On Sunday, August 21 from 2:00 – 5:00 pm the Quintown Collaborative will host a free Resilience Tour to highlight completed on-the-ground projects that prepare the Quintown valley for the next flood.
In 2011 Tropical Storm Irene devastated the Quintown valley, which includes the towns of Granville, Hancock, Rochester, Stockbridge, and Pittsfield along the Upper White River. Although these communities recovered quickly and efficiently, the valley is vulnerable to future flood damages.
The Quintown Collaborative is a grassroots effort to build support for on-the-ground projects that will reduce flood damages in Quintown communities and keep the White River healthy. The Quintown Collaborative steering committee includes representatives from the White River Partnership (WRP), Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission, Towns of Hancock, Rochester & Stockbridge, Green Mountain National Forest, Vermont River Conservancy, and Vermont Water Quality Division. The High Meadows Fund is underwriting the project.
The tour will start on the Rochester Green where attendees will get on a bus to tour 3 Quintown sites: a flood-damaged, river-front property in Granville that is being converted into a town-owned park; the new Hancock town office, which was relocated from a flood-prone location into the village; and a new bridge at the site of a flood-damaged, stream-crossing culvert in Rochester.
The tour will wrap-up at the Huntington House in Rochester. Attendees will enjoy light refreshments while learning about new funding opportunities available to Quintown communities interested in implementing on-the-ground projects.
Space is limited, so RSVP today: 802-763-7733 or info[at]whiteriverpartnership.org.
For more information
To learn more visit our Quintown Collaborative page.
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Posted: October 15, 2016 by wrp_admin
WRP receives 2 flood resilience grants
The WRP has received two grants to implement on-the-ground restoration projects that will improve flood resilience in the Upper White River valley towns of Hancock and Stockbridge.
Vermont’s Ecosystem Restoration Program takes action to reduce sediment and nutrient pollution from uncontrolled runoff into streams, rivers, ponds, wetlands, and lakes. The WRP will use ERP funds to acquire a conservation easement and to restore native vegetation along 2 river-side fields: one along the White River above Hancock village and one along the White River above Gaysville. Allowing the river to access these critical floodplains will reduce the speed and erosive power of floodwaters before they reach the more developed village centers.
Visit this link to learn more about the WRP’s river corridor protection program.
Posted: August 2, 2016 by wrp_admin
Resilience Tour will highlight Quintown projects
On Sunday, August 21 from 2:00 – 5:00 pm the Quintown Collaborative will host a free Resilience Tour to highlight completed on-the-ground projects that prepare the Quintown valley for the next flood.
In 2011 Tropical Storm Irene devastated the Quintown valley, which includes the towns of Granville, Hancock, Rochester, Stockbridge, and Pittsfield along the Upper White River. Although these communities recovered quickly and efficiently, the valley is vulnerable to future flood damages.
The Quintown Collaborative is a grassroots effort to build support for on-the-ground projects that will reduce flood damages in Quintown communities and keep the White River healthy. The Quintown Collaborative steering committee includes representatives from the White River Partnership (WRP), Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission, Towns of Hancock, Rochester & Stockbridge, Green Mountain National Forest, Vermont River Conservancy, and Vermont Water Quality Division. The High Meadows Fund is underwriting the project.
The tour will start on the Rochester Green where attendees will get on a bus to tour 3 Quintown sites: a flood-damaged, river-front property in Granville that is being converted into a town-owned park; the new Hancock town office, which was relocated from a flood-prone location into the village; and a new bridge at the site of a flood-damaged, stream-crossing culvert in Rochester.
The tour will wrap-up at the Huntington House in Rochester. Attendees will enjoy light refreshments while learning about new funding opportunities available to Quintown communities interested in implementing on-the-ground projects.
Space is limited, so RSVP today: 802-763-7733 or info[at]whiteriverpartnership.org.
For more information
To learn more visit our Quintown Collaborative page.
Posted: July 15, 2016 by wrp_admin
Volunteers improve access to White River
On July 12 a group of 10 Russian students from Project Harmony International, along with WRP, Vermont River Conservancy, and Project Harmony staff, improved public access to the White River at Clifford Park in West Hartford, VT.
In 4 hours the students built a 10-step stone staircase leading down to the river’s edge; cleared and widened a second path; and installed 2 signs to alert both park and river users about the access trails. These projects will not only improve access for users, but also reduce erosion from the park’s trails into the river.
Clifford Park is one of 3 town-owned parks maintained by the Hartford Parks & Recreation Department along the newly-formed White River Paddle Trail. The town has a long history of partnering with the WRP on river restoration projects – after Tropical Storm Irene, the WRP worked with the town, Community College of Vermont, and 150 volunteers to restore riparian vegetation along the length of the flood-damaged Clifford Park.
The White River Paddle Trail includes 30+ sites, and extends from the White River’s headwaters in Granville to its confluence with the Connecticut River in White River Junction. The impressive work done by the Project Harmony volunteers was the first official access improvement project along the White River Paddle Trail; there are several more projects planned for this summer.
For more information
Contact Jim Armbruster: jim[at]whiteriverpartnership.org or 802-763-7733.