“Right in our backyard is one of the most undiscovered habitats that you can imagine.”
— Ed Klekowski, Biologist

Beneath the River takes you on a journey through time to explore the origins of the Connecticut River and the Connecticut River Valley. Led by Professor of Biology and scuba diver, Ed Klekowski, and a team of University of Massachusetts graduate students, the video delves below the river’s surface to reveal its natural and human history: unusual plant and animal life, catastrophic bridge wrecks, ancient waterfalls, and mysterious caverns. For the risk-taking explorer or the armchair adventurer, Beneath the River explores a world which for thousands of years was hidden from our view.

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Produced by Steve Alves, Hometown Productions

Funding for this project was provided by the University of Massachusetts: Office of Economic Development, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, and a Public Service Endowment Grant.

Additional Funding provided by: American Traders, Applied Dynamics, The Franklin County Chamber of Commerce, Harmon Personnel, Hillside Plastics, and WRSI The River 95.3/100.7.