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Winter Walk at Westfield Reservoir (Sunday, January 16) Tucked into the hills of Montgomery is a pretty little reservoir. Around it winds a small trail through hardwood and conifer forests. Join Tom and Nancy Condon as they explore this property on an outing with Springfield's Naturalists' Club. We'll search for signs of resident animals and learn how they survive this season. The trail is level and about one mile. Dress for the weather. Bring lunch, water and a pair of binoculars. Meet at the Westfield High School on Montgomery Road at 10:00 a.m. We should be back by about 2:00 p.m. Please call 413-564-0895 to register, so if bad weather forces cancellation we can contact you. Fish Restoration Program (Thursday, January 27) Janice Rowan, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Connecticut River Coordinator, will talk about the Connecticut River Migratory Fish Restoration Program. The slide presentation, to be given at 7:30 p.m. in the Savignano Auditorium A (Wilson Hall) on the campus of Westfield State College, will focus on Program activities and impacts in the Westfield River. One of the most visible components of the Program has been the effort to reintroduce Atlantic salmon into the Connecticut River Watershed, with upwards of a million salmon fry having been stocked in the Westfield River and its tributaries each spring over the past decade. Restoration work has benefited a variety of other species as well, and Jan is a dedicated and energetic proponent of all those efforts. Falling Waters (Saturday, March 26) As the snows of winter melt away, the rivers rise in a torrent. Come join Tom and Nancy Condon and the Naturalists' Club to explore a few of the prettier streams throughout the Westfield River watershed. We'll visit some well-known and little-known waterfalls and share in their turbulent beauty. This is mostly a driving tour with stops for short walks to scenic locations. Dress for the weather. Bring lunch, water and a camera if you wish. Meet at the Commuter Parking Lot at Westfield State College at 9:00 a.m. We should be back by about 3:00 p.m. Please call 413-564-0895 to register, so if bad weather forces cancellation we can contact you. 2005 Westfield River Symposium (Saturday, April 2) WRWA will be hosting the 11th annual Westfield River Symposium on Saturday, April 2 at Westfield State College. There will be indoor sessions during the morning, centered on the theme of "interacting with the river". Speakers who have tentatively agreed to participate include Ed Klekowski (UMass Biology Dept, who will show his film about the 1936 floods on the Connecticut and lead a discussion), Dick Little (retired from GCC, who will speak on the geologic history of the area), Jim Lyons (Town Engineer for West Springfield, who will show a film from the EPA and discuss stormwater management), and Dave Billips (City of Westfield, who will speak and/or lead a field trip focused on Westfield's wastewater management. Tom Wisnauskas, of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, has also agreed to lead a field trip during the afternoon to the flood control dams above Huntington. Admission to the symposium is free! Additional program information will be available as we get closer to the date. |
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