In early April, more than 20 organizations and municipalities in the Great Marsh region gathered at the Parker River Wildlife Refuge headquarters for an all-day workshop. The purpose of the Great Marsh Modeling Symposium was to introduce the Great Marsh…
More than 40 municipal staff, volunteers, and non-profit and state agency partners gathered at the Parker River Wildlife Refuge headquarters in May to explore ways to reduce community vulnerability in the Great Marsh. Hosted by the National Wildlife Federation,…
On May 24th, students from the Environmental Technology and Natural Resource Management programs at the Essex Technical High School presented on the impacts of sea level rise and storm surge on Essex County towns. The presentations were attended by municipal…
This year seems to be bringing good news for some of the PIE-Rivers river herring runs. The migration is still underway and the monitoring results have yet to be tallied, but herring returns on the Ipswich and the Essex already…
As noted by a recent report commissioned by the City of Boston, climate changes coming to the city and the surrounding region are expected to be far more significant than previous studies have suggested. The Boston report reveals that local…
If you pass by the Riverwalk in downtown Ipswich over the next few weeks, you may notice some unusual activity around the Ipswich Mills Dam. During the second half of August 2016, a team of scientists and engineers working on…
Congratulations to the Town of Ipswich, which was recently awarded a Coastal Resiliency Grant from the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management. The grant funds, totaling $63,300, will support a one-year pilot project to identify vulnerable areas along the Ipswich…
Potential river restoration sites have unique characteristics that must be considered when planning a project. This is something that the members of the technical team guiding the Ipswich Mills Dam Removal Feasibility Study have been keenly aware of for years. The…
by Nancy Pau, Wildlife Biologist, Parker River NWR Plum Island and Parker River National Wildlife Refuge is known for its diverse and abundant birds, and as a top birding destination. This aligns closely with our establishing mandate, which is…
Municipal Task Forces for the Great Marsh Resiliency Planning Project met In Salisbury and Ipswich last week. Facilitated by staff from the Ipswich River Watershed and the National Wildlife Federation, the community working groups finalized the past year’s work: assessing…