Babbling through the back woods of New Canaan, sliding through the border of Darien and Norwalk and rushing to meet the estuary of Long Island Sound, Five Mile River is a local stream that offers so much recreational, aesthetic and other values to our local communities.

Unfortunately, over time the river has been damaged by dam construction, impacted by land use and development and battered by climate change.

However, there is a clear path forward to restoring the river and improving the water quality and ecosystem health of this stream. Through a tried-and-true deployment of best management practices in stormwater management, strategic habitat restoration projects and prioritized deconstruction of abandoned and unused dams, the Five Mile River has a chance to flourish once more.

Join us in our effort to assess and monitor the stream, identify the key projects where we can make the most significant impact and implement some of the projects we know hos to bring to fruition to restore local rivers.

Since 1975, Trout Unlimited has been working on lower Fairfield County to recover our rivers, we now have the opportunity to double down with your support.