Looking Ahead Mackin Thanks You for Making a Big Difference

Destiny. As you may have heard me say, it seems I was destined for this job. The majority As I close out my work for IRWA, I feel so grateful to of my childhood was spent outside in the waters and along the banks of Potter’s Brook, you for your incredible support over these many years. Howlett Brook and Hood Pond in Ipswich and Topsfield. These wonderful experiences Thank you so much! impacted me more than anything else in life and instilled in me a deep connection to the watershed we all care so much about. By age 12 I knew exactly what I wanted to do with Together, we have made progress in restoring the Ipswich my career and ever since have been intimately involved in conservation work within our River to health. Our biggest success is the decision by treasured Ipswich River Watershed. In a sense, the river made me who I am. Reading to stop using its wells; thanks to the Town and our Reading Stream Team! Our advocacy, with the From an outside perspective, IRWA has an unparalleled reputation for excellence and as a Charles River Watershed Association, Conservation Law tireless advocate for the river. As I write this after only two weeks on the job, I am even more Foundation and others, won court rulings forcing Mass- impressed by the strengths of this organization and the incredible passion, commitment DEP to do a better job regulating water withdrawals. As and expertise of our staff, volunteers and supporters. Under Kerry Mackin’s committed a result, low-flows in the upper river are not as severe as leadership, the staff, volunteers and Board have built an incredibly effective and impactful in the past, and river health is improving. People are “In a sense, the river organization that we all can be proud of. Going forward, my priority will be to leverage saving water; some communities have reduced demand by made me who I am,“ At the beginning of the estuarine section this solid foundation to take our collective work to the next level. To me, this means most 20-25% since the 1990s! We are working more effectively says Executive of a source to sea paddle, Kerry Mackin Director Wayne of all that we need to significantly increase the number of people who believe in our work than ever, in partnership with many other organizations speaks up for her beloved river. Castonguay. and are actively engaged in our mission. and governmental agencies, to restore and protect the Photo: J. Schneider “Let’s get to work rivers of the North Shore. to protect our Although a priority of mine is to engage many more people in our work in order to have river, together!” more impact, I am committed to maintaining our unparalleled legacy of advocating for the There is still a lot to do, but I am confident that the team will be in good hands with IRWA’s wonderful new river. There simply is no other entity which can and will stand up for the river like IRWA. leader. Wayne Castonguay’s knowledge, skills, experience and lifelong love of the Ipswich River ideally suit I am honored for the opportunity to work with all of you in the months and years ahead to him to lead IRWA forward. There is no one better for the job! continue and strengthen the incredible organization you’ve created. Let’s get to work to protect our river, together! I want to say special thanks to my wonderful staff, past and present: Trish, Jim, Cynthia, Ryan, Brian, Carolyn, Josh, Jess, Emily, Peg, April, Frances, Martha, Mary Jane, and Daniele. Thanks to all our interns over many years. Huge thanks to all who have served on the Board of Directors and our unsung heroes, including Cam & Leave a Legacy Gay Steward, Noel Mann, Pike Messenger and Miriam Lasher. The late Dr. Bob Petranek, Jay Clapp, Robert Bonsignore, Analog Devices, EBSCO Publishing, New England Biolabs and private foundations have all The Ipswich River is a big part of what makes this a great place to live, work, helped transform IRWA into a much stronger organization. Thank you to all our members and donors: we visit and play. By naming the Ipswich River Watershed Association in your will, would not be where we are without your help. you can leave a legacy and keep it that way for years to come. Thank you again for making such a big difference for the river, IRWA and for me personally.

