The River Current || November 8, 2007 || Issue 60
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:
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Sign up now
for CRWA’s Annual Meeting on November 19th
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CRWA in the
Boston Globe
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“Greening”
Market Street Workshop - Part Two
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Storrow Drive
Reconstruction Brown Bag: CANCELLED
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CRWA
members save at EMS
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1)
Come to CRWA’s Annual Meeting on Monday, November 19th
Please join
Charles River Watershed Association staff, community advocates,
government officials, academics, and river enthusiasts to learn
about CRWA’s recent accomplishments at the local, regional and
national levels. The event will be held from 5:30 to 9:00pm at
the Newton Marriott Hotel. This year CRWA is honoring the
following individuals for their work on behalf of water
conservation: Robert Lowell of the Department of Conservation
and Recreation (DCR), Todd Borci of the US Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) and MA Department of Environmental
Protection (DEP) Deputy Commissioner Arleen O'Donnell. Noted
river conservationist Tim Palmer will present the keynote
address.
Tickets for
the Annual Meeting, including a buffet dinner, are $60 for CRWA
members and $75 for the general public; CRWA volunteers receive
a discount. For more information or to purchase a ticket, visit
www.charlesriver.org/annmeeting.html or contact Lorraine at
781-788-0007 x231 or
lburke@crwa.org.
2)
CRWA in the Boston Globe
Read “Raining
on the drought parade,” an op-ed by CRWA hydrologist
Kate Bowditch about sustainable water management. It appeared in
the Boston Globe on November 5, 2007.
To read more
articles, visit CRWA’s home page at
www.charlesriver.org to view a constantly updated list of
recent articles (scroll down to “CRWA in the News” in the bottom
right corner).
3)
“Greening”
Market Street - Part 2: Workshop on November 13
Last summer, CRWA, in partnership with Allston Brighton CDC and
Allston Brighton Green Space Advocates (ABGSA), held a series of
street greening workshops. Based on the feedback received, we
have started drafting design guidelines for greening three
streets in Allston Brighton: Everett Street, Market Street and
Brooks Street. ABGSA members are proud to invite you to an
exciting follow-up meeting focused on the Market Street
corridor!
Where:
Allston Brighton CDC office at 320 Washington St. in Brighton
Center When: Tuesday, November 13th from 6:30-8:30pm
Please contact Kate Jordan at
jordan@allstonbrightoncdc.org or call 617.787.3874 x216 if
you'd like to attend the meeting. For more information about
the Green Street Guidelines Project please contact Pallavi Mande
at
pmande@crwa.org or call 781-788-0007 x232.
4)
Brown Bag Lunch on Storrow Drive reconstruction: CANCELLED
This Brown
Bag, originally scheduled for November 13, 2007, has been
cancelled due to the fact that the reconstruction project has
been delayed indefinitely.
Click here
to read Sunday’s Boston Globe story on this. CRWA will
reschedule this brown bag once more information on the timetable
of the construction project is announced.
5)
CRWA Members Save 20% at EMS
Tomorrow
and Saturday, CRWA members will receive 20% off everything
in all Eastern Mountain Sports (EMS) stores as part of its “Club
Days” sale. One of the nation’s leading outfitters of outdoor
gear, apparel, footwear and accessories, EMS is extending this
special offer exclusively to members of select outdoor clubs and
organizations. Just print out this email, or bring other proof
of CRWA membership to the store. CRWA representatives will be
on hand to sign up new members at EMS’s Harvard Square location
at One Brattle Square in Cambridge, on the second floor.
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