CANOE GUIDE

• Mattabesset River Canoe Guide by MRWA (2000).  Discover the inner beauty of the Mattabesset River by canoe.  This guide illustrates various access points and discusses natural and man-made features one can expect to see while traveling the watercourse.

REPORTS

• State of the Watershed: Mattabesset River by Middlesex County Soil and Water Conservation District (1999).
  Learn more about the Mattabesset River Watershed.  This report includes valuable information about water availability, water quality, recreational use, and land use in the watershed.

  Note: MRWA contributed valuable information to Middlesex County Soil and Water Conservation District (MCSWCD) in the early stages of the report.  This report is published on the web site with written permission from the MCSWCD.

NEWSLETTERS (All newsletters links are provided in .pdf format.)

• Mattabesset Matters, Vol. 6, No. 2 (Spring 2003)
  • Coginchaug Included!
  • Annual Meeting Held/ Annual Report
  • Contest Results
  • Ninth Annunal Mattabesset River Week
  
   
• Mattabesset Matters, Vol. 6, No. 1 (Winter 2003)
  • Paul Woodworth - Watershed Man
  • The Conginchaug - "Manifest Destiny" For The MRWA
  • Manegment Plan - The Work Continues
  • Key Watershed Problems
  • Wildlife Tracking Along Waterways
  • Alwives adn Bluback Herring Numbers Are Down
  
   
• Mattabesset Matters, Vol. 5, No. 3 (Fall 2002)
  • The MRWA Welcomes The Conginchaug!
  • Heavy Trash Cleanups On The Mattabesset
  • Tuesday Evening Canoe/Kayak Trips
  • Mattabesset River Watershed Monitoring Wrapping Up 11th Year
  • MRWA Gets Its Message Out
  
   
• Mattabesset Matters, Vol. 5, No. 2 (Spring 2002)
  • Eigth Annual River Weeks
  • Update: Progess On The Management Plan
  • MRWA 2002 Annual Report
  • MRWA Board Of Directors Meeting
  
   
• Mattabesset Matters, Vol. 5, No. 1 (Winter 2002)
  • Management Plan - Implementation Continues
  • River Name Controversy
  • Connecticut Rivers Watch Program News
  • New Web Site Under Developement
  
   
• Mattabesset Matters, Vol. 4, No. 2 (Spring 2001)
  • Seventh Annual River Weeks
  • Survey Indicates Strong Watershed Support
  • Two Canoe Trips In April - More To Come
  • Plans For Paper Goods Pond Park
  
   
• Mattabesset Matters, Vol. 4, No. 1 (Winter 2001)
  • MRWA Management Plan Approved! Implementation Underway
  • River Otter On The Mattabesset
  • MRWA Promotes Watershed At The Berlin Fair
  • Mattabesset River Gage
  • Catch Basins - What Are They?
  
   
• Mattabesset Matters, Vol. 3, No. 2 (Spring 2000)
  • Mattabesset River Watershed Management Plan Approaching Signing Stage
  • MRWA Buys A Canoe
  • Cromwell Scout Troop Undertakes Storm Drain Stenciling Project
  • Monitoring the Mattabesset
  • Fourth Annual Spring Mattabesset River Run And Pub Review
  • Announcements et al
  
   
• Mattabesset Matters, Vol. 3, No. 1 (Winter 2000)
  • At Last! Action on a Plan to Preserve the Mattabesset River Watershed
  • Connecticut River Watch Program News: 1999 Mattabesset Monitoring Activities
  • Facts About Our River
  • 1st Fall Cleanup of Mattabesset River Held as Part of Connecticut River Source-to-Sea Cleanup
  • MRWA on the Web
  • Canoe Guide Under Development
  • Announcements et al
  
   
• Mattabesset Matters, Vol. 2, No. 1 (Winter 1999)
  • Southington and Meriden Power Plant Proposals Will Have Direct Impact on the Mattabesset River
  • Wood Ducks on the Mattabesset
  • Connecticut River Watch Program News:  1998 Mattabesset Monitoring Results
  • How Many Species of Fish Are in Our River
  • Please Don't Feed the Waterfowl
  • Announcements et al
     
• Mattabesset Matters, Vol. 1, No. 3 (Fall 1998)
  • Will Electric Deregulation Impact the Mattabesset?
  • Storm Drain Stenciling
  • Congratulations MRWA!
  • Highlights of the 4th Annual Mattabesset River Weeks--June '98
  • More Osprey Platforms Installed at Cromwell Meadows
  • Stream Walk Survey - Willow Brook, New Britain
  • If you See a Possible Pollution Problem
  • Announcements et al
     
• Mattabesset Matters, Vol. 1, No. 2 (Spring 1998)
  • Laying Out the Osprey Welcome Mat
  • City of Middletown Rolling Ahead to Acquire Trolley Line
  • MRWA 2nd Annual Spring River Run
  • Connecticut River Water program To Continue monitoring in Mattabesset Watershed
  • DEP Commissioner Art Rocque Speaks at 2nd Annual membership meeting
  • Volunteers Needed to Help the Mattabesset River
  • If you See a Possible Pollution Problem
  • Thanks and Welcome