MysticRiverWatershed

The Mystic River Watershed Association (MyRWA) works to protect and restore the Mystic River, its tributaries and watershed lands.

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🍄 A moment of joy for the middle of your week ✨️ @WGBH featured local micologist Larry Millman, who has catalogued 399 species of fungi around Fresh Pond in Cambridge.

Read the article >>> https://t.co/gLAjBiSpSY

Cheers to GBH and @flossy_loss for this feel-good story!

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✨ #MysticWildlifeSpotlight ✨ Did you know that we have bald eagles in the Greater Boston area? This beautiful photo was taken along Lower Mystic Lake by Jim Joyce 🦅. Thank you for sharing this photo with us, Jim!

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We're #Hiring! >>> https://t.co/T9VrqM6QEl

Are you a fundraising professional who loves the outdoors and cares about creating healthier communities? Apply to be our new Development Director!

#DevelopmentDirector #BostonNonprofits #ClimateAction #DevelopmentJobs

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❗CLEAN WATER ACTION ALERT❗Join us on Thursday, January 11th, at a virtual public meeting about updated plans to address Combined Sewer Overflows in the Mystic and Charles Rivers and Alewife Brook.

REGISTER >>> https://t.co/oxV5kgmovs

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Make a swap for a healthier river!🧂❄️ Too much salt can be toxic to our delicate freshwater ecosystems. Try out @MassDCR's salt brine recipe this winter, which uses much less salt while still effectively de-icing paths and driveways >>> https://t.co/gOX6D4aYoq

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Exciting things are already in store for 2026! Join us on 1/13 for an update on construction at Woburn’s Hurld Park, including progress on the new playground, splash pad, and cool spaces for community gathering.

More info and Zoom registration here >>> https://t.co/E4fk5V1WGf

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Happy Holidays from our staff to you! Thank you for being such a crucial part of our work this year!

To support our work, consider making a year-end donation to the Mystic River Watershed Association at https://t.co/JSR5TOLi7z

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💩 Our ED, Patrick Herron, appeared on @GBHNews this week alongside @charlesriver ED Emily Norton to chat sewage, why it's a problem, and why it's so important we fix it!
Listen to the interview >>> https://t.co/SH7W926tOq
For more >>> https://t.co/e3hNTxHI5B

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#TogetherforNature 💚 We are so pleased to have been able to join the @Nature4MA Coalition last week to deliver over 90,000 signatures to the MA statehouse for the Protect Water and Nature ballot initiative.

More: https://t.co/G1HvT91gNK

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Tonight from 6PM-7PM — join us for a virtual public meeting to hear an update on concept designs, available funding, and next steps for stream restoration at Davidson Park in Winchester!

Zoom registration here >>> https://t.co/s4lGbD4LoJ

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From our staff to you, we wanted to say THANK YOU! Whether you're a volunteer, a donor, a community leader, an advocate, or a trusted partner, we couldn't do this work without you!

Give to MyRWA for Giving Tuesday >>> https://t.co/bFomJ94tKO

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This year’s river herring run in the Mystic is the highest since we began counting in 2012 (815,000+ fish), coming in for a second year as the largest river herring run in all of MA! https://t.co/TQQQ24MnYI

A huge thank you to all the volunteers who help collect this data!

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You've seen the news -- newly revealed plans will set in stone raw sewage discharge to the Alewife Brook and the Mystic and Charles Rivers for the next generation. MyRWA opposes these plans alongside @charlesriver, and we ask that you do too. https://t.co/Agp3hlf3jm

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Let's keep our green and blue spaces clean! 💧 Join us for a trash cleanup at Blessing of the Bay Park in Somerville next Friday 11/7 from 9:30am to 12pm.

Register at https://t.co/9Log3dHMRF. All ages welcome!

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@shankman @flossy_loss thank you for your coverage of this important issue

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We just learned that a newly proposed plan will doom the Mystic and Alewife to sewage discharge for at least a generation. #CSO #AlewifeBrook
Join us in fighting back against this proposal >>> https://t.co/Agp3hlf3jm

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📆 Save the Date: On Thursday, November 6th from 6PM-7:30PM, join us for a hybrid public meeting of the Boston Community-Based Flood Resilience and Green Infrastructure Planning project! Info for joining in-person & remotely: https://t.co/kZirAC5ZPl

@BosGreenIn @WestonSampson

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What does a thriving, connected, and inclusive waterfront look like on the Mystic River? A new report from the #RMC, with @CBIPractice and @StossLU, presents a regional vision for the tidal section of the Mystic River. Learn More >>> https://t.co/GmJwkBUgRM

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MyRWA's Annual Meeting is ONE WEEK AWAY! Join us in celebrating the Mystic, the volunteers who make it mighty, and the creativity that makes it colorful at this in-person annual celebration of our work.

Register >>> https://t.co/Stbm34JlWL

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Register for the webinar here >>> https://t.co/hX7Q9ADiGp

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📣 #ActionAlert 📣 Join us at an upcoming @@Nature4Ma Campaign Webinar on Thursday, October 9 from 6:30pm-7:30pm. We need your help spreading the word!

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Ready to take action? You can stop by the MyRWA Office at 23 Maple St., Arlington any Tuesday in October to add your signature and get signature collection papers to ask your community to support the initiative. Learn more at: https://t.co/QnihLzTisq