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Srping 2002 Currents

Around the Watershed This past winter, SRWC member Steven Babbitt of Lynn carried the Olympic flame through Boston as it made its way toward Salt Lake City. Babbitt was one of 2,500 torchbearers selected by Coca-Cola from nominations made by people they had inspired. Babbitt was selected for his active role in the community. He was President of Friends of Lynn Woods for several years, and is also an active volunteer for Lynn Museum and the Saugus River Watershed Council. Massachusetts Wetlands Restoration News is now available in electronic format. This informative semi-annual newsletter is published by the Massachusetts Wetlands Restoration Program under the direction of Christy Foote-Smith. The 2002 newsletter is available at www.mass.gov/envir/mwrp. In celebration of Earth/Arbor Day, 23 volunteers and members of Saugus Action Volunteers for the Environment (SAVE) planted 600 new trees on Saturday 20 April at the Saugus Tree farm. The trees donated by the National Tree Trust included sycamore, red maple, tulip poplar, white oak, jack pine, and green ash. Information about tree donations to be planted on public lands can be found at www.nationaltreetrust.org. SAVE is also planning an annual Garden Tour for Saturday, 20 July 2002, from noon to 4:00 p.m., $5 per person. This year’s tour will visit the spectacular gardens of Jack and Barbara Moore at 11 Hanson Road in Saugus. View the gorgeous blooms, incredible rockscaping, and koi pond of this amazing garden. Proceeds benefit the SAVE scholarship fund. For information about SAVE events and programs, contact Ann Devlin at (781) 233-5717. The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) recenty released a CD-ROM version of its report, “Stormwater Strategies: Community Responses to Runoff Pollution”. The report was published to assist communities in implementing better stormwater controls to deal with polluted stormwater runoff laden with heavy metals, oil, nutrients, organic matter, organic contaminants, and sediments. For information visit http://www.nrdc.org/publications. On 6 April at Endicott College in Beverly, Nicole Cave-Luongo of SRWC and Robin Tomasino from the Masconomet Middle School presented a Project Wild workshop to 15 pre-service teachers. The workshop was designed to give these pre-service teachers the skills they need to teach their students about environmental concepts associated with wildlife. The Department of Public Works is moving ahead to prepare the Gertrude Spaulding Park for a late September dedication. According to DPW Director Rick Stinson, improvement of the ground conditions and reseeding will be completed by July. Both the Wakefield Garden Club and Trees for Wakefield have offered to provide native trees and shrubs not funded by current monies. Bill Spaulding will help with plans for a memorial stone. The Friends of Lake Quannapowitt is working with Selectman Paula Pennell and Administrator Tom Butler to develop a fair process for the many people who have expressed an interest in donating lakeside benches, four of which will be placed within the park itself. The Massachusetts Wetlands Restoration Program has just published the final Rumney Marshes ACEC Salt Marsh Restoration Plan. The plan identifies opportunities for salt marsh restoration projects throughout Rumney Marsh, and recommends actions for long-term protection of the ACEC. Many thanks to Tim Smith and Elizabeth Sorenson for a job well done. The plan incorporates many suggestions from members of the Rumney Marshes ACEC Salt Marsh Restoration Task Force, including SRWC.

Spring 2002 Currents

2001 SRWC Water Quality Report
Boy Scouts Rebuild Partridge Island Boardwalk at Reedy Meadow
Stormwater and Murky Waters
SRWC Tracks Watershed Projects
General Electric of Lynn Funds Public Access Projects
SRWC Holds 2002 Annual Meeting
Editorial: Regional Drought Watch
Water Conservation Tips!
SRWC Hosts Signs of Spring Program in Saugus
SRWC Offers Marsh Ecology Youth Education Programs
Special Thanks for Grants Received
Adopt-a-Trail Breakheart Reservation
Around the Watershed
Saugus River Watershed Council Up and Coming Events
Other Watershed Events