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Develop safe, convenient access to the river and to the parks along the river.
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Strengthen and connect neighborhoods and communities along the river.
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Address pollution and produce clean water, healthy plants and good habitat for birds, fish and animals.
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Create learning opportunities and develop community stewards to care for the river.
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Create contiguous, multi-use trails along the river and its tributaries.
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Celebrate the riverʼs history and evolving uses.
Towns, organizations, and people are working together to improve the West River, its watershed, and its tributaries.
Who Are We?
We are a diverse group of stakeholders from all across the watershed
Partners and Participants
​Barnard Magnet School
Common Ground High School
Community Placemaking & Engagement Network
Edgewood Magnet School
Elm City Montessori School
Friends of Beaver Ponds Park
Friends of Edgewood Park
Gather New Haven
Greater New Haven New Haven Bioregional Group
Greater New Haven Water Pollution Control Authority
Menunkatuck Audubon Society
Municipalities of Bethany, Hamden, New Haven, West Haven, Woodbridge
Neighborhood Housing Services of New Haven
New Haven Bioregional Group
New Haven Bird Club
New Haven Botanical Garden of Healing
New Haven Coalition for Active Transportation
New Haven Parks
River Advocates of South Central Connecticut
Save the Sound
Solar Youth
Sound School
South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority
South Central Regional Council of Governments
Southern Connecticut Sate University
Southwest Conservation District
Sunrise Climate Movement
The Shack
University of New Haven
Urban Resources Initiative
West River Neighborhood Services Corporation
West River Peace Garden
West River Restoration & Flood Mitigation Committee
West Rock Ridge Park Association
Westville Village Renaissance Alliance
Woodbridge Land Trust
COALITION IN THE NEWS
June 16, 2018. A River Runs Through It. Daily Nutmeg.
April 3, 2016. Greater New Haven rivers popular with anglers, but pollution brings concerns. New Haven Register.
Nov 19, 2015. "It's Easier Not To Think About It." The New Journal.
October 22, 2015. Dam Breaks, As West River’s Clean-Up Advances. New Haven Independent.
June 6, 2015. West River Greenway Now a Designated Greenway. New Haven Register.
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MEETING MINUTES
For minutes of past West River Watershed Coalition Meetings, email westriverwatershed@gmail.com.
Take back the river. Join our coalition. Explore your watershed.
STEERING COMMITTEE
Frank Deleo, Dave Bravo, Kathy Fay, Kathie Hebert, Lys Gant, Stephanie FitzGerald, Mary Mushinsky, Tom Lehronen, Ron Walters, Nicole Davis, Stephanie Ciarlegio​
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Learn more about what we've done together so far.
We started with a walk along the river. We've been working together ever since.
