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Charles River Climate Compact Receives Funding for Regional Climate Planning
Charles River Watershed Association (CRWA) announced today that it was recently awarded a three-year, $30,000 grant from the Foundation for MetroWest to expand the work of the Charles River Climate Compact (CRCC).
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Nearly $900,000 for Climate Resilience
The Baker-Polito Administration has awarded $894,000 for climate resilience projects in our watershed!
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$894,000 for Climate Resilience in the Charles River Watershed
Charles River Watershed Association is grateful to the Baker-Polito Administration for awarding $894,000 to support climate resilience projects in the Charles River watershed.
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Building Resilience in the Watershed Initiative
It’s been two successful years of our Building Resilience in the Watershed Initiative and we have a lot to show for it! With the help of Weston & Sampson, we used the Charles River Flood Model to identify priority actions and recommendations to help our watershed adapt to the changing climate.
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Local governments staff up, team up to confront climate change (GBH)
Storms along the Charles River will flood dozens of critical facilities such as fire stations, hospitals and schools in towns down the riverbed, from Newton to Dedham to Franklin. The only grocery store in Wellesley is at risk for flooding, too. And as the decades pass and the climate crisis worsens, the effects will be more significant.
At least, that’s what a recent flooding model from the Charles River Watershed Association projects.