Naming IRWA in your will is not difficult, and you can designate any amount or remainder interest you wish. As you make or revise plans for your estate, please Your Gifts Raise $40,000 to Honor Kerry Mackin consider a bequest for clean water. For more information or to let us know your plans, please contact Development Director Trish Aldrich at taldrich@ipswichriver. Over 200 people showed their appreciation org or 978.412.8200. Thank You to for Kerry Mackin’s dedication to the river at the Tune into the River benefit concert to The Ipswich River was named one of the most endangered rivers in the nation in celebrate her retirement and IRWA’s 35th 2003. Together we’ll keep it out of danger and have clean, safe water for the herring, Our Lead Sponsors! anniversary. You raised over $40,000! Your turtles, silver maples, and humans here in our neck of the woods, fields and streams. donations and concert proceeds fund the A paddler connects with nature at Riverbend. Leave a Legacy Fund with income to support Photo: M. Thayer Tune into the River projects, including summer internships for students. You can still make a donation taking us one step closer to our $60,000 goal and give deserving students Front Cover: Curtis Pond Dam, Middleton (top to bottom): Derelict dam blocks the experience of a lifetime. river; DER River Restoration Program Coordinator Beth Lambert watches history being made as first dam comes down in the Ipswich River Watershed; the river flows freely Huge thanks to Institution for Savings, Ipswich Ale, Waterwise Salem and many Back Cover (clockwise): Boy with rope swing, M. Gourdeau; Winter watchdog others for their generous leadership prepares to retrieve stick, L. Coe; Two friends chat by riverside, J. Schneider; Red support. See full list on page 7. canoe, J. Schneider; Fall leaves, J. Schneider C O N C E R T 2 143 County Rd., PO Box 576, Ipswich, MA 01938 Ipswich River Watershed Association 2012 Annual Report 978.412.8200 • ipswichriver.org 3 Dam Removal a Step Toward River Renewal Restoration Partnership Gains Steam

“If you’re interested in rivers and river ecology, there’s no better The Parker-Ipswich-Essex Rivers Restoration Partnership (PIE-r-squared) thing you can do for a river than remove a dam,” says Tim Purinton, continues to make important progress. We have assembled a diverse part- state director of Division of Ecological Restoration. For the first nership that will help IRWA and all PIE-r-squared members plan and carry out time, we can show pictures of a dam removal in our own watershed! projects more efficiently. Over the past year, we have expanded participation The Curtis Pond Dam was removed in June as part of a river res- and developed a restoration Action Agenda to guide our work. We have toration project on Boston Brook in Middleton. Boston Brook is also begun building a PIE-r-squared website and developing methods for now flowing more naturally than it has in 80 years and migratory measuring long-term progress toward the partnership’s goals of enough fish have already been spotted in areas that had been off limits to water, clean water and healthy ecosystems. them since the dam was built. In the coming months we will transition from the planning phase to imple- The dam was built in the 1930s to power a sawmill but had not been menting projects. Even as PIE-r-squared continues to take shape, partners are used in decades and had fallen into disrepair. In 2009, the Town of already working on some exciting projects, aided by increased communication Danvers (the dam owner) decided to remove the structure to restore and collaboration. The partnership is about to launch a 2-year project Jim MacDougall (right) trains free-flowing stream habitat and remove safety and maintenance expanding culvert surveys in the region to improve our knowledge of barriers interns Laura, Katie and Jon to concerns. The restored section of Boston Brook will benefit a variety to fish and wildlife. Trout Unlimited and the Town of Boxford (both measure the dimensions and of fish including river herring, sea lamprey and brook trout. The members) are working together to redesign and replace a pair of culverts placement of a culvert to gauge more