Hands-On Stewardship Opportunities

If you want to help the river, it’s important to know where, and what, its problems are. FRWA gathers information that can lead to action. We also engage in hands-on stewardship such as fish habitat restoration, reduction of stormwater runoff, installing rain gardens and re-vegetating streambanks with native plants.

Habitat Conservation & Restoration

The Farmington River system is a world of fish, invertebrates, and plants living in stream corridors that run right through our world of roads, dams, culverts, downtowns, industrial areas, and neighborhoods.

To keep this river community thriving, we need to understand and document the effects of our world on theirs, and consistently take action to preserve or restore good stream habitat and conserve land within the watershed.

Frey Property

The Frey Property was gifted to the FRWA to steward and to use for education. As a watershed association, FRWA strives to be a good steward of the watershed and this project. The FRWA board has established a Land Steward Committee to address the conservation goals of this property.

Rain Gardens & Buffers

The FRWA works to install habitats like rain gardens or buffer plantings to help reduce stormwater pollution and serve as a protective barrier between water and human development. Learn more about ongoing and former projects.

Invasive Species Management

The FRWA works with our partners on Invasive Species Management Projects, including invasive plant removals, aquatic invasive plant removals, hemlock woolly adelgid controls, and more information.

Culverts & Dams

Many stewardship efforts from the FRWA include restoring, improving or removing structures that help with streamflow of the river like culverts or dams. Learn more about both previous and ongoing culvert and dam projects.

Land Trust Events and Information