We have several new staff on board who are eager to meet you! 

Our spring Meet & Greets are an opportunity to interact with your River Steward(s), other CRC staff, and community members who also care about rivers. Our River Stewards engage in public advocacy in support of CRC’s mission and collaborate with partners across all four states to protect and serve the River. This event will include a presentation of CRC’s history and anticipated future, a conversation with the River Steward in your region, and an opportunity to share your thoughts and get involved in river conservation. Light refreshments will be served.

Join us for one or more “Meet & Greets” in your region:

• 3/2 – Middletown, CT – with Rhea Drozdenko
• 3/16 – Holyoke, MA – with Kelsey Wentling
• 3/23 – Lebanon, NH – with Kate Buckman and Kathy Urffer
• 4/4 – Bellows Falls, VT – with Kate Buckman and Kathy Urffer
• 4/26 – Littleton, NH – with Kate Buckman and Kathy Urffer *

About Kate and Kathy:

Kate grew up and currently lives in Alstead NH. She joined the team at CRC in Sep 2022. Kate has spent her life involved in the aquatic sciences, working everywhere from the deep sea to vernal pools. She is passionate about fish and is excited to be able to work with CRC’s partners and community members in NH to restore and protect the Connecticut River watershed. Come tell her what river issues matter to you!

Kathy joined CRC in 2017. Prior to moving to Vermont, Kathy was Special Projects Manager and Operations Director for Hackensack Riverkeeper in New Jersey. More recently she has served on the Board of the Southeastern Vermont Watershed Association, the Windham Regional Commission, and has worked on education projects related to wastewater treatment. Kathy holds a M.S. in Natural Resource Management from Antioch New England University, a B.A. in Psychology from Rutgers, and is a former Vermont Leadership Institute Fellow from the Snelling Center for Government. She is a self-taught amateur botanist and herbalist and enjoys re-learning about the natural world through the eyes of her two children.