natural conditions will also benefit native plants and wildlife that block fish migration. These are just two examples of projects initiated whether it is a barrier for migrating fish and wildlife. living in and around the project area. IRWA will be monitoring the or made easier as a result of PIE-r-squared. There are over 1000 ecosystem response to dam removal over the next few years. We are ever closer to a comprehensive approach to protecting and restoring bridges and culverts in the PIE-r-squared region. This project marks the culmination of a four-year effort by a these important watersheds. Stay tuned for ways you can help as we increase dedicated group of partners. It also represents the first of what we our efforts to get the word out about PIE-r-squared over the next year. For hope will be many similar projects in the watershed. Our watershed more details visit: http://pie-rivers.org has plenty of aging dams that no longer serve their intended purpose. Removing these no-longer-needed structures is one of the best opportunities to restore the river and sustain its resources for Take Steps to Reduce Your Water Footprint future generations. Saving water is probably one of the easiest ways to help your local Curtis Pond Dam, Middleton. This has been a long time coming, but we hope this project will environment. By saving water, you save money and energy, and help our (Top) Excavator hammers at provide momentum and help streamline future efforts in the region. rivers, too! The Ipswich River provides drinking water to 335,000 people and derelict dam blocking river. We need all the interest we can get as we explore removing other Photo: SumCo Eco-Contracting. thousands of businesses in 14 communities in northeastern Massachusetts. dams. So please ask us about the projects, talk to your neighbors Water withdrawals frequently dry up parts of the Ipswich and Parker Rivers, (Bottom, eight weeks later) The about them and consider continuing to support IRWA’s river river flows freely. especially during the summer heat when water levels in our rivers are at an restoration efforts. For more about this and other projects visit: annual low and demand for water is at its peak. http://ipswichriver.org/our-work/habitat-restoration/ Many people do not know how much water they use or thus could save every day. This past spring, IRWA unveiled a new website, SaveWaterNorth- Water for a Thirsty World Shore.org, to help residents and businesses in northeastern Massachusetts understand their water use and how to save water. SaveWaterNorthShore.org The state’s Sustainable Water Management Initiative (SWMI or “Swimmie”) promised to provides people with simple tools to get started saving water, without develop sound policy and management guidelines for managing our rivers. SWMI produced changing their lifestyle. The Soininen kids use rainwater to outstanding science, but the proposed policy and management measures are inadequate. The water their gardens. Rain barrels “safe yield” proposal does not honor MassDEP’s commitment to include “the ecological We are also working to promote water conservation through the North are an easy way to save water and health of river systems.” The current proposal would also allow more damaging withdrawals Shore Greenscapes Coalition (www.greenscapes.org), where we work with help the Ipswich River. Learn more at SaveWaterNorthShore.org. before triggering mitigation. State agencies will draft regulations later in 2012. With your 18 participating communities to educate citizens about water and chemical Photo: L. Soininen continued support, IRWA will keep working to strike a reasonable balance between the many saving landscaping practices that have less impact on the environment. competing demands for our limited water supply. Both of these water conservation education efforts raise awareness about the value and importance of water in our region. Saving water is easy: it Kerry Mackin heads into Boston to deliver 200 citizen petitions in just takes knowledge, planning and commitment. We can all conserve water support of fair water use. She is a determined advocate for the in small ways that make a big difference. river and true River Hero.

