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Creating Collective Action

As you likely know, April 22nd every year is Earth Day, a day to celebrate...
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WATER Coalition Lobby Day Recap

Progress can be a frustrating concept. In an ideal world, we’d all come home in...
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Resilient Rivers: Engaging Students in Watershed Science

Over the past few weeks, 7th-grade students from Wilmington, Middleton, Topsfield, Boxford, Ipswich, Hamilton, and...
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Save Water – Save Money – Harvest the Rain!

 A Greenscapes Guest blog It seems every year we are experiencing more changes in precipitation...
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Modernize Drought Management!

The Drought Bill (HD.1423/SD.1668) will modernize drought management in Massachusetts, and help keep Massachusetts’ water...
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Dispatches from DC

Last week, Ipswich River Watershed Association’s Advocacy Program Manager, Zach Calderón, was in Washington, D.C...
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Clam Flat Closures in the Ipswich River

We at the Ipswich River Watershed Association (IRWA) were saddened this week to hear that...
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Spring Into Action: Help Shape Water Policy This Year

How does that old saying go, April advocacy brings May policy? Event invitations bring policy...
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$50K Grant to Boost Water Quality Monitoring

We’re excited to receive a $50,000 grant from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP)!...
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Plastic Spiraling in River Networks

This is a guest blog by Wilfred Wollheim, Professor, Natural Resources & The Environment, at...
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Our Work is Even More Urgent and Important Now

Collectively we are reflecting on the impacts of the recent election results, including how those...
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Advocacy Alert: Increasing MVP Funding Is Good For Massachusetts

This month, IRWA penned a letter advocating for an increase of MVP (Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness)...
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