The porcupine, the Algonquians felt, was proof that the universe does not make sense. Their day-to-day existence was swayed by the seasons, reliant on their local resources and filled with hard work. According to Mary Ellen Lepionka, in a recent presentation she gave on the early history of Ipswich River area, the people living in […]
We’ve been told that the Ipswich River Watershed Association is one of the best kept secrets on the North Shore, but now that secret is out. On the front page of The Boston Globe, North section, beneath a wintry image of the Great Marsh, our Environmental Planner Kristen Grubbs is pictured and quoted. She recently
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Organizations like the Ipswich River Watershed Association rely on strong partnerships. We are fortunate to have the Division of Ecological Restoration (DER) providing this support to nearly all our programs. With the recent release of their 2017 Annual Report, the DER highlights many of their partnership projects, including those with Ipswich River. Their leadership with
This month marks a big accomplishment for a persistent team that has been working to restore habitat connections in the Mill River in Taunton. The West Britannia Dam is being removed marking the last step in restoring migratory fish access to the headwaters of the Mill River. Access that hasn’t been possible for nearly 200
Middleton used to be underwater, beneath the lake the Ipswich River once was. Having just driven from my nice toasty home in Middleton last Saturday morning, this took a moment to wrap my head around. On the map projected behind her, and with her sweeping narrative of the early (really early) days of human habitation
Road crews have been busy lately cleaning up from the most recent winter storm. Many truckloads of road salt, basically the same as table salt, are applied to treat roads and other surfaces across the region for a single storm event. We have been investigating salt concentrations around the watershed as part of our water
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Going out into nature is both fun and restorative, but a bad experience might ruin the season for you. This winter we encourage you to enjoy the many beautiful natural areas New England has to offer, but we also remind you to stay safe. A well-prepared winter excursion might just keep you from
