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CPA on the Ballot in Natick

The Community Preservation Act is a smart growth tool that helps communities preserve open space and historic sites, create affordable housing, and develop outdoor recreation facilities.

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These fish are critical to New England, and they're disappearing
DAM REMOVAL, RESTORATION Charles River DAM REMOVAL, RESTORATION Charles River

These fish are critical to New England, and they're disappearing

"A dam in a river is like a blocked artery; it's like a heart attack," said Robert Kearns, a climate resiliency specialist at the Charles River Watershed Association. "It degrades the water quality behind it; reduces the dissolved oxygen which fish rely on to breathe and to live ... and creates a habitat that's better for invasive species."

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