The Gateway Commission in October 2024 sponsored a boat cruise north up the Connecticut River from Essex to near Gillette’s Castle, and then back south. Town and local officials, partner organizations and Commission appointees enjoyed a fall afternoon on RiverQuest, operated by the Connecticut River Museum. The Gateway Commission’s mission is to preserve the natural…| Connecticut River Gateway Commission
The Gateway Commission joined with the UConn Center for Land Use Education and the Rivers Alliance of CT to present a workshop on riparian (streamside) buffers at the CLCC 2024 Conference. UConn CLEAR focused on the importance of riparian areas in protecting river ecology, their statewide status using high-resolution land cover data, and the health…| Connecticut River Gateway Commission
The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is now accepting proposals for the State’s Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Grant Program. The program makes $500,000 available to reduce impacts of aquatic invasive species on inland waters in Connecticut. Applications will be accepted through January 31, 2024. Municipalities, state agencies, and not-for-profit organizations are eligible…| Connecticut River Gateway Commission
Join Misha Semenov-Leiva, local architect and a member of the Connecticut River Gateway Commission, and Alan Sheiness, of the Lyme Land Trust, for a presentation to learn about light pollution in the Connecticut River Valley. The presentation will be held on Wednesday, January 24, at 7:00 pm at the Hadlyme Public Hall, 63 Ferry Rd,…| Connecticut River Gateway Commission
LCRLT 145 Dennison Rd. Essex, CT 06426 Dear Members of the Lower Connecticut River Land Trust: We are writing to ask that you submit nominations for our 2023, 4th annual award of the Melvin Woody Lower Connecticut River Conservation Award. Nominations can either be for an organization or an individual that you feel has significantly…| Connecticut River Gateway Commission
The Connecticut River Gateway Commission and the Connecticut River Museum, Essex, are collaborating to present a panel discussion on “Legacies of Preservation.” The event will be held at the museum on December 13th from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Registration information may be found on the museum website. The Gateway Commission, celebrating its 50th anniversary this…| Connecticut River Gateway Commission
Dr. J. Melvin Woody was named the first Connecticut River Gateway Commissioner Emeritus Member at the regional organization’s October 2023 annual meeting. Melvin has represented the Town of Lyme on the Commission for 50 years – from the organization’s creation in 1973 to this past summer. When the Gateway Commission celebrated the 50th anniversary of…| Connecticut River Gateway Commission
The Connecticut River Gateway Commission voted unanimously on September 28, 2023 to endorse a call by “Lights Out CT” to minimize all non-essential lights during peak spring and fall bird migration periods. Per the organization’s program material, millions of birds pass through Connecticut every spring and fall on their way to and from their nesting…| Connecticut River Gateway Commission
A reception to celebrate the Connecticut River Gateway Commission’s 50th anniversary was held on August 3rd on the grounds of the Roger Tory Peterson Estuary Center (CT Audubon Society) in Old Lyme. Claudia Weicker, Chair of the RTPEC, welcomed guests. Suzanne Thompson, Gateway Commission Chair, in her remarks acknowledged town, land trust and non-profit partners…| Connecticut River Gateway Commission
On a beautiful summer day overlooking a scenic stretch of the Connecticut River from the viewpoint of Gillette Castle, the Connecticut Land Conservation Council (CLCC) presented the Gateway Commission with its “2023 Excellence in Conservation Award.”| Connecticut River Gateway Commission
“This stream may perhaps with as much propriety as any in the world be named the beautiful river.”| ctrivergateway.org
Shipbuilding in the lower Connecticut River valley goes back to the 17th century. Earliest shipbuilding in Connecticut started around 1648 in colonial Windsor, upriver of Hartford. In 1650s, Robert Lay build a wharf at the present site of the Connecticut River Museum on riverfront of the Gateway town of Essex.| Connecticut River Gateway Commission