These items and services will help MyRWA with our work:
Filemaker Pro consultation
Used laptop with 32 bit operating system
Large cooler with wheels
Boxes of latex or nitrile gloves
CHEMetrics detergent kit
Copier
Call 781-316-3438 for more information. Send donated items to 20 Academy Street, Suite 306, Arlington, MA 02476. MyRWA is a 501(c)3 organization and donations are tax deductible to the full extent of the law.
MyRWA is happy to offer gift memberships as a meaningful, year long gift for your friends and family. The recipient will receive a customized membership certificate. Membership begins at $35. Email contact@mysticriver.org for more information.
According to a U.S. Geological Survey study, a black sealant sprayed on parking lots, driveways and playgrounds turns out to be the largest contributor to the rise of a toxic pollutant in urban lakes and reservoirs across America.
Scientists tested for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), a probable human carcinogen and toxin to fish, throughout urban areas. High PAH levels were found in the Upper Mystic Lake at 79 ppm.
MyRWA's Patrick Herron, Water Quality Monitoring Director, comments on pollution in the Mystic Lakes.
View the Arlington Advocate article here.
MyRWA COMPLETES TEN YEARS OF MONITORING!
Volunteers receive 10 Year Monitoring Award
Since 2000, MyRWA’s Baseline Monitoring Program has consistently provided reliable scientific data on the health of our local waterbodies. This data has been relied upon by the EPA, MA Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), municipalities, environmental advocates and the general public to provide critical scientific information about the quality of the water in the river system that surrounds us all. The Baseline Monitoring Program is completed largely through volunteer efforts – giving us reason to celebrate the hard work of this corps of volunteers. MyRWA's Board of Directors recently recognized seven volunteer monitors at the 2010 Annual Meeting to honor their ten years of service - collectively having taken over 850 Baseline samples.
Will you support another ten years of water quality monitoring? Your donation is tax deductible. Donate $100 or more and receive a special recycled cotton MyRWA tote bag.
On Tuesday, January 11th head to Flatbread Pizza at Sacco's Bowl Haven in Somerville for a MyRWA fundraiser. That’s right, the more flatbread you eat the more money will be raised to support the Mystic River Watershed Association (MyRWA) and our efforts to protect and restore the Mystic River Watershed!
Eat at or get take-out from Flatbread Pizza, 45 Day Street, Somerville, between 5pm and 11pm and $3.50 for each large flatbread and $1.75 for each small flatbread will be automatically donated by the Flatbread Company to MyRWA.
Can you help MyRWA spread the word about this tasty fundraiser? Please let your friends, family, neighbors and co-workers know about this unique pizza experience!
RSVP to this event on Facebook.
Have you ever wondered what a journey up the Mystic River would be like? Check out this three minute video created using time-lapsed images to explore the beauty of this urban resource.
Thanks to Emerson College students for making this possible!
What is a Mystic River Watershed Association (MyRWA) SUPERFAN?Volunteers assist at the MyRWA table at Somerville ArtBeat
MyRWA is looking for volunteers that are connected to your community to help spread the word about the work of the Mystic River Watershed Association, including upcoming events and meetings. The Superfan(s) will be the “go-to” representative for their city, and in charge of advertising events, recruiting volunteers for local festivals, and contacting the local media. The time commitment for a Superfan will vary depending on your city or town, but is likely a once a month commitment.
With your insider knowledge, you’ll support MyRWA in several ways:
Help advertise & plan MyRWA events locally.
Hang posters
Send notices to appropriate local email lists
Send press releases to local newspapers, blogs, calendar editors & follow-up
Get to know & work with synergistic “Friends of” organizations
Represent MyRWA at local events and recruit local volunteers.
Become the expert on your town’s drinking water, sewage and storm water systems by making a simple call to your DPW.
Become a resource in your community. Meet with town officials.
What are your ideas for your community?
Why YOU should get involved:
MyRWA can’t reach all 22 communities without your help; please get involved to protect and restore your local environment!
