Above: Members of the 2015 "turtle land" tire cleanup crew. From left to right: (Unless otherwise noted from NE MA Mosquito Control and Wetlands Management District) Barry Noone, Bill Mehaffey, Kelsey Evans, Anne Gagnon (DFG), George Comiskey (Parker River Clean…
In December of 2015, the state Division of Marine Fisheries provided a holiday gift to local shellfishermen and their families by re-opening the river to shellfishing earlier than usual. The river, which is usually only opened for the winter was…
The Great Marsh Community Resiliency Planning Project was given a big boost in 2015 by a grant received by the MA Office of Coastal Zone Management’s Coastal Community Resiliency Grant Program to support enhanced outreach and education. The CZM grant is…
As part of the Great Marsh Resiliency Planning Project, COAST, a coastal adaptation and strategy tool, was run by GEI Consultants, Inc. in the City of Newburyport. Task Force members identified the most vulnerable downtown area along the Merrimack River…
Position: Ecological Restoration Specialist (Environmental Analyst II) Date of posting: 12/15/15 Closing: The position will remain open until filled. However, first consideration will be given to those candidates that apply within the first 14 days. The Ecological Restoration Specialist (Environmental…
Students from the Environmental Technology department of Essex Tech High School gave Plum Island a closer look this fall when they completed a field study project on the beach. Seeking to answer the research question: “Are engineered structures improving the…
New maps produced by the environmental consulting firm Woods Hole Group will provide the Great Marsh Resiliency Planning project with cutting edge, fine-scaled flooding and sea level rise scenarios in Essex County. The model, which uses data from Mass Department…
What makes a successful partnership? How can we utilize partnerships to accomplish common goals? These important questions were the focus of the first Parker-Ipswich-Essex Rivers (PIE-Rivers) Restoration Partnership annual meeting. On the morning of December 1, 2015, 17 partners including…
At the Great Marsh Symposium held in Essex in November, Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management staff unveiled MyCoast: Massachusetts, a portal to collect and analyze pictures and data relating to coastal storms. By accessing the website or downloading the MyCoast…
Download the Flyer Join us on Tuesday, December 1st, 2015 (8:30 AM - noon) for the PIE-Rivers Annual Meeting. The environmental issues affecting our watersheds beg for solutions that span political and organizational boundaries. Across the country, regional partnerships are restoring…