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The Sudbury, Assabet and Concord Wild and Scenic River Conservation Plan
The Sudbury, Assabet and Concord Wild and Scenic River Conservation Plan 2019 Update The Sudbury, Assabet and Concord Wild and Scenic River Conservation Plan May 2019 Update Sudbury, Assabet and Concord Wild and Scenic River Stewardship Council c/o National Park Service 15 State St Boston, MA 02109 617-223-5049 TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgements ........................................................................................................ 2 Map of the Watershed ................................................................................................... 3 I. Introduction ............................................................................................................. 4 History of the Wild and Scenic River Designation Management Principles of Partnership Wild and Scenic Rivers Achievements Resulting from Designation Changes in the Region Since 1996 Role of the River Stewardship Council Purpose and Process of the Update How to Use this Update II. The River Management Philosophy ........................................................................ 11 Goals of the Plan A watershed-wide Approach III. Updates to the Administrative Framework ............................................................. 13 IV. Threats to the Outstandingly Remarkable Resource Values .................................... 14 V. Resource Management .......................................................................................... 15 Overview Public and Private Lands Water Resources – Water Quality Water Resources – Water Quantity -
2021 Charles River Cleanup on the Esplanade Saturday, April 24, 2021 10Am to 12Pm
2021 Charles River Cleanup on the Esplanade Saturday, April 24, 2021 10am to 12pm Join us for this year’s Charles River Cleanup on the Esplanade! Promote a sense of camaraderie and teamwork The Charles River Cleanup is annually the biggest amongst your employees while simultaneously volunteer cleanup event for the Esplanade promoting park stewardship and giving back to the Association, usually bringing between 400 local community through this year’s Charles River and 600 volunteers. Due to current volunteer Esplanade Cleanup! The 2021 Charles River Cleanup restrictions and guidelines set by both the CDC and on the Esplanade will take place on Saturday, April Massachusetts Department of Conservation and 24 from 10am to 12pm. Recreation, the number of volunteer participants in this year’s Charles River Earth Day Cleanup on Volunteering on the Esplanade this spring will the Esplanade will be limited to 150 people, further look similar to how we ran our volunteer days on divided into physically distant groups located at the Esplanade in fall 2020. We heard nothing but different volunteer project sites on the Charles River positive feedback from our volunteers last fall, Esplanade. who enjoyed spending time with their co-workers out on the Esplanade in a safe, physically-distant, Corporate group sizes will be limited to 25 people and rewarding setting. We adjusted our volunteer per site, with the option to bring more than one program to adhere to public health guidelines set group of 25 people on the Esplanade. Coordinating by the CDC and state park guidelines set by the the Charles River Cleanup has both operational and Massachusetts Department of Conservation and material costs for the Cleanup’s program partners. -
Concord River Diadromous Fish Restoration FEASIBILITY STUDY
Concord River Diadromous Fish Restoration FEASIBILITY STUDY Concord River, Massachusetts Talbot Mills Dam Centennial Falls Dam Middlesex Falls DRAFT REPORT FEBRUARY 2016 Prepared for: In partnership with: Prepared by: This page intentionally left blank. Executive Summary Concord River Diadromous Fish Restoration FEASIBILITY STUDY – DRAFT REPORT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Project Purpose The purpose of this project is to evaluate the feasibility of restoring populations of diadromous fish to the Concord, Sudbury, and Assabet Rivers, collectively known as the SuAsCo Watershed. The primary impediment to fish passage in the Concord River is the Talbot Mills Dam in Billerica, Massachusetts. Prior to reaching the dam, fish must first navigate potential obstacles at the Essex Dam (an active hydro dam with a fish elevator and an eel