bugs in the Housatonic River.

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F I N A N C I A L R E P O R T

HOUSATONIC VALLEY ASSOCIATION, INC. AND HVA FOUNDATION, INC.

TEMPORARILY PERMANENTLY UNRESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED TOTAL

REVENUES, GAINS AND OTHER SUPPORTMembership Dues $ 62,072 $ - $ - $ 62,072Contributions Above Dues 524,473 - - 524,473Grants 775,052 401,155 - 1,176,207Events 149,614 - - 149,614Fees 39,455 - - 39,455Rent 9,085 - - 9,085Investment Income 5,951 20,405 - 26,356Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments 23,511 72,440 - 95,951Net Assets Released From Restrictions 141,485 (141,485) - - _________ ___________ __________ ___________

Total Revenues, Gains and Other Support 1,730,698 352,515 - 2,083,213 ___________ ___________ __________ ___________

EXPENSESProgram Services

Issue Response 65,401 - - 65,401Environmental Education 247,235 - - 247,235Land Protection 356,132 - - 356,132Water Protection 718,575 - - 718,575 __________ ___________ __________ ___________

Total Program Services 1,387,343 - - 1,387,343 __________ ___________ __________ ___________

Supporting ServicesMembership 100,276 - - 100,276Events 73,241 - - 73,241Management and General 28,178 - - 28,178Fundraising 130,094 - - 130,094 __________ ___________ __________ __________

Total Supporting Services 331,789 - - 331,789 __________ ___________ __________ ___________

Total Expenses 1,719,132 - - 1,719,132 ___________ ___________ __________ __________

Change in Net Assets 11,566 352,515 - 364,081 __________ ___________ __________ ___________

Net Assets at Beginning of Year 500,086 562,047 849,025 1,911,158 __________ ___________ _________ __________

Net Assets at End of Year $ 511,652 $ 914,562 $ 849,025 $2,275,239 __________ ___________ ___________ ___________ __________ ___________ ___________ ___________

ASSETSCurrent Assets

Cash and Cash Equivalents $ 380,112Accounts Receivable 653,989Prepaid Expenses 27,213 __________

Total Current Assets 1,061,314 __________

Property and EquipmentLand 216,206Buildings and Renovations 369,106Furnishings and Equipment 190,273Less Accumulated Depreciation (476,925) __________

Net Property and Equipment 298,660 __________

Other AssetsInvestments 1,290,127Deferred Land Sale Costs 6,342 ___________

Total Other Assets 1,296,469 ___________

TOTAL ASSETS $ 2,656,443 ___________ ___________

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETSCurrent Liabilities

Accounts Payable $ 366,864Accrued Salaries and Wages 14,340 ___________

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 381,204 ___________

Net AssetsUnrestricted, Equity in Property

and Equipment 298,660Unrestricted, Designated by the Board 62,000Unrestricted, Undesignated 150,992 ____________

Total Unrestricted Net Assets 511,652Temporarily Restricted 914,562Permanently Restricted 849,025 ____________TOTAL NET ASSETS 2,275,239 ___________

TOTAL LIABILITIESAND NET ASSETS $2,656,443 ____________ ____________

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIESFOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2018

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTOF FINANCIAL POSITION

JUNE 30, 2018

www.hvatoday.orgCT: P.O. Box 28, Cornwall Bridge, CT 06754 860-672-6678 E-mail: conn@hvatoday.orgMA: P.O. Box 496, Stockbridge, MA 01262 413-298-7024 E-mail: mass@hvatoday.org NY: P.O. Box 315, Wassaic, NY 12592 845-442-1039 E-mail: mgrace.hva@gmail.com

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2 0 1 8 A T A G L A N C E

The Housatonic Valley Association’s mission is to save the natural character and environmental health of our communities by protecting

land and water in the Housatonic River Watershed.

How we spent our resources

Massachusetts 37%

Northern Connecticut

46% New York7%

SouthernConnecticut

10%

Where we spent our resourcesTHE HOUSATONIC

WATERSHED

LANDPROTECTION

21%

OUTREACH/EDUCATION

18%WATER

PROTECTION

42%

ADMINISTRATIVE/FUNDRAISING

19%

HVA STAFFLynn Werner

Executive Director

BERKSHIRE LAND AND WATERDennis Regan

Berkshire DirectorAlison Dixon

Berkshire Outreach Program Manager

CONNECTICUT LAND PROTECTIONTim Abbott

Greenprint DirectorConnie Manes

Greenprint ManagerKim Cartwright

Land Trust AdministratorStacy DemingGIS Manager

CONNECTICUT/NEW YORKWATER PROTECTION

Michael JastremskiWatershed Conservation Director

Courteny MorehouseConservation Projects Manager

Lindsay Keener-EckConservation Projects Manager

Maria GraceTen Mile Watershed Manager*

COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND OUTREACHRichard Sears

Development DirectorRob Wallace

Communications DirectorBrenda Singer

Membership/Volunteer ManagerJane Bakker

Communications Manager*

FINANCIALPatience LindholmFinance Director

CONSULTANTSJoseph Ruggiero – IT

*PARTTIME

Kim joins HVA in a special role for the benefi t of the local land trust community in Northwest Connecticut. She provides shared administrative

support for three Greenprint Collaborative members – the Litchfi eld, Middlebury and Warren land trusts. She previously worked as Associate Director of Roxbury Land Trust.

Farewell Brenda!

Brenda SingerBrenda retired in June after 14 years with HVA. Thank you, Brenda, for all you’ve done for the river valley. We wish you many new adventures! We will miss you.

Kelly joined HVA in June 2018 as the Annual Giving and Grants Manager. She has more than 10 years of experience in the non-profi t sector. Kelly has a

Master’s in Public Administration from Marist College, and a wealth of experience building donor engagement. She enjoys spending time in her garden, and being outdoors with her husband and two children on their family farm.

Lindsay joined HVA as Conservation Projects Manager in January 2018. With her B.S. in Wildlife Ecology from the University of Maine and an M.S. in Natural

Resources and the Environment, with a focus on human dimension from the University of Connecticut, Lindsay is already an integral part of the Watershed Conservation Team. She lives in Washington with her new husband, Rory.

Cornwall Bridge, CT 06754-0028

NONPROFITORGANIZATIONU.S. POSTAGE

PAIDPERMIT NO. 124

DANBURYCONNECTICUT

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WITH OUR THANKS TO YOU!

Greenprint Collaborative

Aton Forest, Inc.Audubon Connecticut – Sharon

Audubon CenterColebrook Land ConservancyConnecticut Farmland TrustCornwall Conservation Trust

Flanders Nature Centerand Land Trust

Goshen Land TrustHartland Land Trust

Harwinton Land Conservation TrustHeritage Land Preservation Trust

Kent Land TrustLake Waramaug Task Force

Litchfi eld Hills Audubon SocietyLitchfi eld Land Trust

Middlebury Land TrustMorris Land TrustMount Riga, Inc.

Naromi Land TrustNorfolk Land Trust

New Hartford Land TrustNorthwest Hills Council

of GovernmentsRoxbury Land TrustSalisbury Land TrustSharon Land Trust

Steep Rock AssociationThe Trust for Public Land

Warren Land TrustWatertown Land Trust

Weantinoge Heritage Land TrustWhite Memorial

Conservation CenterWinchester Land Trust

Welcome Lindsay, Kelly and Kim!

Kelly Parker

Lindsay Keener-Eck

Kim Cartwright