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The Fort River Watershed Association
  • ABOUT
    • Our Watershed
    • Our Mission
    • Our Partners
  • What We Do
    • Science.
      • CONWAY SCHOOL PROJECT
      • Digital Library – Research on the Fort River
      • SHARE YOUR DATA ON THE FORT RIVER
    • Advocacy.
      • STAY INFORMED ABOUT LOCAL CONSERVATION PROJECTS
        • HICKORY RIDGE
        • FEARING BROOK
    • Education.
      • ASPECTS OF FORT RIVER ECOLOGY
  • EXPLORE THE WATERSHED!
    • Emily Dickinson Trail Guide
    • FORT RIVER BIRDING AND NATURE TRAIL
    • The Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge
  • GET INVOLVED
    • FORT RIVER CLEANUP 2022
    • FORT RIVER BIOBLITZ
    • VOLUNTEER SIGN UP
  • LOCAL CONSERVATION
    • HICKORY RIDGE
    • FEARING BROOK
  • DONATE
  • ABOUT
    • Our Watershed
    • Our Mission
    • Our Partners
  • What We Do
    • Science.
      • CONWAY SCHOOL PROJECT
      • Digital Library – Research on the Fort River
      • SHARE YOUR DATA ON THE FORT RIVER
    • Advocacy.
      • STAY INFORMED ABOUT LOCAL CONSERVATION PROJECTS
        • HICKORY RIDGE
        • FEARING BROOK
    • Education.
      • ASPECTS OF FORT RIVER ECOLOGY
  • EXPLORE THE WATERSHED!
    • Emily Dickinson Trail Guide
    • FORT RIVER BIRDING AND NATURE TRAIL
    • The Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge
  • GET INVOLVED
    • FORT RIVER CLEANUP 2022
    • FORT RIVER BIOBLITZ
    • VOLUNTEER SIGN UP
  • LOCAL CONSERVATION
    • HICKORY RIDGE
    • FEARING BROOK
  • DONATE

Please see below a growing digital library of publications detailing research on the Fort River, generously made available by the scientists conducting this exciting work.

Watershed-Based Plan for the Fort River. Town of Amherst, UMass Amherst, and Geosyntec Consultants, Inc. (2019)

Long-term studies on restoration sea lamprey in the Connecticut River_Kynard & Horgan (2019)

Amethyst Brook stream recovery after dam removal_Magilligan et al. (2015)

Role of sea lamprey in nutrient trasnport between the Fort River and Atlantic Ocean_Nislow & Kynard (2009)

Hydrogeochemical Cycling and Chemical Denudation in the Fort River Watershed, Central Massachusetts: An Appraisal of Mass-Balance Studies.  Yuretich and Batchelder (1988)

Abundance, size and sex ratio of sea lamprey in Connecticut River_Steir & Kynard (1986)

Movement of sea lamprey during spawning in the Connecticut River_Steir & Kynard (1986)

Fort River Ecosystem: Productivity of the Periphyton Component. Fisher and Sumner (1976)

Boyd Kynard 2021 Groff Park Lamprey Survey (2022)

Have questions about these publications? Others you’d like to see or contribute?

Please email us at fortriverwatershed@gmail.com


The Fort River Watershed Association has partnered with the Connecticut River Conservancy, a local non-profit organization advocating for the Connecticut River watershed since 1952. This working partnership makes us both more effective advocates for our rivers.
For more information on the Connecticut River Conservancy, please visit their website: www.ctriver.org

Contact us at fortriverwatershed@gmail.com

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