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By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — For decades, it was assumed the federally endangered shortnose sturgeon did not live upstream of the Turners Falls dam on the Connecticut River, although two confirmed sightings in 2017 and 2022 raised some compelling evidence.New...

By CHRIS LARABEE

With an emphasis on connection across partner organizations and challenges facing the environment, the Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game has released a five-year strategic plan to guide the agency’s work through 2030.Titled “Connections:...

By ALEXA LEWIS

Nature has served as an artistic muse for centuries, so it’s no surprise that music and environmental activism have historic connections.Two music festivals returning to Easthampton this summer embody the relationship between the natural and musical...

By CHRIS LARABEE and ALEXA LEWIS

With Massachusetts experiencing its seventh-wettest year on record in 2023 as torrential rainstorms ravaged roads, farms and homes, the federal government, the state and those here in the Pioneer Valley are turning their eyes toward future flood...

By TOM LITWIN

There is a stretch of road that runs north along the Connecticut River from the Whately/Hatfield line to the foot of Sugarloaf. It is no surprise its name is River Road. Leaving Northampton I often take “the river road,” the long way home. Over the...

By ANNA LAIRD BARTO

Last summer, I chronicled my 68-mile paddle of the Connecticut River through Massachusetts. Along the way, I became very well acquainted with the river, its bends and currents, dams and bridges, trees and wildlife — even its sewage overflows! Here are...

By DOMENIC POLI

Hop in a car at the Stillwater Bridge in Deerfield and you can make it to the Dinosaur Footprints in Holyoke in about a half-hour. A bicycle can you get you there in roughly 2½ hours and walking will likely take you eight hours. Dave Rothstein now...

By EMILEE KLEIN

During her record-setting swim of the Connecticut River, Kari Kastango found herself joined by the wildlife who inhabit the water: a duckling splashing along the riverbank during its first swim, a long sturgeon slinking past her, three fawns dancing...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — Years ago, Rebecca Todd and her roommate decided to cap off their first year at Dartmouth College by paddling home on the Connecticut River — from Hanover, New Hampshire to Walpole, New Hampshire.“I wouldn’t say that was the start of my...

By MADDIE FABIAN

NORTHAMPTON — With a sunny forecast and a schedule packed with agricultural events, music, motor sport activities, food and local art, the 206th Three County Fair is set to kick off Friday and run through Labor Day on Monday.First been held in 1818,...

By JAMES PENTLAND

NORTHAMPTON — With smaller rivers around the county dropping below flood stage Tuesday, attention turned to the still-rising Connecticut River and the homes and businesses in harm’s way.At Brunelle’s Marina in South Hadley, the river sent tons of...

By JAMES PENTLAND

NORTHAMPTON — Water levels were receding Friday after a rainy stretch to start the month, but many boaters and fishermen were still cautious about going out on the region’s rivers.“This is exceptional, what’s going on,” said Ken Salem, a Northampton...

By EMILY THURLOW

NORTHAMPTON — Amid the patriotic displays of fireworks booming across the Valley skies, the aroma of burgers and hot dogs sizzling on a grill, and red, white, and blue decor draping tabletops and tents for outdoor barbecues, there’s also an influx of...

By HANNAH BEVIS 

Northampton native Eva Gerstle isn’t one to shy away from long outdoor excursions – four years ago, a then 19-year-old Gerstle completed a five-month solo thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail, covering more than 2,000 miles. Recently, Gerstle had the...

By BELLA LEVAVI

TURNERS FALLS — In what the company says is a “huge win for the environment,” FirstLight Hydro Generating Co. is promising to spend $152 million on upgrades at its three facilities on the Connecticut River as part of its new 50-year licensee renewal...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

HOLYOKE — The city will undertake $27 million in infrastructure projects over the next 15 years to partially separate its stormwater and sewage systems to solve a long-running problem of sewage discharges into the Connecticut River.Holyoke officials...

For those who want to cool off during the dog days of summer, keep an eye out for the Connecticut River Conservancy’s “splash mobs” coming to Hampshire County this week.On July 16, conservancy director Andrew Fisk began boating down the Connecticut...

By CAITLIN ASHWORTH

Editor’s note:  The Connecticut River Conservancy announced in statement Thursday that the remaining splash mob events associated with the source-to-the-sea journey have been canceled.NORTHAMPTON — The Connecticut River wasn’t always as clean as it is...

By JACK SUNTRUP

HOLYOKE — The Connecticut River powered over the Holyoke Dam Sunday under an overcast sky, and hundreds of people stopped to see it.From Route 116’s Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bridge, that view is not a new one. But for the first time ever, MassDOT on...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — The Connecticut River Watershed Council is retiring its name and logo, but Executive Director Andrew Fisk said it will remain the same organization.Now called the Connecticut River Conservancy, the nonprofit environmental advocate, has...

By GAZETTE STAFF

A flood watch is in effect for communities along the lower Connecticut River from Montague, Massachusetts to Middle Haddam, Connecticut.The possible flooding comes as unseasonably warm weather melts snow in Vermont and New Hampshire. That could cause...