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This November, Massachusetts voters have an opportunity to make a lasting investment in the health of our rivers, forests, parks, trails, and everything else we love about our open spaces. IRWA is proud to endorse Yes on Question 6, a statewide ballot initiative that would establish a dedicated fund for land and water conservation across…

Hi! My name is Hadley Helenbrook. I am a senior at Endicott College majoring in Environmental Science. I am thrilled to join the team this fall as the restoration intern at IRWA. My connection to IRWA actually began during my freshman year. In one of my very first college classes, we participated in one of…

On Saturday, 10/3, we had a fun BioBlitz event at Hood Pond in Topsfield! After some last-minute rescheduling in anticipation of the late September nor’easter, we were worried that nobody would be able to make it – but a small crowd of nature lovers, with an age range of probably 60 years, spent two hours…

When people think about volunteering with the Ipswich River Watershed Association, they often picture collecting scientific data in the field, leading educational programs, helping at community events, or spending time out on the water in our kayaks. While those opportunities are incredibly important, there’s another group of volunteers whose work often goes unnoticed but is…

The spring herring count takes place annually at the Ipswich Mills Dam fish ladder to track trends in the population. The results have shown consistently low numbers of river herring returning to the Ipswich River on their annual spawning migration. Barriers to migration, leading to loss of access to historic spawning ponds have greatly reduced…

Over a decade ago, I was an elementary schooler taking her first canoe trip down the Ipswich River at summer camp. Wearing a massive smile and unbelievable amounts of sunscreen, I sat in the center of the canoe, listening to the birds and feeling the water splash up onto me.  Over a decade later, I…