Parker-Ipswich-Essex-Rivers Partnership Awarded $150,000 to Advance Regional Restoration
The Ipswich River Watershed Association (IRWA) is thrilled to announce that it has been awarded $150,000 through the Massachusetts Department of Fish & Game’s Division of Ecological Restoration (DER) Partnerships Program to support the Parker-Ipswich-Essex Rivers (“PIE-Rivers”) Partnership. The PIE-Rivers Partnership works across communities to protect, restore, and increase the resiliency of the valuable aquatic…
History Repeating: What a 1984 Sewage Crisis Can Teach Us Today
Hi, I’m Jacob Nevins, and as part of my work with my internship with IRWA this summer, I have been combing through decades of old newsletters from our first in 1976 all the way to now. With IRWA’s 50th anniversary approaching, this archive project has become a better way to understand the story of the…
Source to Sea: One Day, One River, Endless Possibilities
On Thursday, July 2, amidst a good old-fashioned New England heat wave, I joined two veteran staff members and several of our summer interns on a tour of the Ipswich River Watershed. As a relatively new member of the staff, I am still learning about the river, the land that surrounds it, its many uses,…
From RStudio to the River: My Summer with IRWA
Hi! My name is Fiona Monahan. I’m a senior at Reed College in Portland, Oregon completing a degree in environmental studies concentrated in biology. I applied to work for IRWA because I had heard amazing things about their restoration and conservation work and felt that their mission aligned with my enthusiasm for informed stewardship. I…
IRWA’s Community Bioblitz makes its debut at Riverfest!
Supported by a grant from the Massachusetts Environmental Trust (MET), IRWA staff ran a Community BioBlitz at this year’s Riverfest! A BioBlitz brings community members together to identify and record as many species as possible within a designated area. These observations help establish a baseline of local biodiversity, providing valuable information that can be used…
Meet our Inaugural River Hero, Harley Monteiro!
About a year ago, IRWA began discussing ways to recognize the watershed’s unsung heroes, the folks and groups doing the quiet work in the background for nothing more than the love of the river and its ecosystem. We came up with the River Hero program, an award to highlight exactly these people and organizations. During…