Film student video highlights Black River volunteers

A volunteer group that’s been working for 15 years to clean up the Black River is featured in a new YouTube video. Dartmouth College film students created the 10-minute documentary outlining the mission of the Black River Action Team.


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BRATs Appear in New Documentary

Thanks to a trio of Dartmouth College film students, the Black River Action Team now has a way to tell their story in video. After many trips to Springfield over a six-week period this fall, the students Alex Moushey, Katie Toal, and Lily Morrison assembled a ten-minute documentary outlining the BRAT's mission.  Picturesque scenes of the river are interspersed with footage of a half-dozen BRAT volunteers conducting a variety of projects, from water quality monitoring, and shopping cart retrieval, as well as an ongoing project learning about contamination and mitigation options at an old Brownfield site along the river, done in partnership with Springfield Regional Development Corporation.

Soon to be aired on local-access television, the video can be viewed on YouTube by searching for "Black River Action Team" or using this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQIa-FkXD8o

For more information about the Black River Action Team, contact Director Kelly Stettner by email at blackrivercleanup@yahoo.com or my leaving a message at (802) 738-0456. The group's website is www.BlackRiverActionTeam.org.

Film Student Video Highlights Black River Volunteers Sunday, December 6, 2015 (Published in print: Sunday, December 6, 2015) Valley News Springfield, Vt. — A volunteer group that’s been working for 15 years to clean up the Black River is featured in a new YouTube video. Dartmouth College film students Alex Moushey, Katie Toal and Lily Morrison created the 10-minute documentary outlining the mission of the Black River Action Team. Founded in 2000 by Springfield resident Kelly Stettner, the nonprofit organizes regular cleanups, water testing and stormwater management workshops, and promotes recreation on the river. Its other projects include working with Springfield Regional Development Corp. to learn about contamination and mitigation options at a riverside brownfield site, the former home of Jones and Lamson Machine Co. To watch the video online, go to goo.gl/8YwGih. For more information about BRAT, go to blackriveractionteam.org, or contact Stettner at 802-738-0456. — Staff report