The Essex Historical Society and Shipbuilding Museum (EHSSM), is a unique institution nestled along the river's edge, where history, craftsmanship, and environmental stewardship come together. Honoring our maritime heritage through boatbuilding and cultural programs, EHSSM also recognizes the impact of…
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…
Pictured above: Peter Phippen (8 Towns and the Great Marsh) Kaitlyn Shaw (Ipswich River Watershed Association) and Liz Duff (Mass Aubudon) pool their knowledge of local tidal crossings. In collaboration with municipal and PIE-Rivers partners, we are in the midst…
Yesterday was the PIE-Rivers Partnership’s Annual Meeting and a chance for the towns, organizations and volunteers who make up the three-watershed collective to give feedback on the Partnership’s Action Plan and priorities moving forward. Thanks to grant funding from the…
Congratulations to the municipalities in the Ipswich Watershed and across Massachusetts who are taking strides to protect their water resources. On October 1st, communities submitted Notices of Intent for the federal stormwater permit, which went into effect for the Commonwealth…
Helping communities plan for the future is an important component of our PIE-Rivers Municipal Services Program. Begun in 2014, the program aims to support towns in their efforts to comply with water-related regulations and to plan and implement projects that…
Massachusetts municipalities own and manage a majority of the 30,000 road-stream crossings in Massachusetts. Many of these structures are reaching the end of their serviceable lifespan and 40-60% of these crossings create barriers to aquatic passage and to stream flow…
We are excited to announce that the final Great Marsh Coastal Adaptation Plan is now available online and accessible to all! The Great Marsh Coastal Adaptation Plan is the product of a two-year adaptation planning effort led by the…
Thanks to the more than 50 Parker, Ipswich and Essex Rivers partners and interested citizens who joined us at our 2017 PIE-Rivers Annual Meeting in early December. The Partnership is comprised of conservation and community leaders representing a wide range…
PIE-Rivers Restoration Partnership members and interested public are invited to the 3rdAnnual Partnership meeting to be held on December 5, 2017. The meeting will be held at the Newbury Town Library in Byfield. PIE-Rivers partners are conservation and community leaders representing…