Group highlights need for better access to Connecticut River >Cathy Urffer and her son, Connor Noyes-Urffer, paddled to Unity Park in Turners Falls on Saturday and were pulling their canoe out of the water where the Connecticut River Conservancy wants portage put in. STAFF PHOTO/CHRIS LARABEE >Andrea Donlon, the Connecticut River Conservancy’s river steward, speaks during a press conference at Unity Park in Turners Falls on Saturday. STAFF PHOTO/CHRIS LARABEE >The Connecticut River Conservancy’s Portage Parade on Saturday followed the bike trail around the Turners Falls Dam. STAFF PHOTO/CHRIS LARABEE >The Connecticut River Conservancy advocated for improved portage routes around the Turners Falls Dam and more investment into recreation on the river during a press conference and parade Saturday morning at Unity Park. STAFF PHOTO/CHRIS LARABEE