Charles River Watershed Association

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Hey everyone! This morning Avery and I went out flagging for the first time since our training. It was a beautiful (although hot) morning, and everything went according to plan. We made it to the Longfellow bridge before 9am! After the Longfellow bridge we sampled at the BU bridge, the Larz Anderson bridge, and the North Beacon Street bridge. Then we made it to the lab before 11, and didn't even get lost! A great way to start off the flagging program.

Tomorrow I will be going to the MassDEP office in Boston to continue looking up dock permits for the dock survey. This involves looking up permits in the database, locating them on a map, and then finding the actual permit in a series of binders or very old books. Some of these permits date back to the 1870s! Hopefully we will be able to match the permits to actual docks on the river, in order to see if there are docks that are lacking an up to date permit.

-Kyra

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Welcome to the Charles River Watershed Association's Intern Blog

CRWA's mission is to use science, advocacy and the law to protect, preserve and enhance the Charles River and its watershed.

One of the country's oldest watershed organizations, Charles River Watershed Association (CRWA) was formed in 1965 in response to public concern about the declining condition of the Charles. Since its earliest days of advocacy, CRWA has figured prominently in major clean-up and watershed protection efforts, working with government officials and citizen groups from 35 Massachusetts watershed towns from Hopkinton to Boston. Initiatives over the last four decades have dramatically improved the quality of water in the watershed and fundamentally changed approaches to water resource management.

While CRWA’s mission focuses on the Charles River, the implications and applicability of our science-based work go far beyond the watershed’s boundaries. Much of CRWA’s work is cutting edge and therein lies our unique strength and effectiveness: we use our scientific knowledge of the Charles to develop innovative, workable solutions to watershed problems. This knowledge allows CRWA not only to advocate persuasively for outcomes, but also to partner with government agencies and other environmental groups to protect the natural environment and to promote sustainable ecosystem policies and practices.