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MBMA Winter 2009/10 Workshop Series |
Note new date for next workshop: Feb. 18 - Half-Hull model making, Peter Arenstam, instructor
The Mass Bay Maritime Artisans' boatbuilding Workshop Series will address a wide range of topics of interest to the traditional boat enthusiast. Instructors will include experts in the fields of shipbuilding, metalworking, and maritime history.
All classes begin at 7pm. To register, please contact Peter Dononhoe at 781-585-2322 or email:
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Kingston Reporter's Year in Preview |
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Check out the Year in Preview at the Landing in the Kingston Reporter,
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Identifying Valid Climate Change Science |
This neat synopsis comes to us from a group called Cool Winchester that is embarked on an ambitious plan to reduce residential energy consumption in Winchester, Mass. It's a helpful condensing of the often confusing information coming from world scientific organizations. Thanks Cool Winchester!
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What are the tar sands? The dirtiest carbon-producing project in the world, according to some. Watch the video:
http://www.actforclimatejustice.org/2009/11/tar-sands-blow/ |
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Keep your eyes open and the dates free for these upcoming events:
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Sand tiger sharks are seasonal visitors to New England waters during the warmer months of June – November. During the last few years, an increasing number of juvenile sand tiger sharks are being incidentally caught in Massachusetts coastal waters, particularly along the south shore in Plymouth, Kingston, Duxbury (PKD) Bay. In the early to mid 1900’s sand tiger sharks were considered to be one of the most common shark species in New England waters but now, due to overfishing, are protected by Massachusetts state law as well as the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS).
Jones River Landing is working with the Massachusetts Shark Research Program for experimental purposes as well as for public outreach. Below find more information on the studies.
Sand Tiger Info
Sand Tiger Poster
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Interns and the Mulliken Scholarship |
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Our intern program has doubled this summer with Katie and Lothian joining us. UMass Boston undergrads, they are working with our Program Ecology director Alex doing water quality analysis, biological surveys, and generally getting muddy in the river. The internship program is funded by the Robert A. Mulliken Environmental Scholarship Trust. |
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BT Conferencing service donation |
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Here at the Landing, we have to do a lot of networking. We would like to thank BT Conferencing for donating their services. Please check out their website at
http://www.btconferencing.com
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Projects approved at Town Meeting |
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At Town Meeting on April 4th Kingston residents voted to approve the 2 projects related to the efforts of JRL and JRWA supported by the Community Preservation Committee – the acquisition and creation of Triphammer Park at the Wapping Road Dam site which will help restore fish passage and help save the river herring in the Jones River and funding to help JRL complete the acquisition and restoration of the historic Holmes/Watson Boatyard. A heartfelt “Thank You” to all who turned out to help support these projects so important to our efforts here at the Landing!
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Taunton River wins Wild & Scenic designation |
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Congratulations to all of our Taunton River Campaign partners and a Thank You to our Congressional Team for the votes (passed yesterday) to designate the Taunton River a Wild and Scenic River.
Check out the YouTube video
here.
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Invasive weed found in Pembroke pond |
An outbreak of the invasive, aggressive aquatic weed Hydrilla verticillata has closed Hobomock Pond in Pembroke to boating and fishing. Hobomock Pond is in or near the Silver Lake watershed. Hydrilla verticillata can fill a lake from top to bottom and make it difficult or impossible for fish to find open water. The weed can also impede boating, swimming and rowing, and affect property values. http://www.mass.gov/dcr/waterSupply/lakepond/hottopic/ht_hydrilla.pdf
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Massachusetts Environmental Trust license plates |
Our new Ready, Set, Action! program (see below) is funded in part by a grant from the Massachusetts Environmental Trust. The MET relies on some 50,000 generous drivers to voluntarily purchase the license plates that fund their grant programs. Revenue from these license plates makes up over 85% of the annual funding for the Trust. Like many voluntary expenses these days, purchases of the Right Whale , Brook Trout, and Blackstone Mill license plates are down. Many programs can be helped by these funds. It's easier than you think. Consider:
* A Massachusetts Environmental Trust plate costs just $20 per year
– less than $2 per month.
* The $40 fee is tax deductible.
* Plates can be purchased at any time – registrations do not have to
be due.
* Plate fees enable the Trust to make nearly $1 million in
grants each year.
To purchase these plates, visit: http://www.mass.gov/rmv/express/plates.htm
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River Restoration Study findings |
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Throughout 2008 JRWA, the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, MA Fish and Wildlife,
MA Division of Marine Fisheries, and the Town of Kingston have been
working in partnership to determine the best way to create fish
passage and restore the river at the aging Wapping Road dam site.
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Free & Low-cost ways to help us raise funds! |
In these crazy financial times, there are many no-cost and low-cost options to assist our cause. Check out the list below to help us out in alternate ways-- from volunteering to recycling and searching the web!
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Ready, Set, Action! Pine Brook Restoration Program |
Ever see those license plates with the whales and wonder what they're for? Thanks in part to a Massachusetts Environmental Trust grant (funded by those plates), as well as generous grants by Massachusetts Riverways and the Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Jones River Watershed Association and the town of Kingston are proud to announce Ready, Set, Action! This on-the-ground restoration program will involve students and teachers from Silver Lake High School, training them in efforts to improve the native habitats and species diversity of Pine Brook and Howard Brook, tributaries of the Jones River.
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Pine duBois honored with ELM Green Star Award |
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We are extremely proud to report that our very own Executive Director, Pine duBois, was honored with the Green Star Award by the Environmental League of Massachusetts. Awards were presented to five individuals who "have provided extraordinary leadership on behalf of the Massachusetts environment", and Pine was in the company of fellow awardees Mayor Thomas Menino, Marion Kane of the Barr Foundation, Rick Mattila of Genzyme Corporation, and Tedd Saunders of the Saunders Hotel Group. This "wonderful gathering of friends of the environment, and the largest environmental event of the year", was held at the LEED certified Boston Children's Museum on June 12, 2008.
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