The
River Current || May 9, 2008 || Issue 66
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) Charles receives a B++ grade from the EPA
2) Join us for a picnic on the Charles in Dover
3) Brown bag lunch on oyster re-introduction
4) Watertown Dam kiosk dedication ceremony
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1) Charles receives a B++ from the EPA!
The Charles River received its highest grade ever this year from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, based in part on data collected by CRWA volunteer monthly water quality monitors. Go to our website at http://www.crwa.org/articles/2008/dirtywater.html to read the article that appeared in the Boston Globe on Sunday, April 27.
2) Picnic on the Charles in Dover on May 18th
Breathe easy and unwind at a picnic on the river on Sunday, May 18th at 12:30pm. Join us for a chance to hear about CRWA’s efforts to maintain a healthy river, urban planning that protects streamflow and CRWA’s recent pollution study released by the EPA. Canoes will be available, or you can bring your own. For more information or to RSVP, contact Leigh Heffernan at 781-788-0007 x231 by May 14th.
3) Brown Bag lunch on oyster reintroduction to Boston Harbor on May 13th
Come to CRWA’s office this Tuesday, May 13th at 12:30pm to learn about an effort to restore once native oysters to the waters of the Boston Harbor through the Mass Oyster Project, discussed by founding director Andrew Jay. With each filtering 30 gallons per day, oysters have enormous benefits including nitrogen fixation, phytoplankton capture and serving as a keystone species for life on the sea bottom. To RSVP, reply to this email or call Rebecca at 781-788-0007 x200.
4) Watertown Dam educational kiosk dedication on May 21st
Meet at the Watertown Dam on Wednesday, May 21st at 10:30am for a ceremony featuring DCR representatives and CRWA's Bob Zimmerman, as we officially open the Charles River Greenway and watch the herring running upstream to spawn! Celebrate efforts by CRWA, the MA Division of Marine Fisheries and the US Fish and Wildlife Service to restore native fish to the Charles River by introducing 4.5 million American Shad into the Charles. The Kiosk was funded thanks to the Corporate Wetlands Restoration Partnership and the Public-Private Partnership of DCR. Click here for a PDF invitation with more information, or contact Peggy Sunshine with questions at 781-788-0007 x235.
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