ladder) on the Merrimack River in Lawrence, Middlesex Falls (a natural bedrock falls and remnants of a breached dam) on the Concord River in Lowell, and Centennial Falls Dam (a hydropower dam with a fish ladder), also on the Concord River in Lowell. Blueback herring Alewife American shad American eel Sea lamprey Species targeted for restoration include both species of river herring (blueback herring and alewife), American shad, American eel, and sea lamprey, all of which are diadromous fish that depend upon passage between marine and freshwater habitats to complete their life cycle. Reasons The impact of diadromous fish species extends for pursuing fish passage restoration in the far beyond the scope of a single restoration Concord River watershed include the importance and historical presence of the project, as they have a broad migratory range target species, the connectivity of and along the Atlantic coast and benefit commercial significant potential habitat within the and recreational fisheries of other species. -
City of Oxford Architectural Survey Update
City of Oxford Architectural Survey Update Photo courtesy of granvillemuseum.org Prepared by hmwPreservation 2018 Principal Investigator: Heather Wagner Slane Photography, Field & Research Assistance: Cheri LaFlamme Szcodronski 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Project History and Overview .................................................................................................. 4 Survey Methodology ............................................................................................................... 5 Historic Context ....................................................................................................................... 7 Architectural Context ............................................................................................................. 20 Findings ................................................................................................................................. 25 Recommendations ................................................................................................................ 30 Bibliography .......................................................................................................................... 50 Appendix A: Classifications of Surveyed Properties ............................................................. 52 Appendix B: List of Newly Surveyed Properties ................................................................... 53 2 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: 100 block Main Street ............................................................................................. -
Mystic River: a Quest for Climate Equity
2019 INQUIRY CASE STUDY STUDY CASE INQUIRY Mystic River: A Quest for Climate Equity ANN RAPPAPORT LINCOLN INSTITUTE OF LAND POLICY LINCOLN INSTITUTE OF LAND POLICY 1 TOPICS Climate Change, Environmental Management, Environmental Planning, Water TIMEFRAME 2000–2019 LEARNING GOALS • Understand the challenges and opportunities associated with bio-regional planning and sub-national climate adaptation and environmental policy • Identify and plan for diversity in vulnerability to climate change and capacity to act • Understand multi-criteria decision making • Use multiple sources of data to reveal landscapes of vulnerability PREREQUISITE KNOWLEDGE None S U M M A R Y Like many rivers in urban areas, the Mystic River has experienced abuse and neglect. A history of wetlands destruction, pollution-intensive industry, dense development, inadequate infrastructure and disparities in municipal fiscal capacity and physical vulnerability combine to make climate adaptation an urgent priority and monumental challenge for cities in the watershed. Despite progress building climate resilience, the clock is ticking. How can the distinctly different communities in the shared Mystic watershed avoid economic damage and loss of life from flooding and storm surges? And how can risk mitigation projects be funded? The case reveals tensions between community vulnerability and capacity to act, inviting consideration of both community-centric and collective solutions. Exclusive reliance on long term adaptation is insufficient. Case users develop approaches to engage diverse groups in risk management and investment discussions and propose strategies for identifying, developing, funding and, time permitting, implementing and assessing politically palatable and technically feasible solutions. 2 THE VALLEY OF ASHES CASE STUDY Mystic River’s headwaters begin in Reading, MA and form the Aberjona River, then flows into the Upper Mystic Lake in Winchester. -
