Naubesatuck Watershed Council| Adopt Your Watershed

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Contact Person and Group Information

Contact Name:	Kurt Heidinger	Street Address:	19 Chaplin St.

Group or School Name:	Naubesatuck Watershed Council	City:	Chaplin

E-mail Address:	lichtme@hotmail.com	State:	CONNECTICUT

Phone #:		Zip/Postal Code:	06235

Is this a School Group?

National or Regional Group Affiliation: (If your group is a member of a larger national or regional organization, or other partnership, give name.)

Describe your group's purpose, activities, publications, or accomplishments: * The purpose of the Naubesatuck Watershed Council is to protect and enhance the beauty, biotic diversity and ecological interactions, structures and processes of the three river systems--the Fenton, Mt. Hope and Natchaug--that converge in Naubesatuck Lake and provide all of the raw drinking water for the city of Willimantic and part of Mansfield. We are dedicated to promoting stewardship of, and sustainable development within, the 162 square mile watershed in the communities that share these rivers.

What waterbody types is your group involved with? (use X to check all that apply):

Groundwater	X River or Stream	Estuary	Other:
Coral reef	Marine	Air
Land	Lake or Pond	Reservoir
Beach	Wetland

Do you conduct monitoring?
Is your group a state-wide organization?	No

Select the type of organization that most closely describes your group:	Watershed Alliance/Council

If you selected "other" as the type of organization above, please enter the type here:

List your group's partners:	River's Alliance of Connecticut Connecticut Fund for the Environment Natchaug River Alliance

Number of Volunteers:	20-40

If your group has a website, what is the Internet Address (URL)?


Geographic Information
In what geographic area does your group work?

Zip Codes:	06269; 06235

Counties:	Windham; Tolland

Cities/Towns:	Willimantic, Mansfield, Chaplin, Ashford, Willington, Hampton, Eastford, Union, Woodstock

Select a State:	Connecticut

Select your USGS Catalog Unit: (Select a state in the field above to show watershed choices.)	01100002-SHETUCKET

USGS Cataloging Unit: (8 digit)	01100002

Stream or Watershed Name:	Naubesatuck

Latitude/Longitude:

Describe in your own words:	The purpose of the Naubesatuck Watershed Council is to protect and enhance the beauty, biotic diversity and ecological interactions, structures and processes of the three river systems--the Fenton, Mt. Hope and Natchaug--that converge in Naubesatuck Lake and provide all of the raw drinking water for the city of Willimantic and part of Mansfield. We are dedicated to promoting stewardship of, and sustainable development within, the 162 square mile watershed in the communities that share these rivers.