Lower Farmington River/Salmon Brook
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Wild and Scenic Study
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 2009
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CONTACTS:
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Sally Rieger
Wild & Scenic Study Committee Chair
Tel. 860 658 7317
Joyce Kennedy Raymes
Wild & Scenic Study Coordinator
Tel. 860 658 4442 ext. 203
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Wild & Scenic Study Committee Announces a Series of Community Forums
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The Lower Farmington River/Salmon Brook Wild & Scenic Study committee invites you
to any one of three Community Open Houses to be held this fall. The Open Houses
will offer:
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- information on the benefits of a Wild & Scenic designation
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- a look at the special natural and cultural resources of the Wild & Scenic Study
Area
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- the opportunity to have input into the advisory Management Plan for protecting
those resources
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- a chance to talk with the community volunteers who make up the Study
Committee and to ask any questions you may have.
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Please join the Study Committee on one of the following dates:
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All Open Houses are scheduled from 5:00PM to 8:30PM. Refreshments will be served.
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The Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Wild & Scenic Study brings together
town representatives, river organizations, CT DEP, and other river stakeholders, who
are gathering evidence and developing support for National Park Service designation
of the lower Farmington and Salmon Brook as “Wild & Scenic”. The “Wild & Scenic”
designation recognizes the outstanding resource values of the very best rivers in the
United States. Under the New England Partnership model, “Wild & Scenic” status
provides funding for river management while leaving river management in the hands
of town governments. Your support of the Study and the designation helps ensure the
protection and enhancement of this local treasure for our communities now and for
generations to come.
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