C 6 Representation Act Ontario
Ontario: Revised Statutes 1937 c 6 Representation Act Ontario © Queen's Printer for Ontario, 1937 Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.osgoode.yorku.ca/rso Bibliographic Citation Representation Act , RSO 1937, c 6 Repository Citation Ontario (1937) "c 6 Representation Act," Ontario: Revised Statutes: Vol. 1937: Iss. 1, Article 10. Available at: http://digitalcommons.osgoode.yorku.ca/rso/vol1937/iss1/10 This Statutes is brought to you for free and open access by the Statutes at Osgoode Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Ontario: Revised Statutes by an authorized administrator of Osgoode Digital Commons. 74 Chap. 6. REPR£SEXTATIO:-:. Sec. 1. SECTION III. LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY AND ELECTIONS. CHAPTER 6. The Representation Act. Boundaries to be th088 1. Notwithstanding anything in any general or special Act e:detlnS" "t puslng of the oounuariL'S of any county, terriwrial district, city, town, Act. village or township shall for the purposes of this Act be deemed to be the boundaries of such county, territorial district, city, lawn, village or township as defined by statute, by-law, proclamation or other lawful authority at the time of the passing of this Act. 1933, c. 56, s. 2. :-lumber or representa. 2. The Legislative Assembly of Ontario shall consist of tlves. ninety members. 1933, c. 56, s. 3. Dlvlelon of PrO\'lnce 3. The Province of Ontario shall for the purpose of repre Into electoral sentation in the Assembly be divided into electoral districts districts. as enumerated and defined in schedule A to this Act and for each of such electoral districts one member shall be returned to tile Assembly. -
Elevation of the March–April 2010 Flood High Water in Selected River Reaches in Central and Eastern Massachusetts
Prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency Elevation of the March–April 2010 Flood High Water in Selected River Reaches in Central and Eastern Massachusetts Open-File Report 2010–1315 U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey Elevation of the March–April 2010 Flood High Water in Selected River Reaches in Central and Eastern Massachusetts By Phillip J. Zarriello and Gardner C. Bent Prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency Open-File Report 2010–1315 U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey U.S. Department of the Interior KEN SALAZAR, Secretary U.S. Geological Survey Marcia K. McNutt, Director U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia: 2011 For more information on the USGS—the Federal source for science about the Earth, its natural and living resources, natural hazards, and the environment, visit http://www.usgs.gov or call 1-888-ASK-USGS For an overview of USGS information products, including maps, imagery, and publications, visit http://www.usgs.gov/pubprod To order this and other USGS information products, visit http://store.usgs.gov Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. Although this report is in the public domain, permission must be secured from the individual copyright owners to reproduce any copyrighted materials contained within this report. Suggested citation: Zarriello, P.J., and Bent, G.C., 2011, Elevation of the March–April 2010 flood high water in selected river reaches in central and eastern Massachusetts: U.S. -
The Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Rivers Developing a Report Card Stakeholder Workshop Newsletter Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge February - March 2018
The Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Rivers Developing a Report Card Stakeholder Workshop Newsletter Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge February - March 2018 Watersheds As part of the landscape that saw the start of both Assabet River Watershed LOWELL the American revolution and the industrial revolution, Concord River Watershed TEWKSBURY Sudbury River Watershed the Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Rivers in Streams CHELMSFORD Massachusetts have a long history of use and abuse. Designated Wild & Scenic Restoring the health of these three interconnected Massachusetts BILLERICA WESTFORD r rivers has been the mission of OARS, the watershed e CARLISLE Riv d organization for the Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord or c n LITTLETON o Rivers, for 31 years. Restoration takes many years of C BOXBOROUGH BEDFORD committed work by local communities and support ACTON from many sources. Effective actions depend on HARVARD a sound understanding of the science and the local context, which must be broadly understood STOW CONCORD and communicated. BOLTON MAYNARD LINCOLN CLINTON BERLIN In 2018, OARS partnered with the Integration and SUDBURY r HUDSON WAYLAND Rive Application Network, University of Maryland Center et ab ss A for Environmental Science to initiate a river report BOYLSTON WESTON card for the region. The report card will provide a MARLBOROUGH snapshot of current river conditions and the historical NORTHBOROUGH FRAMINGHAM trends and context of those conditions. NATICK WESTBOROUGH SOUTHBOROUGH To start the process, two workshops were held at SHREWSBURY Sudbury River HOPKINTON Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge on 28 ASHLAND SHERBORN February and 1 March 2018, with key stakeholders GRAFTON from all three river basins. The initial workshop elicited UPTON what stakeholders value about the rivers, and the 10 mi N 10 km subsequent workshop focused on how to measure Location of the Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord River watersheds those values, and where to find data. -
00MC Norfolk Agricultural Census 1844, 1848, 1850 Microfilm
22/07/2020 ShelfNumber Title 00MC Norfolk Agricultural Census 1844, 1848, 1850 Microfilm 00MC 1851 Oxford County C975 Microfilm 00MC 1851 East Zorra, West Zorra, County of Oxford C973 Microfilm 00MC 1851 Oxford County C974 Microfilm 00MC 1851 Brant County C11714 Microfilm 00MC 1851 Brant County C11713 Microfilm 00MC 1851 Yarmouth Township C11719 Microfilm 00MC 1851 West Oxford, Dereham, Norwich, Blenheim C11745 Microfilm 00MC 1861 Oxford Agricultural Census C1062 Microfilm 00MC 1861 Blenheim, Dereham, Embro, Ingersoll, East Nissouri, North Norwich, South Norwich 00MC 1861 Ontario County. Oxford County: Blandford, Blenheim C1059 Microfilm 00MC 1861 Brant County: Brantford, Brantford Township C1008 Microfilm 00MC 1861 Brant County: Burford, Dumfries, Oakland, Brantford C1009 Microfilm 00MC 1861 Brant County: Brantford C1010 Microfilm 00MC 1861 Norwich South, Oxford North, East, West, Woodstock, Zorra East, West C1061 Microfilm 00MC 1861 Yarmouth Township C1019 Microfilm 00MC 1871 Brant County C9914 Microfilm 00MC 1871 Brant County C9914 Microfilm 00MC 1871 Brant County C9915 Microfilm 00MC 1871 Brant County C9916 Microfilm 00MC 1871 Oxford County C610 Microfilm 00MC 1871 Oxford County C9910 Microfilm 00MC 1871 Oxford County and Brant County C9912 - 5 Microfilm 00MC 1871 Oxford County C9913 Microfilm 00MC 1881 Oxford County C13267 Microfilm 00MC 1881 Tillsonburg C13263 Microfilm 00MC 1881 Blandford, Blenheim C13268 Microfilm 00MC 1881 Dereham, Tillsonburg C13266 Microfilm 00MC 1881 Brant C13264 Microfilm 00MC 1881 Brant C13263 Microfilm 00MC 1881 Elgin C13265 Microfilm 00MC 1881 Elgin C13266 Microfilm 00MC 1891 Elgin (T?) Microfilm 00MC 1891 Brant T6325 Microfilm 00MC 1891 Brant T6326 Microfilm 00MC 1891 Brant (T?) Microfilm 22/07/2020 ShelfNumber Title 00MC 1891 Nippising and Norfolk T6355 Microfilm 00MC 1891 Oxford T6360 Microfilm 00MC 1891 Oxford T6361 Microfilm 00MC 1910 Washington: Walla Walla T621-1673 Microfilm 00MC 1901 Nippising, Norfolk T06484 Microfilm 00MC Collector's Rolls 855009 M141 Microfilm 00MC Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Registers Vol. -
The Oxford Democrat
The Oxford Democrat. ' VOLUME 87. SOUTH PARIS, MAINE, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1920. NUMBER 37. * ΡΔ**· fjKR&lCK Rot Following Potato Blight. Oxford Baptist Association. FEDERAL AID FOR ROADS THE FAMEES. of the Oxfori Attorneys at Law. AMONG When late or "mat" occur· on NORWAY. The annual meeting blight will be bel< NEW ENGLAND NEWS more or United Baptist Association ; bithkl. maiub. potato field· leu rot, particu- New England will receive 13,108,· in Canton on and Sep Herrleà. «ltaqr C.Pufc. larly od soil·, la anre to follow. Tbnredaj Friday, 406.98 for federal aid road bail ijneoo i heavy tember 28 and 24. ding The Maine Experiment Sta- IlUa Grace who baa been ι of '•SPUD THB PLOW." Agricultural Welch, of association are: IN TABLOID FORM under the final apportionment