Community Connections project hosts the Stettners

As part of our yearlong Community Connections project at Union Street School, Kelly Stettner and her son Armando visited the 3rd grade on Tuesday, April 10. Kelly and Armando spoke to 80 third graders about the Black River Action Team.

Tree steward program offered in Springfield

Vermont residents can learn about tree health, identification, planting and maintenance as well as managing town forests in a tree steward program being offered next month in Springfield.

Video: Vermont River Cleanup Month - September

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Kelly Stettner, Black River Action Team

AMAS annual dinner and program Oct. 24

Join Ascutney Mountain Audubon Society on Friday, Oct. 24, for their annual dinner and program. The traditional turkey dinner will be at the Methodist Church in Springfield.

Old rusted tank pulled from Black River

Conrad Zeller shown directing removal of a large tank found embedded in the sediment near the Paddock Road Bridge.

Photo by Lincoln Applied Geology, Inc.

RiverSweep celebrates 15 years

The Black River Action Team’s annual RiverSweep is now in its 15th year. The team annually removes about a half-ton of garbage from the watershed.

15th annual Riversweep

Alan Woodbury was one of 94 volunteers who joined forces with the Black River Action Team on Saturday morning to clean up trash along the Black River in Springfield.  

Black River cleanup set for Saturday

The Black River Action Team is seeking volunteers of all ages to help clean the Windsor County waterway during its 15th annual “RiverSweep” on Saturday.

The Black River’s best friend

Graduation speeches and other motivational talks often urge listeners to find their passion. But as sometimes happens, Springfield resident Kelly Stettner’s passion found her. And it changed her life.

Water testing, other BRAT activities

The Black River Action Team may be best known for its annual cleanup of the Black River, but its programs include everything from recycling fishing line to water testing.

1st Annual Garlic Mustard Pull-a-Palooza

On Saturday, in the span of two hours, a group of volunteers hand-pulled 35 pounds of this invasive plant at Springweather Nature Area.

Stettner wins GMP-Zetterstrom Environmental Award

Kelly Stettner, who founded the Black River Action Team, was honored with the Green Mountain Power - Zetterstrom Environmental Award at a Statehouse ceremony Tuesday.

Black River advocate wins Zetterstrom award

Her husband, John, calls her “The Energizer Bunny.”

An elm tree grows in Springfield

At the property line between two houses on Myrtle St., a tall tree with a wide base bows its branch tips gracefully.

Springfield author traces life of Civilian Conservation Corps in Vermont

Judy Edwards loves spending time on Mount Ascutney, and the idea for her latest book came one day when she was on the mountain’s summit, she said.

The Homestretch of the "Great Indian Road"

A Massachusetts kayak paddler who brakes for trash checks out the Black River.

Green Up Day

The annual Green-Up Day in Springfield is this Saturday, May 5. This is the time when all of Springfield turns out to CLEAN-UP and GREEN-UP Springfield’s streets, neighborhoods, school grounds, area parks and the Toonerville Trail.

Opinion: Vermont Yankee and Republican values

On Feb. 6 Republicans celebrated the 100th anniversary of Ronald Reagan’s birth. We should do more than celebrate; we should reflect on the fact that President Reagan’s “conservativeness” included “conservation.”

Saving Mt. Ascutney: 10 reasons why

A group of citizens want to preserve the land around an ancient volcano known today as Mt. Ascutney. They present a 10-point justification to help motivate and move forward a plan to accomplish their conservation goals.

Mt Ascutney land preservation purchase to benefit Recreation Center

Two groups are working to raise funds to purchase a 310 acre property on the southern slope of Mt. Ascutney to save it from development with Springfield's Edgar May Health and Recreation Center to receive proceeds of the purchase.