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Join us to witness this incredible migration and learn how you can support this important species! Photo: David Mussina
MyRWA has been following the ongoing conversation around the new soccer stadium poised to be built in Everett. Across the river in Charlestown, residents have been raising their voices to highlight priorities around traffic, public transportation, and green space. Learn about the projects we are working on in Charlestown to address these priorities.
Whether you have minutes or hours, together small actions can make a BIG difference towards a more vibrant, healthy, and resilient watershed. Explore the many fun and impactful actions you can take around the watershed this month!
MyRWA strongly supports the EPA’s determination to invoke the Clean Water Act (CWA) residual designation authority (RDA) – in particular its application to commercial, industrial, and institutional properties with an impervious surface of an acre or more – in the three urbanized watersheds of greater Boston: the Mystic, Charles and Neponset River watersheds. Image: Jack Bitney
This year, the Mystic River Watershed Association has been hard at work advancing green infrastructure projects in cities and towns across the watershed. In particular, we have been focused on a small but effective type of infrastructure underneath our roadways called a stormwater infiltration trench.
We urge the MA Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) to align Designated Port Area (DPA) regulations with the Commonwealth’s goals for public access, open space, Environmental Justice, and climate resilience.
What is herring monitoring? How do I sign up? When are the training sessions? Answers to these questions and more here!
Read how federal freezes on grants and projects plays out locally in your watershed community.
Check out some helpful tips for growing gentle yards & bold gardens that help keep our watershed healthy!
In 2024, over 100 million gallons of combined sewage and stormwater were released into the Mystic River and Alewife Brook in 2024. Learn more about why there is sewage in the Mystic River and Alewife Brook and the ongoing process to stop it. Photo: Stantec
