Rather than a mono-culture lawn made up only of overly thirsty blue-grass, a Greenscapes lawn works with nature and welcomes a variety of native plants to provide natural fertilization, color, texture, and food for wildlife. Gardening is a great way to stay productive and get outside during physical distancing. Did you know that your outdoor […]
Sandy Rubchinuk is a River Warden and the President of the Middleton Stream Team, giving her lots of experience in maintaining river stretches and landings. Here, she works on a blowdown just below Route 1. The River Warden volunteers are stewards of the Ipswich River Water Trail. Each month they assess the state of the
Susie Winthrop (center) is a long-time advocate for the Ipswich River. In 2014, she and fellow volunteers prepared granite blocks representing those in the S. Middleton Dam. The founding members of the Free our Rivers & Streams Campaign purchased the blocks at auction, raising $9,000 for a free flowing Ipswich River. (Left to right: Mary
Whether charging forward on the Charles River or taking a beer break, Dan Heiter knows that paddling safety is the first step to having a great time on the river. Check out Dan’s advice for paddling while physically distancing below. By now, the term social distancing is something we are all familiar with and learning
Patrick paddles Lago Lleu Lleu in southern Chile as one of several expeditions done with his outdoor sports collective, Bestias del Sur Salvaje. This lake was once rated as one of the most pristine lake in South America, but Patrick and his group picked up a ton of trash during their three days spent paddling
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On Tuesday, April 7th, we presented Remembering River Herring, the first of the Ocean of Rivers remote events. The presentation, given by Ipswich River staff Ryan O’Donnell, Kaitlyn Shaw, and Rachel Schneider, explains what has happened to herring populations in the Ipswich River watershed and why it is important to bring them back.
Joel DeStasio and Trout Unlimited colleagues survey a road-stream crossing to inform engineering designs and cost estimates as part of the MVP Action Grant: Increasing regional flood resiliency through re-designing culverts in the Howlett Brook Watershed. Wow! Three Ipswich Rivers Towns received Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) planning grants this year (North Andover, Reading, and Topsfield),
Ipswich River Science and Restoration Manager Kaitlyn Shaw (above) has learned that presenting the facts is not enough, you have to change behavior. According to social scientists and psychologists, changing behavior takes much more than information and educational campaigns alone. With that in mind, I’d like to discuss barriers. Not dams and road stream crossings,
