FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 25, 2025
Contact: Marie Caduto, President
603-448-1680 or info@crjc.org
Connecticut River Joint Commissions Receives Grant from State of Vermont
The Connecticut River Joint Commissions (CRJC) is pleased to announce that it has received a $40,000 grant through the State of Vermont Agency of Natural Resources Department of Environmental Conservation. This grant funds CRJC’s work program for November 2025 to October 2026.
These funds enable the CRJC to continue its grassroots, locally focused work to preserve and protect the visual and ecological integrity and sustainable working landscape of the Connecticut River Valley through implementation of its river management plan. The CRJC focuses on the key issues facing the Connecticut River watershed of Vermont and New Hampshire and plays the vital bi-state role of convening, catalyzing, and leading dialogue on these regional issues.
Current focus areas for the CRJC include:
• Providing a forum for open discussion and comment on a wide range of projects affecting the Connecticut River and its watershed. Topics include permits, such as those for new development or invasive species management in proximity to the River and thus with potential impacts, as well as plans, such as Vermont’s Tactical Basin Plans that help to inform an inventory of natural resources in the watershed, and also to manage and protect these valuable natural resources.
• Leading watershed management efforts highlighted in the CRJC watershed management plan. Efforts include work to improve water quality monitoring along the mainstem of the Connecticut River, as well as, convening bi-state partners to address the issues such as land use, water quality, and agricultural issues in the valley.
• Participating as a stakeholder in the federal relicensing of hydroelectric facilities at Wilder Dam, Bellows Falls Dam, and Vernon Dam in Vermont and New Hampshire.
CRJC is a Vermont-New Hampshire bi-state commission created by the respective legislatures joining Vermont’s Connecticut River Watershed Advisory Commission with New Hampshire’s Connecticut River Valley Resource Commission. CRJC is directed to cooperate with together to guide growth and development in the Connecticut River Valley and advocate for and engage the public in decisions which affect their river and their valley. The Commissions are advisory and have no regulatory powers.
Studies show that residents of and visitors to Vermont and New Hampshire love the streams, rivers, lakes, ponds, and wetlands of the Connecticut River watershed – these natural areas help define our bi- state landscape and character. This funding from the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation enables CRJC to continue our work to protect these cherished resources. CRJC is seeking board members from river-front towns to join us in our work. For more information about CRJC, please visit the CRJC website (www.crjc.org) or contact CRJC staff (info@crjc.org).
