PIE-Rivers Action Plan Update
Environmental Planner for the Ipswich River Watershed Association Kristen Grubbs, Town of Ipswich Water Director Vicki Halman, George Comiskey of the Parker River Clean Water Association and Michelle Craddock of DER meet for a Water Quality Workshop.
PIE-Rivers 2018 Annual Meeting
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…
Protecting our Waters from Stormwater Pollution
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…
Resilient Communities
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…
Protecting Water Quality and Native Vegetation
PIE-Rivers Partners are looking out for opportunities to address threats to the Ipswich, Parker and Essex Rivers. Invasive species are one such threat, in particular invasive aquatic plants. Exotic, invasive aquatic plants can infest water bodies causing problems for fish…