About The Watershed Fund: “One of the greatest legacies we can leave for future generations is clean, safe drinking water. To do this we need to protect the water at its source. This is why the South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority created The Watershed Fund in 1999 and remains the driving force behind its mission. That mission is to protect water quality by acquiring watershed land and promoting environmental education.”
This pamphlet promotes The Fund’s scholarship programs and educational initiatives. The pamphlet features three scenic photographs by Paul Kazmercyk taken at the Regional Water Authority’s recreation areas. You can learn more about The Watershed Fund at their website: http://www.thewatershedfund.org/
From the pamphlet: “The Watershed Fund recognizes that young people will need the tools to protect our environment in the future. The Fund supports college education in the environmental sciences by offering scholarships to residents of the district served by the South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority.
The scholarship program, established in 1999, is supported by an annual golf tournament run by employees of the Regional Water Authority. In 10 years, the tournament has raised over $190,000 for scholarships. The scholarships are available to those returning to school as well as to recent high school graduates. Another feature of the scholarships is that they are renewable.
The Watershed Fund recognizes that land use choices are important decisions confronting many towns across the region. The Fund will partner with local land trusts, municipalities, state agencies and others to protect threatened watershed lands. These collaborations will help ensure the future protection of our region’s drinking water supplies.
Parcels preserved since the Fund’s inception include lands in Hamden, Branford, North Branford, Madison and Killingworth.
The Fund is proud of its efforts to help protect water quality while at the same time adding value to a community’s quality of life by protecting open spaces.”
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