Resources

Management & Protection | Outreach
& Education
| ORV Planning

The following list of resources are meant to assist Study Committee members explore existing publications, wild and scenic studies and handbooks that will contribute to the completion of the Lower Farmington River & Salmon Brook Study Report as well as development of the Management Plan.

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Management & Protection:

Upper Farmington River Wild and Scenic Study Report

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This document is on file at the FRWA office.

Entire document - Large (29mb) searchable PDF file in 400dpi resolution. Requires Adobe v6 or newer.

Sections (smaller file size 2-8 mb, non searchable, standard resolution) Requires Adobe v5 or newer.

Section 1,Section 2,Section 2a,Section 3,Section 4,Section 5, Section 6.

DEP Stormwater Manual Links to DEP website. On file at the FRWA office.
2002 Connecticut Guidelines for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Links to DEP website. Digital version not yet available. On file at the FRWA office.
Center for Watershed Protection - Publications.
Provides local governments, activists, and watershed organizations around the country with the technical tools for protecting streams, lakes and rivers. Includes excellent resource pages on wetlands, stormwater, watershed planning, and site planning amongst many other topics.
FRWA Land Use Links Extensive set of land use related links.
FRWA Action Point Resources Action points and resources for protecting biodiversity.
(Upper) Farmington River Wild & Scenic Committee Check out the recommended reading.
Eightmile River Wild & Scenic Study Study Report, Management Plan, Appendices, and research overviews. Note that several appendices chapters are very relevant to the Lower Farmington process. The appendices are not yet available in paper form.
The Sudbury Assabet & Concord Wild & Scenic River Stewardship Council  


Outreach & Education:

 

Eightmile River Wild & Scenic Watershed

Study process, Study outreach examples (newsletters) (pdf), How Wild & Scenic Affects You

The Sudbury Assabet, & Concord Wild & Scenic River Stewardship Council

RiverFest

Lamprey River Wild & Scenic

Includes Education & Outreach pages and ‘Just for Kids’


ORV Planning:

 

Eightmile River Wild & Scenic Watershed

Outstandingly Remarkable Values overview, also see Appendices sections on the ORVs.

The Concord, Assabet, & Sudbury Wild & Scenic River Stewardship Council

ORV overview.

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