Hello, Friends of the Waters! The Alliance for the Mystic River (Alliance) Watershed Water Quality Team is excited to start the 2026 water quality monitoring season, which runs from May to October. This marks our second year of water testing. Our team is composed of Alliance members working in collaboration with our headwaters ally, the Lantern Hill Valley Alliance (LHVA). Why are we doing this? What does water quality testing really mean? Are you interested in learning more and maybe being a...

2026 Youth Climate Summit -- What happens when you combine 180 kids from different high schools, their teachers, Tribal cultural and tech experts, political leaders, and artists? Creativity, inspiration, high energy, curiosity...postcards to their legislators, new friends, and two pages of new signups for Youth Council. Many thanks to our friends at Eastern CT Watershed Network (thanks, Megan and Ashley!), and to our friends at the Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center (thanks,...

What if we had a simple process for addressing complex issues like climate change? Need some good news??? This little video might just be the best 5 minutes and 38 seconds you will spend this week. Thank you, Alec Asten and Firesite Films! “There is nothing as powerful as a community that knows what it wants,” wrote Meg Wheatley, but discerning what the community wants isn’t easy. When you have people of different cultures and ages, different areas of expertise, and different perspectives,...