Charles River Watershed Association: Goodbye Water Chestnuts and CRWA

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Goodbye Water Chestnuts and CRWA

Hi everyone,

Later this afternoon I will say a bittersweet goodbye to CRWA and the projects that I have worked on this summer. Although I am happy to be moving on and beginning new chapters of my life, I will miss CRWA and its staff. I greatly enjoyed being part of the CRWA team for the summer and appreciated how welcoming everyone was.

I have learned a lot this summer and have CRWA to thank for that. Even though at times I felt like I was swimming in water chestnuts (figuratively and literally), I will miss working with all of the volunteers and being out on the Charles every week. This internship has been a wonderfule experience and I will always look back on the summer I spent with CRWA fondly.

Alison

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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.