4 143 County Rd., PO Box 576, Ipswich, MA 01938 Ipswich River Watershed Association 2012 Annual Report 978.412.8200 • ipswichriver.org 5 Supporters (July 2011 — June 2012) Business Support Tune Into the River Special Gifts

Thanks to all our generous supporters —We couldn’t do it without you! $10,000 and up Special donations and River Concert proceeds fund Miriam Lasher Analog Devices, Inc the Leave a Legacy Fund, with income to support Catherine & John Lastavica Cell Signaling Technology Tune into the River projects, including summer Emily Levin We are grateful for each and every gift you make. We regret that we cannot list all donors here. If you prefer Institution for Savings internships for students. John & Tracy Lutz to change how your name is listed, please call the office or e-mail [email protected]. $5,000 and up Trish & Dave Aldrich James & Christina MacDougall New England Biolabs Inc. Tony & Gail Annis Jonathan & Laurie Matson $1,000 and up Donald & Ursula Bade Mercury Brewing Co Barbie & Painey Metcalf River Stewards Special Gifts and Grants Denise King Landscape Designs Kathleen Baskin Donna Martin & Rick Rousseau Roux Associates Sue Bass Peter & Alicia Moore This leadership group of donors each provide $1,000 or Program Support Teradyne, Inc. Ed & Sheila Becker Ben Nutter New England Biolabs Foundation more in support through membership, Annual Appeal or Anonymous $100 and up Julia Blatt John Nove other gifts. Your support makes a world of difference! Analog Devices, Inc Allsopp Design And Construction Robert Bonsignore Ryan O’Donnell Ayco Charitable Foundation Biodiversity Consulting Anonymous April Bowling & Peter Phippen Barbara Ostberg Blandford Fund Corliss Brothers Nursery Christopher & Deborah Abbott Loring Bradlee & Janet Stone Samuel & Lisa Otis Cell Signaling Technology DeRosa Environmental Consulting Analog Devices, Inc Marie Brescia Joanne Patton Jessie B. Cox Charitable Trust Fund at Georgia Flood Design April Bowling & Peter Phippen BTA/BOLT Karen Pelto The Boston Foundation Ipswich Shellfish Fish Market Loring Bradlee & Janet Stone John & Susan Buck Dick & Snooky Phippen Joan Prichard Cudhea Fund, Jacqueline’s Gourmet Cookies Cell Signaling Technology Donald & Martha Campbell Nathaniel & Holly Pulsifer Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Mercury Brewing Co. Linda & Mark Coe Jay Clapp Robert & Ann Pulver Division of Ecological Restoration Mill River Winery Jessie B. Cox Charitable Trust Linda & Mark Coe Ed Rauscher EnTrust Fund Newbury Tool & Die Joan Cudhea We remain forever grateful to Dr. Bob Russell Cohen Pamela Resor GE Foundation Pfizer Helen B. Danforth Petranek for giving IRWA a beautiful Susanna & Moose Colloredo-Mansfeld Reid & Iva Rideout Greenscapes North Shore Tedford’s Denise King Landscape Designs home on the Ipswich River. He passed George Comiskey Miranda Russell Whitney & Tizzy Hatch Weston & Sampson Engineers Division of Ecological Restoration on this year, but his legacy lives on. Joan Maxwell Cook Chris & Joe Sandulli Thomas & Patricia Hughes Family Fund, Photo: 2007 Grand Opening Zumi’s Nancy Eaton Cricket Press Michael Searles Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Up to $100 EnTrust Fund Peter Cudhea Binkley & Paula Shorts Hurdle Hill Foundation Sissy ffolliott Avalon Realty Murry & Mary Cunningham Trina Smith Kenwood Foundation Mary & Jim Steggall Charitable Fund, Georgia & David Flood Benjamin Nutter Associates, Architects David & Mary Dearborn David & Muriel Standley Brinck Lowery & Susie Banta Lowery Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Michael & Phyllis Greene Cricket Press Ed Dick Bradley & Martha Stevenson Barbara Putnam Metcalf & Robert Treat Nathaniel & Elizabeth P. Stevens Charles & Natasha Grigg D.F. Clark, Inc