d. park. aaked whether it la a ο The officers tbis T^BIBT SHOES— tion is frequently her home In Romford for ooople the available funds made public by 1 beet to the at onoe, where tbe baa returned to tbls Moderator—Bey. H. M. Purrfngton, Méchut Auctioneer, dig orop week·, Tillage. of Maksa- Licensed la or to delay Mr·. Marshall Pitta of Harrison ha Vails. department agriculture. foliage blighting badly, Treasurer—Rev. Clarence Emery PARIS. » MAINS, after the Clerk and c h mette obtained the largest al- SOCTU harvesting till some time tope been apeodlog several days with be Mexico. Judging: Milk Cows. are Thla has P. Mexico. Items of Merest From AT lotment, with a total of t re» Mcxler»le· for all occasions and for entirely dead. -
Outdoor Recreation Recreation Outdoor Massachusetts the Wildlife
Photos by MassWildlife by Photos Photo © Kindra Clineff massvacation.com mass.gov/massgrown Office of Fishing & Boating Access * = Access to coastal waters A = General Access: Boats and trailer parking B = Fisherman Access: Smaller boats and trailers C = Cartop Access: Small boats, canoes, kayaks D = River Access: Canoes and kayaks Other Massachusetts Outdoor Information Outdoor Massachusetts Other E = Sportfishing Pier: Barrier free fishing area F = Shorefishing Area: Onshore fishing access mass.gov/eea/agencies/dfg/fba/ Western Massachusetts boundaries and access points. mass.gov/dfw/pond-maps points. access and boundaries BOAT ACCESS SITE TOWN SITE ACCESS then head outdoors with your friends and family! and friends your with outdoors head then publicly accessible ponds providing approximate depths, depths, approximate providing ponds accessible publicly ID# TYPE Conservation & Recreation websites. Make a plan and and plan a Make websites. Recreation & Conservation Ashmere Lake Hinsdale 202 B Pond Maps – Suitable for printing, this is a list of maps to to maps of list a is this printing, for Suitable – Maps Pond Benedict Pond Monterey 15 B Department of Fish & Game and the Department of of Department the and Game & Fish of Department Big Pond Otis 125 B properties and recreational activities, visit the the visit activities, recreational and properties customize and print maps. mass.gov/dfw/wildlife-lands maps. print and customize Center Pond Becket 147 C For interactive maps and information on other other on information and maps interactive For Cheshire Lake Cheshire 210 B displays all MassWildlife properties and allows you to to you allows and properties MassWildlife all displays Cheshire Lake-Farnams Causeway Cheshire 273 F Wildlife Lands Maps – The MassWildlife Lands Viewer Viewer Lands MassWildlife The – Maps Lands Wildlife Cranberry Pond West Stockbridge 233 C Commonwealth’s properties and recreation activities. -
Charles River Stormwater Permitting: Agency Residual Designation Review
Charles River Stormwater Permitting Agency Residual Designation Review - Process Overview Presentation EPA Region 1 – New England September 2020 Webinar Outline • Charles River watershed overview • Water Quality Standards & Pollution Sources • Clean Water Act discussion • 2019 Residual Designation petition summary • Plan for EPA Engagement in 2020 & 2021 CHARLES RIVER: INTRODUCTION & OVERVIEW Ken Moraff Water Division Director EPA Region 1 Charles River Watershed o 80-mile river - Hopkinton to Boston Harbor o Drainage area - 310 square miles o 35 municipalities Human Uses • Upper Charles • Recreational Boating • Fishing • Lower Charles • Recreational Boating • Sailing and Rowing Clubs • Swimming* • Public Events Photos: epa.gov/charlesriver Clean Water Act History of Success o Significant Reduction in Sewer Overflows o 2003 Municipal Stormwater General Permit (2016 and 2020 updates) o Removal of illegal sewage discharges into storm drains o 2020’s 25th Anniversary Charles River “Report Card” Photo: wikimedia Progress has been made; however, work remains • Progress on Bacteria • Reduced sewer overflows • Stormwater improvements • Need to Reduce Phosphorus • Phosphorus triggers algal blooms - some are toxic • MA and EPA set reduction targets • Municipal wastewater plants have achieved a 90%+ reduction • Biggest remaining source is stormwater – municipalities reducing, but private property is a large source Where Do We Go From Here? • Solve algae/phosphorus problem • Respond to petition • Stakeholder input Photos: epa.gov,, epa.gov, neiwpcc.orghttps://neiwpcc.org/our-programs/wetlands-aquatic-species/habs/