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East Lyme residents approve preserving land within Niantic River Watershed By Kimberly Drelich East Lyme — Town residents voted Wednesday to preserve a 166-acre parcel within the Niantic River Watershed as open space in perpetuity.  Read more at The Day.  

East Lyme open space proposal to go before voters next week By Kimberly Drelich East Lyme — The preservation of a proposed land parcel within the Niantic River Watershed would help preserve water quality and enable the public to always have access to the forestland, according to a presentation Tuesday.  Read this article at The Day.

Waterford residents criticize planned Oswegatchie subdivision Waterford — Plans to subdivide a roughly 30-acre parcel bordering Oswegatchie and Shawandassee roads, and ultimately develop a neighborhood on the property, are drawing criticism from abutting neighbors.  Read this article by Tess Townsend at The Day.

Open space proposal to go before East Lyme selectmen East Lyme — A Massachusetts foundation wants the town to help pay to conserve about 166 acres of forest at the headwaters of the Niantic River.  Read this article by Kim Drelich at The Day.

East Lyme, developer to sign memorandum of understanding over Oswegatchie Hills East Lyme — Representatives for the town and Landmark Development are expected to sign a memorandum of understanding in which both would “sit at the same table” to see if they could find another land parcel in exchange for development rights in the Oswegatchie Hills. Read …

Like most coastal rivers in New England, the Niantic River has its share of charms and challenges. Among the latter are the presence of harmful bacteria and an overabundance of nitrogen and phosphorous, both of which spark algae blooms that deplete the water of oxygen and choke off aquatic habitat. Watch this video from New…

CFE Joins Local Groups to Fight Oswegatchie Hills Development East Lyme, Conn. – Following a meeting of the East Lyme Planning and Zoning Commission this evening, Connecticut Fund for the Environment announced it would be joining local organizations Friends of Oswegatchie Hills Nature Preserve and Save the River – Save the Hills in their long-running fight…

Pine Grove sewers reduce nutrients in Niantic River East Lyme – Sewers installed in the Pine Grove neighborhood in 2008 and 2009 reduced nitrogen input into the Niantic River by 43 percent just two years after completion of the project, a U.S. Geological Survey report concludes. Read the article by Judy Benson of The Day.

The Niantic River Watershed Committee would like to invite you to a talk by John Mullaney of the U.S. Geological Survey East Hartford office on his 2005-2011 study evaluating the effects of the sewering of the Pine Grove neighborhood on nitrogen loading to the Niantic River.  The study can be found at the USGS website.…

CFE Joins Local Groups to Fight Oswegatchie Hills Development East Lyme, CT – Following a meeting of the East Lyme Planning and Zoning Commission Thursday evening, Connecticut Fund for the Environment announced it would be joining local organizations Friends of Oswegatchie Hills Nature Preserve and Save the River – Save the Hills in their long-running…