The Muddy River Restoration Project Maintenance and Management Oversight Committee announces Phase 2 of its River Restoration Project

The Muddy River Restoration Project Maintenance and Management Oversight Committee announces Phase 2 of its River Restoration Project

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Our Muddy Community MeetingPHASE 2: SUMMER 2020CONSTRUCTION PREVIEWTUESDAY, JUNE 30, 20206-7PMA virtual presentation via ZoomFREE EVENT! REGISTER: ourmuddy-summer2020.eventbrite.com With Phase 2 of the Muddy River Restoration Project set to begin in early July, we invite you to join us for a virtual pre-construction tour. The presenters will provide information about what we can expect to see on the ground this summer and beyond. Presenters:Jennifer Flanagan, Project Manager for the US Army Corps of Engineers, New EnglandKyle Merlosky, Project Manager for Charter ConstructionThe Phase 2: Summer 2020 Community Meeting will preview summer construction priorities, work area locations, and schedules—and look ahead to plans for the fall. We invite you to submit your questions for our speakers in the Eventbrite registration page. About the Project:The Muddy River Flood Risk Management Project has been undertaken by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (N.E. District), with the support of the local non-federal sponsors, Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, City of Boston, and Town of Brookline....
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Permanent LWCF funding full speed ahead after decades of talk

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Kellie Lunney, E&E News reporter Published: Thursday, March 5, 2020 A bipartisan group of Senate lawmakers addressing national parks and Land and Water Conservation Fund legislation yesterday. Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.)/Facebook Congress is poised to pass the most significant conservation legislation in at least 50 years because dozens of lawmakers worked across the aisle for years to make it happen. But election-year politics and a presidential tweet also could take ample credit if the bill is enacted. The sausage-making has been worth it to get to this "extraordinary" moment, several Democrats and Republicans who strongly support the Land and Water Conservation Fund said yesterday during a Senate press conference. "I really don't care," said Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) on whether President Trump's embrace this week of mandatory funding for LWCF had more to do with electoral politics than a sudden change of heart about a program his administration has repeatedly tried to gut. "The politics, whatever they want to play with it, this needs to...
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Hike Beautiful Billerica members learn about the life and legacy of Warren Henry Manning

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Mary Leach | Billerica Wicked Local | January 27, 2020 https://billerica.wickedlocal.com/news/20200127/hike-beautiful-billerica-members-learn-about-life-and-legacy-of-warren-henry-manning Hike Beautiful Billerica, an outdoor recreation group sponsored by the Billerica Recreation Department, explored the Warren Manning State Forest on Saturday, Jan. 25. The group, which is led by Marlies Henderson, enjoyed a special visit by Yaakov Trek Reef, a park interpreter, who added a new perspective to this Billerica park. The Warren Manning State Forest conservation land is owned by the Division of State Parks and Recreation and managed by the Billerica Recreation Department. The property includes 35 acres and 1.5 miles of public trails. The group also explored the nearby Billerica State Forest, which is a state-owned forest managed by Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation. It is available for public use and offers many opportunities for nature study and hiking trails. According to the town of Billerica’s website, Warren Henry Manning, 1860–1938, was an influential American landscape designer and a key figure in the formation of the American Society of Landscape Architects,...
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Editorial: Placing value on our natural landscape by protecting it

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Greenfield Recorder From atop Mount Sugarloaf, farmland stretches as far as the eye can see — to the distant Seven Sisters range in Hadley and beyond. It’s a beautiful landscape that’s for the most part untouched by large swaths of commercial development. Wooded areas and open spaces afford opportunities for recreation and provide a buffer for busier economic hubs to the south. This isn’t a coincidence. The Pioneer Valley’s residents have historically valued its natural landscape and, as such, have taken steps to protect it. Through concerted conservation efforts over decades by a host of local agencies, including the Amherst-based Kestrel Land Trust, thousands of untouched acres throughout Western Massachusetts provide refuge for native wildlife. The work continues today. Soon, there will be an additional 120 conserved acres in Whately. Part of the Dauchy property, being referred to by the Kestrel Land Trust as the Whately Center Woods Project, in Whately. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO/MARK WAMSLEY The land, known as the Whately Center Woods Project, encompasses Westbrook,...
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