Mission
To protect, restore and increase the resiliency of the valuable aquatic resources of the Parker, Ipswich and Essex River Watersheds.
Approach
PIE-Rivers works to achieve its mission by focusing on efforts that address the following broad environmental goals:
- Enough Fresh Water: Restore and protect the natural flow regime to the extent technically feasible, so that our rivers and watersheds have enough water to sustainably support both human and ecological needs.
- Clean Water: Ensure that the water in the Parker, Ipswich and Essex watersheds and the Great Marsh estuary meets water quality standards and supports both aquatic life and human needs including recreational uses.
- Healthy Ecosystems: Restore, protect and increase the resiliency of natural resources that maintain ecosystem functions, support native biodiversity, and protect communities throughout the PIE-Rivers region.
Each partner brings to the table a unique set of interests, abilities and expertise, allowing the partnership to leverage this diverse skill set to achieve its mission. Additionally, the federal, state and municipal partners each have their own jurisdictions and mandates within which they are able to work. Our restoration approach is not to prescribe to individual partners what they should do; rather, the goal is to provide the communication forum and tools to allow partners to work together better and understand how their ongoing or planned efforts fit in with the rest of the work in the region. This work allows our PIE-Partners to function more effectively and strategically as a team than we could individually.