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How We Protect the Quinnipiac River and Its Watershed
QRWA carries out our mission to protect and restore the Quinnipiac Watershed through recreational, educational, and hands-on conservation programs and recreational use of the river corridor.
The QRWA works to encourage communication and collaboration between watershed stakeholders; to ensure that existing environmental laws and regulations are enforced; and to influence public policy in order that our local, state, and federal governments address the need for conservation and protection of our waterways, wetlands, natural areas, and ground water.
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River Gage
Click here for a real time USGS water level gage of the river in Wallingford, Connecticut.
Click here for a water level gage of the river in Southington, Connecticut.
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Daily Announcements
One River Trip Left in August
Reservations required. Call 203-237-2237. There are plenty of canoes and two kayaks, so take the opportunity to see what life is like on the water. Sunday August 22nd, 1-5 p.m. river trip - 5 miles
National Honey Bee Awareness Day is Saturday, August 21 and the Quinnipiac River Watershed Association is celebrating with an informational talk with Ira Kettle, Apiary Inspector to the State of CT. Check the events calendar for more information. You cannot believe the number of bees at the garden!! Awesome
Other Items of Interest:
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If you haven't been by the Butterfly and Bee Garden recently you really should take a walk through or rest on the beautiful Butterfly and Bee bench. Since the initial planting of the garden in May, many changes have occurred through the generous donations and volunteer hours including master gardeners and interns. For more information and to view fabulous photos, via JoAnne Grabinski on face book.
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The Meriden Conservation Commission’s thoughtful donation of two rain barrels have been installed and the water is being used to keep the plants hydrated during the summer months.
The North American Butterfly Association included the garden in their annual Fourth of July butterfly count. Stop by and visit the garden, where the butterflies and bees visit regularly as well as toads, turtles and birds.
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QRWA "Wish List"
With our restoration project 69% of the way to completion we are in need of labor, supplies and items to help us along please take a moment to see if there is anything you can help us with by clicking on QRWA Wish List
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Garden & Stepping Stones Are A Must See!
As a fabulous addition to our garden the students of Dan Adamik from the Venture Program made 64 absolutely beautiful mosaic stepping stones for the garden. For a complete list of the plants we are seeking Click here For more details, questions or to volunteer to weed or water the garden, contact JoAnne Grabinksi at 203-213-6676.
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The American Towns website is an online resource that provides local information for every town in the nation. The site resources are entirely free for use to non-profit and community groups. All webpages at American Towns are zip code specific to keep content localized. American Towns web site will give you the opportunity to navigate between two information sources; American Towns and QRWA's web site for events, news and programs.
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QRWA Partners with Wowgreen Products for Perpetual Fund Raising
You can order directly through the QRWA web site go to to www.wowgreen.net/149153 Wowgreen fundraising is a great way to support not only a cause within our communities, but also to support the cause of helping our world and the river being more environmentally conscious. By making the important changes from chemical based cleaning products to wowgreen, we are doing our part to protect our environment. Please help us raise funds by ordering these wonderful products while helping the river.
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