How to get involved:
Contact Beth at 781-316-3438 or Beth@MysticRiver.org.
The Friends of Alewife Reservation will host an Educational Walk Series.
November 13, Bill Ackerly, long time birder and guide to Eagle Scout bird box building and placing initiative leads a special bird box cleaning project and discussion to start off the Saturday series. Throughout the years, the boxes have been put up by Eagle Scouts and the Department of Conservation and Recreation DCR and other community groups. Boxes to prepare for spring will be cleaned for owls, wood ducks, kestrels, swallows, wrens, and song birds.
On December 18th, Dave Brown, noted professional tracker and wildlife specialist of Quabbin Reservoir, Middlesex Fells, and other large parks teaches docent learners about ecology and habitat of the diverse Alewife Reservation animal and bird species. Dave produced a report, then published into a booklet, "Biodiversity of the Alewife Reservation Area: Species, Habitat, Ecosystems" for sale at the event.
January 15th, Russ Geer, DCR Park Ranger brings flora and fauna education to the series at 1:00 pm.
Call 617 415-1884 for more information and see: http://friendsofalewifereservation.org/events.htm#walks
We will meet at the Alewife Kiosk across from the Alewife T stop.
Most walks will be at 9am. Note Russ at 1pm.
The Malden River at the Park at River's EdgeThis past summer two Malden youth, Alex Deng and Ngobitak Ndiwane, worked with Tri-CAP's Environmental Justice Community Organizing Coordinator, Nick Cohen, to complete a video about the Malden River. This film, The Malden River: Past Present and Potential, is now complete and will be shown on Monday, November 22nd at 7:30 PM at the Tufts University Boathouse at River’s Edge. A big thanks goes to Tufts University and River’s Edge for hosting the event that will be free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.
For More Information Contact Nick Cohen: ncohen@tri-cap.org or 781-322-4125 X237
When: Monday, November 22nd at 7:30 PM
Where: Tufts University Boathouse at 300 River’s Edge Drive, Medford, MA
Directions: The Tufts Boathouse is located at River’s Edge on River’s Edge Drive/Commercial Street in Medford between Wellington T Station and Medford Street.
From Route 16 (either direction), take the Wellington T-Station Exit. From Route 16 East, stay to the right and go under the Route 16 overpass or from Route 16 West, follow the exit ramp to the intersection and make a right turn. This road is River’s Edge Drive. Go straight (away from Wellington) for approximately 0.5 miles. Turn right into the parking lot for River’s Edge. If you get to Medford Street, you have gone too far. Please park in the designated area and follow the signs to the Tufts Boathouse on foot.
View the TRAILER here!
Update
on 2010-12-03 14:39 by MyRWA
State Representative Denise Provost and Somerville Climate Action present A SEA CHANGE followed by a discussion. This free event is open to the public and is co-sponsored by Ocean River Institute and Mystic River Watershed Association.
When: Wed., Oct. 27th, 6:30PM - 9PM
Where:Third Life Studio, 33 Union Square, Somerville
IMAGINE A WORLD WITHOUT FISH. It seems inconceivable, but top scientists warn that such a catastrophe may in fact play out in coming generations unless widespread awareness is raised to stop
ocean acidification. A Sea Change focuses public attention on this urgent but little-know crisis.
A Sea Change is the first documentary about ocean acidification, directed by Barbara Ettinger and co-produced by Sven Huseby.
Chock full of scientific information, the feature-length film is also a beautiful paean to the ocean world and an intimate story of a Norwegian-American family whose heritage is bound up with the sea. The film debuted in March 2009 to a record-breaking, standing room-only audience at the Smithsonian Museum, which then gave it a standing ovation. Since then the film has screened at festivals in North America, Europe, and Latin America, garnering multiple awards.
TOGETHER FOR THE MYSTIC RIVER Photo: Maillet, Sommes, and Morgan wetland in Reading, Credit: Isaiah Johnson
COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOW Photo: Alewife Stormwater Wetland, Credit: Stantec