Projects
Helen Symons photo
The vision of the Mill River Greenway will be realized by the collective action of its volunteer members and community supporters.
Here is a list of projects on the Mill River that are either underway or in search of project leaders. Find one that interests you and jump on board. We’ll be here to help you help the Mill River. Just contact info@millrivergreenway.org
Greenway Design and Construction
- Williamsburg Greenway Committee. Contact: Gaby Immerman info@millrivergreenway.org
- Leeds Greenway Committee. Contact: Heidi Stevens heidi@heidistevens.com or Jason Johnson cookjohnson@comcast.net
- Bay State Greenway Committee Contact: Jeff Dawson jdawson@coa.edu
- Hidden Mill River/Downtown Northampton Contact: Wayne Feiden wfeiden@northamptonma.gov
- Grow Food Northamtpon/Florence Recreation Fields Greenway Reach. Contact: info@millrivergreenway.org
- Smith College Initiatives: Reid Bertone-Johnson (rbertone@smith.edu) in the Landscape Studies Program and Susannah Howe (showe@smith.edu) in the Engineering Design Studio
Ecology, Sustainability and Resilience
- Managing Invasive Plants Contact: Gaby Immerman info@millrivergreenway.org
- Water-quality Monitoring Project leader: Connecticut River Conservancy, Ryan O’Donnell rodonnell@ctriver.org
- Bird and Animal Sightings or River Blog -- awaiting a leader
Cultural and Historical Inventory and Archives
- Devil's Den to Lickingwater: The Mill River Through Landscape and History Contact: John Sinton info@millrivergreenway.org
- Historic Photographs. Contact: John Sinton info@millrivergreenway.org
- Native American and Aboriginal History -- awaiting a leader
- The End of the River Flood-Plain Forest Photography. Contact: Janine Norton
Art and Music
- ArtShed Event for 2016 -- Art and Music at Selected Sites Along the Mill River Scheduled for May 2016. Contact: Todd Lynch todd@ecotropy.net
Communication, Public Education and Outreach
- Historic Interpretation -- A UMass Public History Project. Contact: David Glassberg glassberg@history.umass.edu
- Website and Design Contact: Neal Bastek info@millrivergreenway.org and Damia Stewart damia@transitauthorityfigures.com
- Virtual Field Trips Awaiting a Leader
- Teen Content Awaiting a Leader
- Kids’ Content Awaiting a Leader
Mapping and Data
- Mapping the Historic Mill River Contacts: John Sinton info@millrivergreenway.org, Reid Bertone-Johnson rbertone@smith.edu, Eric Weber ewweber@comcast.net
- Mill River Geographic Information System (GIS). Contact: rbertone@smith.edu
Food and Farms
- Grow Food Northampton/Florence Fields. Contact: Gaby Immerman info@millrivergreenway.org