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A Successful Staff Retreat!
STAFF & BOARD Charles River STAFF & BOARD Charles River

A Successful Staff Retreat!

Our team gathered together for a week-long retreat to celebrate our accomplishments, reconnect with our mission, brainstorm new ideas, deepen our relationships with each other and the work, and get inspired for the future. We left feeling renewed, refreshed, and re-energized!

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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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On the 50th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act, Boston River Report Cards Reveal Grades Ranging from A to F

On the 50th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act, Boston River Report Cards Reveal Grades Ranging from A to F

BOSTON, MA – Today, three Boston-area watershed organizations, along with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), announced the 2021 Water Quality Report Cards Grades for the three rivers that flow into Boston Harbor: the Neponset, the Charles, and the Mystic.

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Building Resilience in the Watershed Initiative

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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