Chris & Tim Driscoll Mr. & Mrs. Campbell Steward Paine Metcalf Fund, The Boston Foundation Tim & Joanie Ingraham GoodSearch Eileen & Hunt Durey Suzanne Sullivan Foundation Campbell & Grace V. Steward Fund, Institution for Savings H. L. Graham Associates, Inc William & Christine Dwyer Teradyne, Inc. Muddy Pond Trust Fund, The Boston Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Miriam Lasher HP Employee Charitable Giving Program Alan Feldman & Carol Seitchik Sally Thomson Foundation Gilbert L. and Sally J. Steward Family Peg Lawrence & Ben Morrill IBM Corporation Sissy ffolliott A. David & Helen Tory New England Biolabs Foundation Fund, Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Kerry Mackin Microsoft Matching Gifts Program George & Phyllis Fischer Margaret Van Deusen New England Biolabs Inc. Peter Twining Family Foundation, Barbie & Painey Metcalf Millennium Marion Frost Maria VanDusen Norcross Wildlife Foundation Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund New England Biolabs Foundation Varian Semiconductor Equipment Angela Getchell Stephen & Margie Vernon Orchard Foundation The Two Commandments Foundation New England Biolabs Inc. Judy & Robert Gore Ed & Eva Walker Joanna Phippen US Smokeless Tobacco Settlement Norcross Wildlife Foundation Bob & Kathy Gravino William & Mary Wasserman Roux Associates Wenham Lake Watershed Association Orchard Foundation Michael & Phyllis Greene Chub & Nicole Whitten Edward & Susie Rowland Charitable Joanne Patton Riverbend Nancy Hammett Hope Wigglesworth Fund, Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Dick & Snooky Phippen John W. Peirce Fund, Essex County Jess & Cale Hendricks Dave & Mary Williams Allison Ryder & David Jones Bob & Ann Pulver Community Foundation Art Howe Fred & Susie Winthrop Sheehan Family Foundation Roux Associates RiverWatch Lily Rice Hsia Michael Wood Springate Fund Miranda Russell New England Biolabs Cynthia & Franz Ingelfinger Chris & Joe Sandulli Institution for Savings Sheehan Family Foundation Jacqueline’s Gourmet Cookies Binkley & Paula Shorts Brian & Betsy Kelder Trina Smith E. K. Khalsa Stevens Foundation Public interest watchdog Robert Bonsignore The popular Route 97 canoe launch in Joan & John Kimball Mr. & Mrs. Campbell Steward delivers $150,000 from an anti-trust Topsfield will be restored thanks to Cell Beth Lambert & Rob Vincent Gil & Sally Steward settlement to help fund the Parker, Ipswich Signaling Technology. We will stabilize Teradyne, Inc. and Essex River Restoration Partnership for the slope with large stones, rebuild the Dan Heiter, Bill York and other New The Two Commandments Foundation three years. Photo: M. Lasher river bank, eliminate sediment constantly England Biolabs volunteers lay an Wenham Lake Watershed Association washing into the river and improve apron of permeable pavers to increase Fred & Susie Winthrop canoe access for years to come. parking and reduce polluted runoff. Michael Wood

6 143 County Rd., PO Box 576, Ipswich, MA 01938 Ipswich River Watershed Association 2012 Annual Report 978.412.8200 • ipswichriver.org 7 Donated Goods & Services Leave a Legacy Tributes Volunteers (July 2011 — June 2012)

Katy and Dave Aldrich The Ipswich River Legacy Fund recognizes those who We are honored to protect the Ipswich You really make a difference! Alpha Analytical, Inc. have provided for the Ipswich River through their will River in tribute to these members of the Jim Berry or other planned gift. river community. Cathy Carney-Feldman Jay Clapp In memory of Dick Ostberg Volunteers are vital to the strength and vibrancy of Ipswich River Watershed Association. You are the caretakers Linda Coe Kerry Mackin Karin Ostberg Montlack & of the mission and the catalyst for IRWA to grow and sustain