Calling All PIE-Rivers Communities!

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 address critical infrastructure and planning needs along the Ipswich River. The project includes vegetative improvements to stabilize the riverbank, upgrades to the sewage infrastructure, and videos and an interactive story map focused on the nearby Riverwalk trail. The video series will be produced by Ipswich River Watershed Association with assistance from Ipswich Community Access Media, with the first video set to premiere in April.

To download or view the full press release, click here.

An Open Invitation

This project was recently discussed at the PIE-Rivers 2020 Annual Meeting. PIE-Rivers is the first watershed-scale collaborative in Massachusetts, having formed in 2011. Over 40 representatives attended the Annual Meeting, which was held virtually this year due to the pandemic.

PIE-Rivers Coordinator for 2020, Patrick Lynch, calls the project “an open invitation” to collaborate on the video series. “We’re calling on towns across all three watersheds to let us know what you’re working on.” Lynch, a filmmaker and public policy advocate, hopes the video series will reach residents all over the state. “We want to reveal what the future will look like as our climate changes and we really start to embrace the huge benefits of collaborating. Most importantly, we want to reveal how towns make these projects happen despite all the challenges.”

For more information or to let us know about what’s happening in your town, write to plynch@pie-rivers.org.