Green and Growing: More people are walking in the woods
Chapman Falls in East Haddam is beautiful no matter when you visit. Author Kathy Connolly visits in the snow and ice. (photo courtesy of Paul Connolly)
Published January 07. 2021 7:56AM
Kathy Connolly, Special to The Times
According to the Connecticut Trail Census, Connecticut is a small state, but it has more than 2,000 miles of recreational trails. Those are a lot of miles but, until a few years ago, no one was counting trail usage within the state.
In 2016, though, the Connecticut Trail Census pilot program launched through a partnership including UConn, the Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments, the Connecticut Greenways Council, and local trail advocacy organizations. Their goal was to support decisions about trail building, trail access, and maintenance. Initially, the program included 16 multi-use trails across the state.
The Kinneytown Dam in Seymour is shown Dec. 28. -STEVEN VALENTI/REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
SEYMOUR It has been centuries since the Naugatuck River had runs of alewife, shad, striped bass or other fish that move from fresh water to the ocean and back again.
A series of dams dating back to the 1700s helped fuel the Naugatuck Valley’s industrial might but prevented spawning runs of fish. The area’s industrial legacy also led to heavy pollution. Older locals recall the river running different colors depending on what the manufacturing mills were producing that day.
With several dams removed and environmental regulations leading to cleaner waters, the scene is set for an environmental comeback, advocates say, and shad, striped bass, salmon, alewives and other fish are knocking at the door.
Blumenthal joins fight, demands improvements to Seymour’s Kinneytown Dam, inoperable fish ladder By Michael P. Mayko
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U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal speaks with others prior to a news conference next to the hydroelectric power station on the west side of Kinneytown Dam, in Seymour, Dec. 28. Blumenthal joined state and local officials to address concerns regarding the dam’s safety and its fish ladder.
Photo: Ned Gerard / Hearst Connecticut Media
SEYMOUR The fight to fix the deteriorating Kinneytown Dam and its inoperable fish ladder has been cranked up a notch.
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., joined municipal leaders and environmentalists Monday to call for federal help to fix problems dating back at least a quarter of a century.
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