2025 Kicks Off with a Positive Message 

​​"Flourishing in the Age of Climate Change"
​by William M. Throop

​Annual Meeting & Speaker Series 
​Sunday, Feb 2, 2:00 PM
​Greenwich Free Library

​​Battenkill Polar Plunge Challenge Returns on Ground Hog Day! 

​​ Get ready to plunge for clean, cold water during February....

Thanking our 2024 Sponsors & Key Donors

HARK PUBLISHERS!  

Battenkill Veterinary PC 

The Jewels of the Battenkill 
New York Natural Heritage, Chief Ecologist, 
Greg Edinger Presents 

PictureGreg Edinger, Chief Ecologist for NY Natural Heritage Program explains the map
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As part of BkC's developing a land management plan, the NYNHP sponsored and conducted initial ecological surveys of BkC's three preserves - Schmidt Meadow Preserve, (in Jackson) Livingston Brook Rookery (in Greenwich) and Rexleigh Marble Mill (in Salem). 
In our January Speaker Series, Greg Edinger, Chief Ecologist for NYNHP highlighted the findings and how these studies can be instrumental in BkC's land management plans.  The studies will help to inform, strategize and prioritize future conservation efforts along the full reach of the Battenkill.  The full talk can be viewed on our Facebook page at this link. 

A Healthy Riparian Buffer: The Before & After of Transitioning a Field to Hay ​

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The flooded riparian riverbank
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Post riparian planting riverfront buffer.
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Volunteer wildflowers with nutrient rich grasses to help the soil recover.

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 & a local farmer who appreciates why flood plains are better left to hay.  

Sign Up Now! Discover Your Battenkill, Aug 4 - 6th, 2025

Join a small group of 11 - 14 year olds for our Discover Your Battenkill ("DYB") Program this August at our Schmidt Meadow Preserve.  Practice your paddling, swimming and enjoying the outdoors with volunteer Directors, Randy Jennings and Deb Vincent Evans. The Program remains affordable for three days of river inspired fun and watershed education thanks to support from the Stewart's Holiday Match and the Christopher Daily Foundation. For more information & to sign up email us today. 

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Cover Photo: Teaching Trout to Talk Photo Credit: Fay Bartow-King

Check out our Past Battenkill River Festivals & Save the Date for Next Year's Fun!  May 24, 2025

Always a Great Gift !​

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​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! 
CONTACT US TODAY!

Battenkill Conservancy - Preserving & Enhancing the Battenkill Watershed for All!