The River Current || May 2, 2007 || Issue XXXXVII
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)
Garden Party May 6th
2)
Learn about MA legislative issues this Tuesday
3)
CRWA’s recent events
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1)
Join us at a Garden Party in Wellesley!
Please come
to Mrs. Walter Hunnewell’s place in Wellesley
on Sunday, May 6 at 3pm to enjoy
the gardens and learn about CRWA from Executive Director Bob
Zimmerman. There will be a classical string trio performance
from 3:15 to 3:45pm. Please
RSVP to Lorraine by May 3 at 5pm; 781-788-0007 x231 or
email
lburke@crwa.org.
2)
Brown bag lunch on legislative issues
On Tuesday,
May 8 at 12:30pm at CRWA’s office, Margaret Van
Deusen, CRWA General Counsel, Kate Bowditch, CRWA Director
of Projects, and Nancy Goodman, Environmental League of
Massachusetts will discuss the FY08 environmental budget,
energy bills and other important pending environmental
legislation, CRWA's position on the landlocked tidelands
bill, and CRWA's streamflow standards and water banking
legislation.
3) Event reports from the past two weeks
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Run of the Charles Canoe and Kayak race
April 29– The rain held off as if to honor the 25th
Anniversary Run of the Charles Canoe & Kayak Race. This
year’s race, showcasing the ongoing improvements to the
Charles, drew over 1,250 competitors, more than a
hundred volunteers and thousands of spectators all along
the race for CRWA’s annual celebration on the river.
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CRWA Water and Science Festival
April 29– Children had an opportunity to actively
participate in the Run of the Charles festivities this
year through CRWA’s water and science exhibits,
including displays about our various projects, a
watershed in a box, presentations on a Boston Duck Boat,
and eco-boat trips. The exhibits were well received by
John Durant, Director of the MIT Museum. CRWA is looking
for corporate sponsors for next year’s event; please
contact Peggy Sunshine at 781-788-0007 x235 or
psunshine@crwa.org if you would like more
information.
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8th Annual Earth Day Charles River Cleanup
April
21– This year’s Cleanup was the largest ever,
with approximately 2,500 volunteers participating at
sites all along the river removing more than 30 tons of
trash from the river. Senator John Kerry attended this
year’s cleanup at Herter Park and spoke to volunteers
there. A big thank you to all our volunteers and
sponsors, and we hope to see you again next year! For
more information and photos of the Cleanup, visit
www.charlesriver.org/cleanup.html
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