About this site

This website is powered by the Connecticut River Conservancy for partners of the Connecticut River Atlantic Salmon Commission (CRASC). The data we share on this site is provided by the members of the CRASC, whose collaboration continues and is focused on the long-term health of the Connecticut River.

Learn more about the Connecticut River Atlantic Salmon Commission.

Partners

 Connecticut River Conservancy

The Connecticut River Conservancy is a voice for the Connecticut River watershed, from source to sea. CRC collaborates with partners across four states to protect and advocate for rivers and educate and engage communities. CRC conducts migratory fish surveys, replaces dams and culverts, advocates for increased fish passage facilities and works to restore fish habitat.

 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services

The Connecticut River Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office works to restore and protect habitat for the migratory fish and resident aquatic species in the Connecticut River basin. They restore important habitat and fish connectivity between streams, rivers and lakes. Their projects improve water quality, help increase abundance of fish, and sustain the economic and recreational benefits derived from fishing and recreating in our public waters.

 CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection

The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection manages and oversees many of the fish passages facilities in the Connecticut River Watershed. The Fisheries Division of CT DEEP is responsible for making recommendations for fish and aquatic habitat protection, enhancement, restoration and mitigation as well as creating management plans that impact fish and fish habitat.  

 MA Division of Fisheries and Wildlife

MassWildlife is responsible for the conservation of freshwater fish and wildlife in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, including endangered plants and animals. MassWildlife restores, protects, and manages land for wildlife to thrive and for people to enjoy.

 MA Division of Marine Fisheries

The Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries manages the state’s commercial and recreational saltwater fisheries and oversees other services that support the marine environment and fishing communities.

 VT Fish and Wildife

The Vermont Fish and Wildlife department’s mission is the conservation of fish, wildlife and plants and their habitats for the people of Vermont. Other challenges include providing quality fish and wildlife-based recreation and reaching Vermonters with the best possible information about these resources. The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department is one of three departments in the Agency of Natural Resources.

 NH Fish and Game

As the guardian of the state’s fish, wildlife and marine resources, the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department works in partnership with the public to conserve, manage and protect these resources and their habitats; inform and educate the public about these resources; and provide the public with opportunities to use and appreciate these resources.

 National Marine Fisheries Services

NOAA Fisheries is responsible for the stewardship of the nation’s ocean resources and their habitat. They provide vital services for the nation, all backed by sound science and an ecosystem-based approach to manage productive and sustainable fisheries, safe sources of seafood, recovery and conservation of protected resources and healthy ecosystems.

 U.S. Forest Service

The mission of the Forest Service is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of the nation’s forests and grasslands to meet the needs of present and future generations.

U.S. Geological Survey S.O. Conte Anadromous Fish Research Laboratory

Created by an act of Congress in 1879, the USGS provides science for a changing world, which reflects and responds to society’s continuously evolving needs. As the science arm of the Department of the Interior, the USGS brings an array of earth, water, biological, and mapping data and expertise to bear in support of decision-making on environmental, resource, and public safety issues.

 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

FERC’s Mission: Assist consumers in obtaining reliable, safe, secure, and economically efficient energy services at a reasonable cost through appropriate regulatory and market means, and collaborative efforts. The Connecticut River watershed has dozens of active hydropower dams and two pumped storage projects that are regulated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).

Connecticut River Joint Commission

New Hampshire’s Connecticut River Valley Resource Commission, created by the legislature in 1987, and Vermont’s Connecticut River Watershed Advisory Commission, similarly created in 1988, were directed to cooperate with each other to preserve and protect the resources of the Connecticut River Valley, and to guide its growth and development. They have met together as the Joint Commissions since 1989.

 Connecticut River Salmon Association

The Connecticut River Salmon Association (CRSA) is a nonstock, nonprofit Connecticut corporation. Their mission is to support Atlantic salmon in the Connecticut River basin.

 FirstLight Power

FirstLight Power is a leading clean power producer, developer and energy storage company serving North America. The company is also a steward of more than 14,000 acres and hundreds of miles of shoreline along some of our most beautiful rivers and lakes. FirstLight Power owns and operates the Turners Falls Dam as well as the Northfield Mountain Pump Storage facility.

 Holyoke Gas and Electric

Holyoke Gas and Electric is a municipally-owned utility company, which puts them in the unique position to make decisions based on the needs of the communities they serve, which include Holyoke and Southampton. HG&E operates the Holyoke Dam.

 Great River Hydro

Great River Hydro is New England’s largest producer of conventional hydropower, using the power of flowing water to generate electricity. GRH owns and operates facilities on the Connecticut and Deerfield Rivers in New Hampshire, Vermont, and Massachusetts.

 The Nature Conservancy

The Nature Conservancy is a global environmental nonprofit working to create a world where people and nature can thrive. Founded in the U.S. through grassroots action in 1951, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) has grown to become one of the most effective and wide-reaching environmental organizations in the world.