
Upcoming Events
Join MyRWA, the Ipswich River Watershed Association, and Charles River Watershed Association in advocating for priorities important to Massachusetts’ watersheds!
Please join staff from the cities of Cambridge and Somerville and the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) for a listening session about the Updated Combined Sewer Overflow Control Plan project.
If you’re interested in being a baseline water quality monitor, join us at this training!
Help cleanup trash along the Malden River at the Park at River’s Edge with Friends of the Malden River, Tisch College, Tufts Athletics, Gentle Giant Rowing, and MyRWA!
We’re excited to join the Charlestown Coalition and Turn It Around Charlestown for a celebration of Charlestown Peace Park’s progress and history
MassDOT is pleased to announce the second public informational meeting of MassDOT's Tobin Bridge Long-Term Strategic Planning Study. This effort will develop and evaluate alternatives for the eventual replacement of the Tobin Bridge. Join MyRWA at this information session to learn more.
Stop by MyRWA’s table at the Everett Spring Resource, Energy & Job Fair! Learn about our work towards healthy, vibrant, and resilient parks and waterways including wetland restoration at Gateway Park, Wicked Cool Mystic, and more.
Join us to plant trees with Chris Rosa, Malden's Tree Warden, and learn about the importance of trees and plants for climate change resilience at the Malden River Works Waterfront Park with Kate Kennon of Offshoots Landscape Architecture.
Join MyRWA for a virtual community meeting on Thursday, April 17th from 6 PM to 7:30 PM regarding the Mystic Shoreline Revitalization Plan process, which is helping to identify accessibility and ecological improvements for the Mystic River shoreline in West Medford, as well as the eastern shoreline of the Mystic Lakes in Medford and Winchester.
Help with wetland and bare root tree planting at Gateway Park in Everett!
Join us for a public trash cleanup at Torbert Macdonald Park in Medford!
Meet at the Stoneham Town Common to join Keep Stoneham Beautiful for their Spring Cleanup and 4th Annual Earth Day Celebration
Stop by MyRWA’s table at the Everett Holiday Family Resource Fair! Learn about our work with the City and local partners on climate resilience, reducing stormwater pollution, studying air quality, and more.
Join us for a discussion about water chestnut and river herring efforts at Horn Pond!
The mural of the Mystic River Watershed at Mystic Lakes Dam is ready for its annual touch-up! If you're interested in grabbing a brush and helping us touch-up the mural with the original artist, Yetti Frenkel, sign up!
Join us on Sunday, May 19th for the 28th Annual MYSTIC RIVER HERRING RUN AND PADDLE! You can run, walk, and/or paddle — or volunteer to make this event a success!
Come join the Mystic River Watershed Association, the Little Mystic Channel Steering Committee, Boston Community Preservation Act, CharlesNewtown Housing, and others for the GRAND OPENING celebration for the new and improved Little Mystic Plaza along the Little Mystic Channel in Charlestown.
EXPANDING OUR TREE CANOPY
MyRWA is working with cities and towns to establish a healthy and diverse urban tree canopy.
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Pollution Solutions
MyRWA is working with cities and towns to construct Green Infrastructure solutions called Stormwater Infiltration Trenches across the Mystic River watershed.
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Our Work
The Mystic River Watershed Association (MyRWA) builds solutions so that all people across the watershed, no matter who you are or where you live, have safe and easy access to nature and a healthy environment. MyRWA is rooted in science and the understanding of environmental injustices. We believe access to information and opportunities to learn about the natural world empower us all to work together for a better future in the Mystic. Explore our programs:
MyRWA wishes to honor and acknowledge the indigenous communities native to this region and its past, present, and future. To our knowledge, the watershed is on the colonized lands of the Massachusett, Nipmuc, and Pawtucket tribes. The name “Mystic” comes from the term that these tribes used for the river — “Missi-Tuk,” which means “great tidal river.” As you explore the watershed, we encourage you to learn with us about its past and current indigenous heritage.