Links & Documents
Explore below to learn more about Hoosic River Revival and the different resources we rely on to continue our work.
Hoosic River Revival Research/Analyses/Plans | Read More
These are the documents submitted to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers by HRR at the start of the Feasibility Study in 2023. They represent a wide range of technical assessments undertaken over more than a decade to understand the condition of the river and flood control system, and options for modernization. We invite you to explore the many reports/designs linked above. Please note the large file sizes, and that the conceptual designs are ideas for what is possible and do not reflect actual plans for the Hoosic River/City of North Adams.
Local College Student Projects | Watch Video
This short piece was scripted, filmed, and produced by MCLA students in 2018.
Community Input | Read More
These are summaries from current and prior community listening sessions, as well as other documents, plans, and ideas for the Hoosic River brought forward by North Adams community members, including the North Adams Water Trails project.
Community Listening Session, Thursday, November 2, 2023:
Click here (Passcode 4x2WEcd#) for the recording of the community listening session hosted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the City of North Adams. This hybrid event took place at North Adams City Hall and on Zoom.
Community Listening Session, Wednesday, December 4th, 2024:
Click here (Passcode GF#HJ*37) for the recording of the community listening session hosted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the City of North Adams. This hybrid event took place at North Adams City Hall and on Zoom. Click here for Hoosic River Revival’s Placemaking presentation and here for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Hoosic River Flood Risk Management Feasibility Study presentation.
History of North Adams
Hoosic River Historical Walking Tour | Download Self-Guided Tour Here
The power and beauty of the Hoosic River brought Native Americans, early settlers, and our current residents to North Adams. Want to know why our river flows within three-sided concrete? Or where 1,000 pairs of shoes/day were made for the Army during WW II? Or why Babe Ruth was in North Adams in the 1930s? Or what could have cost 17 million dollars in 1873? Learn about the history of North Adams by strolling along the banks of the river. The walking tour can be done in sections, self-guided.
To learn even more about North Adams history check out the following resources:
Photo of the construction of the Hoosic River Flood Chutes in 1956. | Courtesy of the North Adams Historical Society.
Hoosic River Family Wildlife Walk | Download Self-Guided Tour Here
Become a “River Ranger” and use this guide to see what wildlife you may find along the Hoosic River through North Adams!
WHAT COULD BE: Other River Restoration Projects
San Antonio River Walk, San Antonio, TX | Read More
As part of the original inspiration for Hoosic River Revival, the San Antonio River Walk’s ability to blend flood protection and community activity continues to be a point of reference for river walks nationwide.
Built in 1938 as a flood protection measure for the San Antonio River after deadly floods in 1921, the river walk takes a new approach at flood risk mitigation, centering the river’s cultural value as well as containing potential flood waters. Funding for this project originally came from the WPA. Over the years, there have been various additions and maintenance projects to enhance the river walk.
Herring River Restoration, Wellfleet, MA | Read More
For close to two decades, the non-profit Friends of Herring River has been working in partnership with the Town of Wellfleet, National Park Service/Cape Cod National Seashore Massachusetts Division of Ecological Restoration, USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and US Fish and Wildlife Service to restore the Herring River, a 1,100-acre tidally-restricted estuary located on Outer Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
As a result of these efforts, environmental permits and $75 million in state and federal funding are in place to implement phase 1 of the Herring River Restoration Project, the largest salt marsh restoration project in the Northeast. It is anticipated that tidal restoration will begin in 2025.