Watershed Groups Seek to Intervene in Court Proceedings Following MWRA’s Proposal to Dump More Sewage in Charles and Mystic Rivers

The Malden River Trash Trap turns four years old on November 18th. Hear from MyRWA, Friends of the Malden River, and Gentle Giant Rowing Club about its successes and challenges over the years.

Our 2025 Environmental Science & Stewardship Fellows reflect on their water quality work from last summer.

Learn about this year’s Mystic river herring migration — the largest number counted since we began monitoring in 2012! Photo: Joyce Maxwell

Sue Denham, a MyRWA Herring Monitor, narrates her experience at Mystic Lakes Dam during an early morning herring monitoring shift.

MyRWA and other advocates ask you to demand clean rivers, free of sewage.

Join us in welcoming Alice to the Mystic River Watershed Association team!

Read Natalia's farewell message and join us in thanking her for all she has done for the youth of the Mystic River Watershed as our Education Manager!

Bringing expertise in research, education, stewardship, and non-profit development — this slate of first-term directors will help MyRWA as we undertake work today and for the future.

Read about the great feats our volunteers and partners are doing to protect and restore our watershed.

Summer 2025 fellow and Belmont local, Ry Emmert tracks water as it journeys from Clay Pit Pond to Boston Harbor through our watershed.

This summer, the Resilient Mystic Collaborative released a report presenting a vision for the industrial, tidal section of the Mystic River.