Description: Information on activities and stewardship of the 15.1-mile section of the Upper Farmington River designated as a National Wild and Scenic River.
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WILD & SCENIC FARMINGTON RIVER
A PARTNERSHIP WILD & SCENIC RIVER: PROTECTING THE UPPER FARMINGTON RIVER
Our river provides clean water, wildlife habitat, and recreation. Every year, thousands of people canoe, kayak and fish the waters of the Farmington and visit the state parks, forests and historic mills that dot the river's edge. 15.1 miles of the Upper Farmington River - from the Goodwin Dam (aka Hogback) in Hartland to the confluence with the Nepaug River in Canton - are designed Wild & Scenic. The Farmington is among the first “Partnership Wild & Scenic Rivers.” Protection comes from federal, state and l