Meghna credits her internship at MyRWA for showing her that academic research and citizen science can work together to have a direct impact on our environment and conservation efforts.
Read Patrick Herron’s testimony onS448 and H2935, which were presented by Senator Patricia Jehlen and Representative Denise Provost respectively, and are meant to increase monitoring and notification of combined sewer events.
The Mystic River Watershed Association seeks a motivated, well-organized and creative intern to assist in the implementation of a river herring education project.
The Mystic River Watershed Association (MyRWA) received a financial boost with a $20,000 grant from the Massachusetts Environmental Trust (the Trust). This funding will enable MyRWA to continue the TMDL Program.
From filtering pollutants before they reach our rivers, to cooling our cities, to making us happier—urban trees are an important part of a healthy community. Read about our initiative to plant 100 trees in Somerville.
There is no denying that human health and the environment are connected. And it was through this concern about protecting human health that Minka became interested in her local environment.
A big THANK YOU to Kyle McGinley and Eagle Troop 507 who got in canoes and cleaned trash on the Mystic River's edge from the Medford Crew docks to the Rt. 16 Bridge past Medford Square.