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Stream Survey Volunteers Wanted!

 

Three regional watershed associations are recruiting adult volunteers to survey road/stream crossing points and identify places to improve fish passage through culverts and other structures.  Volunteers may be able to assist on the Farmington, Housatonic, and Hoosic Rivers. 

 

A training in stream crossing assessment is being offered on Friday, July 23rd (location and time TBD). Enrollment is limited. Please confirm your attendance no later than Wednesday, July 21. Volunteers must have their own transportation and be willing to spend 4 to 8 hours assisting with field work during July and August.

 

If you would like to participate, please email Mike Jastremski at:

msjastremski@live.com

 

Come to the Tolland Volunteer FD steak roast on Saturday July 31st.

 

20 bucks for steak dinner for adults. 10 bucks for hotdog or hamburger dinner for kids. Live band. Dinner from 6 to 8. Dancing from 8 to midnight. See any Tolland FD member for tickets. You can also see the chief at the fire house. 258-2859. Proceeds go to the many necessities needed to provide fire and First responder service to the town.

Dave Pickhardt TFD

 
ORPOA is on Twitter and FaceBook!
Information and News on Invasive Species:
Great documentary produced by LAPA-West on the Zebra Mussel situation here in western Massachusetts and the Berkshires.  It includes important boat cleaning procedures !!Copy and paste this link in a new browser window:

"mms://pittsfieldtv.dyndns.org/13057-1-zebramussels.wmv"

 

Early May 2010 Laurel Lake was featured in the media again:

http://wbztv.com/Link.ashx?R=http%3a%2f%2fwbztv.com%2flocal%2fzebra.mussels.invasive.2.1695631.html

 

Last year both Laurel Lake and Quabbin boat access was suspended for Zebra Mussel risks.  Here's the story about Quabbin:

http://wbztv.com/Link.ashx?R=http%3a%2f%2fwbztv.com%2flocal%2fzebra.mussels.mussells.2.1087893.html

"Don't Move a Mussel"

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