Connecticut River Conservancy holding Portage Parade to advocate for river accessibility > > >The Connecticut River Conservancy building on Bank Row in Greenfield. The organization is holding a public Portage Parade event on Saturday to advocate for portage route upgrades for paddlers around the Turners Falls Dam. Staff File Photo/Paul Franz
Published: 7/8/2021 7:29:49 PM
TURNERS FALLS The Connecticut River Conservancy will hold a public Portage Parade event on Saturday to advocate for portage route upgrades for paddlers around the Turners Falls Dam, one of several recreational accessibility investments the group is seeking to benefit local communities.
The Greenfield-based organization is calling all river advocates to join them at 11:15 a.m. at Unity Park in the far end of the parking lot. Paddlers will arrive promptly if river levels permit. According to a Connecticut River Conservancy press release, the event will begin with a press conference and follow with a pu
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The Current
School is out, days are long, and the river level has risen all sure signs that summer is here in Eagle County. Additionally, perhaps you notice the change from spring the way we do, with kayaks and rafts on cars as they buzz from boat launch to boat launch, with ditches filling as folks utilize their water rights and with sprinklers coming out of hibernation.
Nonetheless, summer marks the season of increased river usage.
This year, despite predicted lower flows, is expected to be an exceptionally busy one. The pandemic brought an onslaught of new users to rivers and the outdoors in general, and as the world opens up, we expect visitors and new recreationalists to return and enjoy these resources.