Promoting healthy habitats, clean water, protection of scenic qualities, responsible public use, protection from spills and runoff, thoughtful development policies and appropriate land use practices for the Deerfield River watershed in Massachusetts and Vermont.
About the DRWA
Find out about our board members, contact info, board meeting minutes and past newsletters.
The Watershed
Learn more about the Deerfield River Watershed including recreational activities, science in the watershed and geographic information.
Priorities and Current Projects
Learn more about DRWA’s efforts to protect and restore the Deerfield River watershed.
Executive Summary
The Deerfield River Watershed Association (DRWA) is a non-profit environmental organization dedicated to the stewardship, protection, and restoration of one of Massachusetts' and Vermont’s most beautiful rivers. We engage in volunteer-assisted monitoring of water quality, river clean-up days, school programs and watershed education, mini-grants for school river projects, maintenance of the Mohican-Mohawk Trail, river restoration, advocating for responsible public use, and protection of the river from threats to its health and scenic quality. DRWA's newest projects include working with communities throughout the watershed to seek National Wild and Scenic River designation.
The Deerfield River Watershed Association (DRWA) entered into an Affiliation Agreement with the Connecticut River Conservancy (CRC) in 2017. The affiliation provides a number of benefits to both DRWA and CRC. Click here to learn more.
Indigenous Peoples and Land Acknowledgement
It is with gratitude and humility that the Deerfield River Watershed Association acknowledges that we are learning, speaking, working, and gathering on the ancestral homelands of the Mohican, Pocumtuc, and Western Abenaki people, who are the indigenous peoples of this land in which our watershed lies. We pay honor and respect to their ancestors as we commit to taking active measures to conserve, protect, preserve, and enjoy the treasured resources of these lands.
