What did the fishery on the Ipswich River look like on the first Thanksgiving?
Today is World Fisheries Day and seeing as Thanksgiving is this week, it made us...
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What is a river action party? And why should you definitely attend one?
I keep hearing the phrase “last-mile problem” all over the place. Most recently, economists on...
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Ipswich Mills Dam and MEPA Results
The Ipswich Mills Dam (IMD) Removal project recently went through the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act...
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Why We Love Beavers
We at IRWA feel like beavers could use a PR boost. We know that people...
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Meet our Watershed Resiliency Planner, Molly Courson
Hello all! I think one of my favorite fall activities is being able to sip...
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Why is Wenham Lake so low even after such a rainy summer?
If you’ve been driving down 1A recently between Beverly and Wenham, you probably noticed that...
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Meet Sabrina Mortensen: Artist, Bug Enthusiast, and this Fall’s Education Intern
Hiya! My name is Sabrina Mortensen and I am currently the Education Intern for this...
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Howlett vs Ipswich Mills Dam: Diving Deep into Fishways
The Ipswich River is cluttered with dams and outdated culverts which fragment habitats and impede...
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Celebrating the New Howlett Brook Fishway
You know us – we are passionate about restoring migratory pathways for sea-run fish species...
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Ecological Management Professionals Take a Field Trip to Ipswich
On Thursday September 7th, IRWA, in partnership with the Ipswich Utilities department, Mass ECAN, the...
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Concerned Citizens Come to Aide of Distressed Otter
On Friday August 11, 2023 Ipswich River Watershed Association (IRWA), in conjunction with concerned citizens...
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Ipswich River Appeals to EPA to Protect Streamflow
Ipswich River Watershed Association, together with The Massachusetts Rivers Alliance and the Parker River Clean...
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