Conservation

Osprey Platforms

Ospreys are large river birds that in past decades were nearly wiped out by pesticides. QRWA has helped to reestablish a strong osprey population by building and installing at least one osprey platform each year to provide raccoon-free nesting sites for these majestic birds. 

Fishway

QRWA set up a land transfer around Wallace Dam at Wallingford, the last obstacle to migrating fish and hired an engineering team to design the structure. Volunteeres move fish for spawing every spring.

Turtle Crossing

Through its Turtle Crossing project which involves many local residents, QRWA has provided for the monitoring and protection of the wood turtle and the eastern box turtle, two of the "Species of Special Concern" in Connecticut.

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