After a year of virtual Steering Committee meetings for the PIE-Rivers Partnership, we are excited to announce our Summer 2021 meeting will be held in person. The Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, one of 22 PIE-Rivers Partners, has graciously agreed…
Since its founding in 2011, the PIE-Rivers Partnership has brought together restoration professionals, scientists, researchers and funders to offer technical support to our cities and towns. In total, 23 communities fall within the Parker, Ipswich or Essex River Watersheds. These…
The PIE-Rivers Partnership is excited to welcome Seaside Sustainability to our growing list of Partners on the North Shore! Please join us in welcoming Seaside to the Partnership. About Seaside Sustainability: Seaside is a non-profit organization founded in 2016, dedicated…
Are you a municipal department head or staffer seeking additional funding to build out the projects identified in your MVP Planning? Or were you involved in your town’s MVP Plan and want your community to have access to more funding…
The Chebacco Lake Coalition, which includes several PIE-Rivers Partners including Chebacco Lake and Watershed Association, Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, and new member Seaside Sustainability, is looking for volunteers this summer. This is an exciting project designed to improve water…
Calling all PIE-Rivers Communities! We want YOU for a new video series about coastal resiliency and community leadership. The Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM) has awarded a coastal resilience grant to the Town of Ipswich. The grant will…
Editor's Note: This piece offers a fresh perspective to how we think about the Future of the PIE-Rivers Restoration Partnership. The author, Sadie Woodward, is a rising Junior at Wheaton College, studying Environmental Policy and Science. She is a resident of…
2020 PIE-Rivers Annual Meeting Parker-Ipswich-Essex Rivers Restoration Partnership ***RSVP HERE*** (Zoom link will be sent prior to meeting) Join municipal staff, board members and residents from across the North Shore as we celebrate a year of restoration work and have fun…
Drive twenty miles north of Boston and you will find a meandering river cutting its way through beautiful countryside on its way to Plum Island Sound, part of the much larger Gulf of Maine. Home to threatened turtles, vast wetlands,…
Clearing vegetation in your yard. Dumping old grass clippings in a wetland. Finally building that new deck or shed. Maybe you’ve decided it’s time to repave the driveway, or take down that tree whose leaves clog your gutter each fall.…