The River Current || April 5, 2007 || Issue XXXXV  

The twice monthly e-newsletter of the Charles River Watershed Association
...bringing our backyard river to your door...

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In this issue:

1)       Upcoming Events

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CRWA’s Springtime Calendar of Events   

CRWA has many activities, talks, and events happening during the month of April. For more information and up-to-the-minute details about all of our spring events, reply to this email or visit our website at www.charlesriver.org/events/events.html

All month:
Register donation coupons available at all ten Whole Foods Markets in the watershed to support the Earth Day Charles River Cleanup and CRWA. Please shop at Whole Foods and make a donation to CRWA through this special opportunity, and encourage your friends and neighbors to do the same – it is as easy as tearing off a coupon and adding it to your shopping order! Look for CRWA representatives at Whole Foods during the month distributing literature and talking to shoppers about CRWA.

Tuesday, April 10   Brown Bag Lunch on Blue Cities work with CRWA Urban Restoration Specialist Pallavi Mande, 12:30pm at CRWA Office.

Saturday, April 14   "Step It Up 2007” National Day of Climate Action, supported by Bill McKibben, with many local events. You can even canoe or kayak to their Waltham event! Visit their website for details at www.stepitup2007.org

 Wednesday, April 18  "Wear on Earth" event, 7-10pm, at OM Restaurant, Harvard Square, Cambridge. In collaboration with 4March Designs and OM Restaurant, Pyara Salon is hosting an event featuring performances, music, a silent auction and a fashion show.  All proceeds from the evening will go directly to CRWA.  Tickets are $100 and may be purchased by calling 617-497-4036 or emailing contactus@pyaraaveda.com. 

Saturday, April 21   8th Annual Earth Day Charles River Cleanup, at sites all along the river from Milford to Boston, 9am-12pm. To volunteer, visit www.charlesriver.org/cleanup.html or call 781-788-0007 x303.

Sunday, April 22  

• City of Waltham Earth Day Celebration, with CRWA as co-organizer, 10am-4pm at
  240 and 265 Beaver St. For more information, visit www.walthamlandtrust.org/earthday
• When you make an Appointment for the Earth at Pyara Salon on April 22^nd, you’ll feel good knowing that all of the proceeds from your appointment will be going directly to the Charles River Watershed Association. Book now – appointments are going fast! Pyara Aveda Spa & Salon, Harvard Square, phone 617-497-9300, contactus@pyaraaveda.com

Tuesday, April 24 Brown Bag Lunch with students from Northeastern presenting a feasibility study for daylighting the Stony Brook at Northeastern University, 12:30pm at CRWA Office.

Wednesday, April 25   Event at the Beacon Hill home of Sharon and Brad Malt, co-hosted by Meredith and Gene Clapp. Learn how CRWA is working to improve the health, beauty and accessibility of the river, 6-8:30pm. For more information or to RSVP, please contact Lorraine Burke at CRWA, lburke@crwa.org or 781-788-0007 x231.

Sunday, April 29  

• 25th Annual Run of the Charles Canoe and Kayak Race
  Come paddle, cheer, or volunteer at the largest canoe and kayak race in North America! Enter our special raffle to win a brand new canoe or kayak – you can buy tickets online or at the race! For more information visit www.charlesriver.org/rotc/rotc.html
• CRWA water and science theme park at Herter Park, part of the Cambridge Science
  Festival, 10am-3:30pm. CRWA is transforming Herter Park into a festive theme park which celebrates and educates about life in the Charles River and in its watershed.   Everyone is invited to view exhibitions, board a riverboat for an Eco Boat trip, experiment with a watershed model and celebrate the introduction of 1.5 million juvenile American Shad into the Charles River.  For more information, visit  http://www.crwa.org/events/2007/sciencefest.html

Tuesday, May 1 "Watertown River Symposium: An Afternoon About the Charles", with local schools and CRWA sharing water quality monitoring results and observations with the public and environmental organizations, 3-6pm at Watertown High School

Sunday, May 6 Garden Party at the home of Mrs. Walter Hunnewell in Wellesley, 3pm. For more information or to RSVP, please contact Lorraine Burke at CRWA, lburke@crwa.org or 781-788-0007 x231 

Tuesday, May 8 Brown Bag Lunch on legislative issues with CRWA General Counsel Margaret Van Deusen, 12:30pm at CRWA Office.

Sunday, May 20 Canoe and kayak trip from Dedham to Needham, hosted by CRWA Board of Advisor Ned Watts, 1-3pm.