We are always grateful to the many volunteers who make our work possible. Volunteers contribute to the organization in many ways such as monitoring water quality, helping out at our office, with mailings, in our gardens, as board members and at events both on and around the river. We recently held a volunteer recognition event […]
Congratulations to the Winner of our Share the Green Give-away: Ryan Lerman! The Share the Green Give-away was launched as part of our 2018 #4ourRiver sustainable landscapes campaign. To support the campaign’s goal of educating more people about the benefits of sustainable landscaping practices, the Green Give-away encouraged others to share the #4ourRiver message. August
Phase II of the Ipswich River Coastal Resiliency and Bank Stabilization Project will begin this fall. This project began in 2016 with funding awarded by a Coastal Resiliency Grant from the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management. These initial grant funds supported a one-year pilot project to identify vulnerable areas along the Ipswich River between
A major focus of our Restoration and Resiliency work is restoring habitat conditions to support native fish and wildlife that rely on the Ipswich River. For thousands of years, the Ipswich ran free from source to sea and bountiful runs of migratory fish returned from the Atlantic every year. Times have changed. Roughly 70 dams
Water restriction signs have been put up in many North Shore towns and a new sign has appeared on properties from Wilmington to Ipswich. Both signs concern summer water use, with town signage alerting residents to conserve a vulnerable resource and these new lawn signs indicating the solution for keeping our water safe. The Ipswich
How much water do you use? Find out with this awesome water calculator! It will tell you how much you use and show how much you can save when installing when you make sustainable choices, like installing a rain barrel. Click here to calculate!
The Share the Green Give-away is part of our 2018 #4ourRiver sustainable landscapes campaign. To support the campaign’s goal of educating more people about the benefits of sustainable landscaping practices, the Green Give-away will be encouraging others to share the #4ourRiver message. August is routinely the hottest and driest month of summer, making it a
I have been working at the Ipswich River Watershed Association for seven weeks and I can honestly say that each day brings something new. While tasks may range from creating my own lesson plans to stuffing letters, I am excited to come to work every morning and discover how a non-profit functions. I have known
