A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT - PROTECTING THE NORWALK RIVER

Thanks to decades of work by Trout Unlimited and our partners, the Norwalk River has recovered as home to wild trout, sea-run fish like alewife and lamprey and all manner of wildlife like mink, osprey, heron and egrets which flock to the restored ecosystem.

Two unused and abandoned dams have been removed to re-connect the Norwalk River to Long Island Sound, and two more removals are in the planning stages. More than 2 miles of river habitat have been restored and over 7,500 native trees and shrubs have been planted along the stream.

The impact of this work has improved water quality, lowered river temperatures and helped return the river to a healthier place.

But there is still more to be done, and the ever-increasing pace of climate change makes it critical that we focus on the types of projects that will build resilience to increased droughts, more frequent floods and the damage they cause to the habitat of this precious local river.

Join us in the effort!

SEELEY ROAD RESTORATION PROJECT - CONSTRUCTION PLANNED SUMMER OF 2023

The Seeley Road Restoration Project planned for construction in the summer of 2023 will add more than a half-mile of critical habitat to the Norwalk River by creating deep, cold pools for refuge habitat, improve the spawning gravels for reproduction of many native fish species and improving the native riparian corridor around the river by adding hundreds of new trees and shrubs. The project, located on land owned or held in easement by the Wilton Land Conservation Trust is the second of four half-mile restoration projects planned by Trout Unlimited for the lower Norwalk River to create a connected system of intact and improved habitat to help wild and native species thrive in the river despite the growing impacts of climate change.