Recent Member Council Project: Invading the Connecticut River-The Spread of Hydrilla

- A Project of Connecticut RC&D

Over an 18 month period, Connecticut RC&D's Environmental Review Team supported twelve towns of the lower Connecticut River to evaluate the impact and potential damage posed by the spread of aquatic invasive plants, specifically the more aggressive and dangerous hydrilla.

The Connecticut River Hydrilla Collaborative is an ad hoc ecological and economic team of professional and partnering organizations who supported the Environmental Review Team (ERT) process, contributing hours of insight and education to both the final ERT Report and the development of an ERT public education video created and written by Connecticut RC&D staff and filmed by Emily DeLuca of Crosscourt Media: