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February 12, 2019
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Tree Swallows in the Mystic River Watershed  

February 12, 2019
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Tree Swallows in the Mystic River Watershed   

Learn about the annual return of the tree swallows to the Mystic and how you can get involved.

February 12, 2019
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Tagged: birds, swallows, tree swallows, volunteer, wildlife, mystic river, mystic river watershed, stewardship, migration, bird house, birdhouse

February 8, 2019
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Three New Board Members Announced

February 8, 2019
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Three New Board Members Announced

Three new board members joined the MyRWA team last month.

February 8, 2019
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Tagged: board of directors, mystic river, mystic river watershed, arlington, boston, boston planning and development agency, bpd, bpda, encore, encore boston harbor, encore resorts, state street advisors

January 30, 2019
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Urgent Action Alert!

January 30, 2019
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Urgent Action Alert!

Support legislation that informs residents when sewage enters our waterways.

January 30, 2019
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Tagged: action alert, advocacy, CSO, Mystic River, Mystic, Mystic River Watershed, boston

January 10, 2019
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Pollution on the Mystic: No Longer Just An Industrial Problem

January 10, 2019
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Pollution on the Mystic: No Longer Just An Industrial Problem

21st century pollution on the Mystic is more about stormwater—find out what we’re doing with municipalities in the watershed to reduce this pollution.

January 10, 2019
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Tagged: pollution, storm water, stormwater, CSO, collaborative, stormwater collaborative, aberjona, MS4, mystic river, mystic river watershed, education, clean water, clean water tips

January 2, 2019
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Feldman named president of Mystic River Watershed Association

January 2, 2019
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Feldman named president of Mystic River Watershed Association

MyRWA recently elected a new board president—Lawrence Feldman. Article originally from WickedLocal.

January 2, 2019
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Tagged: board, board of directors, GZA, mystic river, mystic, MyRWA, president

December 11, 2018
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Keeping Money in the Mystic

December 11, 2018
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Keeping Money in the Mystic

Executive Directors of MyRWA and GreenRoots travelled to Washington, D.C. to meet with the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) Council and request restoration funding meant for the Mystic—and succeeded!

December 11, 2018
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November 26, 2018
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Project aims to reduce Alewife Brook pollution

November 26, 2018
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Project aims to reduce Alewife Brook pollution

Workers recently completed construction of a project to reduce the discharge of pollutants into Alewife Brook in Arlington. Original article from the Boston Globe.

November 26, 2018
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November 19, 2018
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This dam problem needs to be fixed, cities say

November 19, 2018
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This dam problem needs to be fixed, cities say

Mystic River watershed cities just started lobbying the Baker administration for $5 million to help improve the Amelia Earhart Dam’s pumping capacity. Photo: David L. Ryan/Globe Staff

November 19, 2018
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November 16, 2018
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Join the Movement

November 16, 2018
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Join the Movement

From a 3-legged stool to an octopus: water quality is here to stay. And between now and #GivingTuesday--your gifts will be matched 1:1!

November 16, 2018
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November 9, 2018
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Developers Propose to Build Hockey Rink in the Fells Reservation

November 9, 2018
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Developers Propose to Build Hockey Rink in the Fells Reservation

MyRWA joins the Friends of the Fells in supporting the effort to stop this development of the 90-mm Meadow, which sits on conservation land that is in short supply in Greater Boston.

November 9, 2018
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November 7, 2018
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Mystic Boat Tour Highlights Possibilities for the Waterfront

November 7, 2018
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Mystic Boat Tour Highlights Possibilities for the Waterfront

Original article in the Everett Independent.

November 7, 2018
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November 2, 2018
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Invasive Species Removal: How'd We Do?

November 2, 2018
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Invasive Species Removal: How'd We Do?

You invested your time, here’s how we did this season!

November 2, 2018
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November 1, 2018
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EPA Healthy Community Grants Will Help Protect Health in Mass.

November 1, 2018
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EPA Healthy Community Grants Will Help Protect Health in Mass.

Original Article from the EPA: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-healthy-community-grants-will-help-protect-health-mass

November 1, 2018
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October 5, 2018
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2018 Herring Run is Strong in the Mystic River

October 5, 2018
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2018 Herring Run is Strong in the Mystic River

We are so proud of this spectacular migration that takes place right here in the Mystic. Take a look at the 2018 numbers here.

October 5, 2018
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October 5, 2018
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Using our River as a Living Laboratory

October 5, 2018
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Using our River as a Living Laboratory

Thanks to our Education Program Manager and partnerships with teachers across the watershed, hundreds of students are learning about the Mystic River and taking field trips to Mystic destinations. Read about our new programs and the philosophy behind in-nature learning here. 

October 5, 2018
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October 1, 2018
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Macdonald Park gets New Mystic River Overlook

October 1, 2018
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Macdonald Park gets New Mystic River Overlook

Medford’s Macdonald Park gets a new overlook! Original article on Medford Patch, contributed by the MA Department of Conservation and Recreation.

October 1, 2018
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September 25, 2018
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Cleaning and Cruising the Malden River

September 25, 2018
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Cleaning and Cruising the Malden River

Friends of the Malden River removed over 76 bags of trash on the Malden, and brought 100 people to this hidden waterway.

September 25, 2018
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September 24, 2018
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New Green Infrastructure Project in Arlington

September 24, 2018
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New Green Infrastructure Project in Arlington

Read More about reducing pollution in Alewife Brook through Arlington green infrastructure project.

September 24, 2018
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September 21, 2018
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Improvements Coming to Arlington’s Mill Brook and Wellington Park

September 21, 2018
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Improvements Coming to Arlington’s Mill Brook and Wellington Park

Mill Brook and Wellington Park are getting a makeover. Learn More at Old Schwamb Mill Exhibit.

September 21, 2018
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September 12, 2018
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EPA Environmental Merit Award goes to Encore Boston Harbor

September 12, 2018
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EPA Environmental Merit Award goes to Encore Boston Harbor

Encore Boston Harbor recognized for their remediation work on the Mystic River.

September 12, 2018
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