Mystic earth month
Get ready for Earth Month on the Mystic! Check out all the fun ways we can learn from and celebrate the nature around us this month:
Walking along the Malden River at River’s Edge. Credit: Daria Clark
Educational Workshops
Join an April educational workshop to learn about how nature-based solutions can benefit watershed ecosystems and public health.
Gateway Park in Everett. Credit: Isaiah Johnson
THE POWER OF WETLANDS
Did you know that throughout the watershed wetlands are being created and restored to better provide flood management, filter pollutants, improve habitat, and create open space for our residents? Check out these resources to learn more about wetland restoration efforts happening near you + join our volunteer events coming up at the Stoneham High School Wetland and the Gateway Park Wetland to be a part restoring this powerful, natural stormwater solution!
PARK Volunteer events
There are many volunteer events happening around the Mystic River watershed in honor of Earth Month! Join an event and learn about a park near you:
Photos from 2023 Earth Month events. Credit: MyRWA
Arlington:
April 13 | 10:15AM | Early Earth Day Alewife Greenway Path Clean-Up and CSO Tour | Save The Alewife Brook | Details
Cambridge:
April 7 | 5-7PM | Alewife Clean-Up and Maintenance Session | Green Cambridge | Details
Charlestown:
April 20 | 1 - 3PM | Little Mystic Channel Cleanup | Mystic River Watershed Association | Details
Chelsea:
April 13th | 12:30PM-3PM | Second Daylighting Climate and Art Workshop with Erin Genia | GreenRoots | Details
April 20 | 9AM-12PM | GreenRoots and City of Chelsea Earth Day Cleanup and Tree Planting Event | Details
April 27th | 12:30PM-3PM | Community Climate Art Making Event with Erin Genia | GreenRoots
East Boston:
April 19 | 8AM-12PM | Park Serve Day at Belle Isle Marsh | DCR | Details
April 20 | 10AM | Love Your Block Eastie Cleanup | Neighborhood of Affordable Housing (NOAH) | Details
April 20 | 9AM-12PM | Belle Isle Marsh Cleanup | Friends of Belle Isle Marsh | Meet behind CVS on Saratoga St.
Everett:
April 21* | 8AM-12PM | Everett Earth Day at Gateway Park | City of Everett and Mystic River Watershed Association | Details *This event is rescheduled to April 21st due to rain
Medford:
April 20 | 9-11AM | Invasive species documentation at Flynn Rink | DCR & Earthwise Aware | Details
April 20 | 10AM-12PM | DCR Park Serve Day at Torbert Macdonald Park | DCR & Mystic River Watershed Association | Details
April 20 | 10AM-12PM | DCR Park Serve Day at the Middlesex Fells Flynn Rink | DCR & Friends of the Fells | Details
April 20 | 1-4PM | Mystic Lakes Cleanup | MyRWA and Body & Brain Yoga | Details
April 27 | 10AM-1PM | The Mayor's Citywide Cleanup | Mayor Lungo-Koehn | Details
Malden:
April 7 | 1-2:30PM and 2:30-4PM | Trash Cleanup with Friends of the Malden River, Gentle Giant Rowing, and Tisch College | Details
Somerville:
April 20 | 10AM-1PM | Earth Day Workday & Celebration | Groundwork Somerville
Stoneham:
April 13 | 10AM-12PM | Volunteer Event at Stoneham HS Wetland | Mystic River Watershed Association & Town of Stoneham | Details
April 20 | 9-11AM | Invasive species documentation at Virginia Wood | DCR & Earthwise Aware | Details
April 20 | 10AM-12PM | DCR Park Serve Day at Virginia Wood | DCR & Friends of the Fells | Details
April 20 | 8:45 AM - 2PM | DCR Park Serve Day at Middlesex Fells Sheepfold Upper Parking Lot | DCR & New England Mountain Bike Association | Details
Not in the watershed? Check out the other places around MA that are hosting Park Serve Day cleanups with DCR here.
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protect water quality
restore important habitat
build climate resilience
transform parks and paths
inspire youth and community members
