"SHOW YOUR LOVE"
Battenkill Watershed Photo Contest!
Battenkill Watershed Photo Contest!
![]() The Show Your Love Battenkill Watershed Photo Contest is encouraging amateur photographers to submit an image that shows a love of the Battenkill and captures their favorite moments of the past year enjoying the Battenkill watershed.
Treat Yourself to Stuart Bartow's "Invisible Dictionary" & Support our Work!"In a world that clamors for answers this is a book for those who revel in the speculation of unknowing. From teeming insects to galaxies in their billions, his poetic musings are by times intriguing, surprising — even startling!" Red Moon Press description of haibun, Stuart Bartow's latest collection of haiku & prose combined. Donate $100 to BkC & receive this special collection to help you wind down the year truly appreciating the beauty that surrounds us.
Battenkill LIVE! Performance Based Poetry, Story Slams
A series of poets, storytellers and students shared watershed inspired works. Homegrown actress & writer Virginia Edinger shared "Child of the Battenkill" while NYC based poet Max Blagg reminds us of why we need clean rivers.Thriving Riparian Tree Plantings!
The trees and shrubs we planted are thriving (despite some hungry beavers); Planting small trees & shrubs help shore up riparian areas of small and large streams. Just take a look at the before & after photos. Thanks to ElHannon Nursery & NYS Trees for Tribs Program for their help in providing the trees & to our volunteers for providing the labor! |
A Great Night howling at the "Wolf Moon" with BkC Members & Friends
A Gift to Yourself & the Watershed!![]() Receive a beautiful gift for yourself & the Battenkill watershed when you make a year end membership gift of $100 or more.
SNOW FREE Roads = Great Time to Pick Up Trash!
"Give Back by Picking Up" "Give Back by Picking Up" Roadside Clean Ups _ Do Your Part! The snow free roads provide a great opportunity to take a walk and collect some of the unsightly trash tossed out of car windows. We are encouraging each of you to grab a bag & pick up the visible increase of roadside trash seen throughout the watershed. Pick up the trash before it is again covered by the snow helps ensure a cleaner, healthier watershed come Spring.
Always a Great Gift !![]() Looking for a copy of our Untold Stories of the Battenkill book? We have them! Receive a free copy with a membership gift of $250 or more. Simply interested in ordering a book? Stop in at our Member Partner, Battenkill Books or the Forget Me Not Consignment Store in Cambridge. Email us and we will send you one directly! Check out the Best of the Battenkill River Festival Highlights |