Wildlife observations along the Connecticut River document current health

Wildlife observations along the Connecticut River document current health

The Connecticut River has come a long way since the first Earth Day was celebrated on April 22, 1970. Over 55 years ago, it was legal, and actually common, for toxic waste to be dumped in the river. “The river for a very long time prior to the 1960s was incredibly polluted,” Lauren Bennett-Dionne, director of education at the Connecticut River Museum in Essex, said. You can now find many birds – especially bald eagles – around the river today. P…