its river legacy for future generations. Cricket Press Dr. Bob Petranek Marc Montlack Denise King Landscape Designs John W. Peirce Fund In memory of Dr. Bob Petranek Katie Achilles Paul & Susan Fritz Mike McGarty Dana Reid Irene vanSchyndel Ron Donahue Mr. Campbell Steward Trish & Dave Aldrich Dave Aldrich Joanna Galoski Larry McTiernan Anne Reynolds Dave Williams DownRiver Ice Cream Joe Valenzuela Thomas Clasby Katy Aldrich Erica Giovanniello Ben Mendelson Rick Rogers Lindsey Williams Essex County Greenbelt Assoc Joan Cummiskey Bruce Amazeen Girl Scout Troop 60196 David & Nancy Merrill Ruth Ryan Michael Wolfe Georgia Flood Design Miriam Lasher Katrina Hart Kerry Mackin Farzad Atif Gayle Gleichauf Pike Messenger Lauren Rybiki Nancy Wolfe Franz Ingelfinger Peter & Alicia Moore John Bacon Connie Gourdeau Jack Monaghan Carol Sandberg Cheryl Yemma Inter-Fluve, Inc. Mary Page Donnan Barnes Sharon Grimes Nat Moody Joe Sandulli Pat Zalewski John LeJeune & Mary Donovan Nancy Rulli Jeff Becker William Hansen Caitie Moore Peggy Saquet Ken and Amy MacNulty Mr. & Mrs. Campbell Steward Will Bernard Jon Hart Peter Moore Josh Sazin Natalie Medici Suzanne Sullivan Jim Berry Karen Hartel Steve Morris Judy Schneider Mercury Brewing Company In memory of Richard Hogan Nan Blue Daniel & Sally Heiter Greg Murrer Karl Seibert Meridian Associates Teresa Johnson Matt Bonventre Mary Hill Beth Myers Rue Sherwood Mill River Winery Graphic design volunteer Linda In memory of Shadow Loring Bradlee Kate & Brian Hone Tim Nawrocki Tanya Smith Steve Morris Coe pats Luna at the Canoe Dock Chub & Nicole Whitten Gideon Bresley Kim Honetschlager Deborah Nelson Gina Snyder New England Biolabs Inc. Opening. She is staff pick for the In memory of Steve Landwehr Katharine Brown Art Howe Mike Nelson Walter Soule John Nove 2012 Above and Beyond Award. Kerry Mackin Rowing For All Photo: F. Ingelfinger Elizabeth Cameron Sylvia Howe Nick Nelson Carol Staiti Miranda Russell Wayne Castonguay Alydth Innis Pamela Newport Ava Steenstrup Trout Unlimited, NorEast Chapter Chris Cataldo Richard Ireland Connor O’Brien Jeremy Stelline Zumi’s Cheryl Clapp Norm Isler Beth O’Connor Tom Sternberg Linda Coe Ingrid Johnson Robert O’Donnell Martha Stevenson Shannon Colter Laura Josephson Ryan O’Donnell Janet Stone Volunteers Make a Difference for Water Quality Monitoring Butch Conary Kane Family Sean O’Keefe Lee Story Dylan Corning John Kastrinos Mike O’Neill Aaron Stratton The water monitoring programs at IRWA have enjoyed continued success over the Tina & Chris Cummings Tina Kieran Thomas O’Regan Suzanne Sullivan Interns Katie Achilles, Laura past year. Volunteer participation remains high. The high quality and variety of Amy Curley Denise King Barbara Ostberg Katie Szymaszek Josephson and Jon Hart monitoring programs are only possible with your help. Sharon Cushing Paige Knudsen Sally Pawlowski Brian Tinger head out to measure road Diana Davis Bob Koenig Peter Phippen Joe Tragert crossings to determine which The RiverWatch Program, now in its sixteenth year, involves volunteer monitors Mike & Sue DeAmario John Koza Peter Pinciaro TU NorEast Chapter culverts and bridges block collecting valuable data to help understand trends in water quality. We continue to Katharine Deuel Alex Kraus Annie & Bob Pulver Ugone Family fish and wildlife passage. observe dissolved oxygen levels falling below Mass. water quality standards in the Eric Devlin Mary Landry Bill Reed Maria VanDusen summer months and especially in the upper watershed. We also sample macroinver- Yashika Dewani Ann Larson tebrates (bugs) in the river to measure water and habitat quality. This work shows Dixon Family Miriam Lasher how important it is to maintain adequate flows in the river to protect and sustain a Ron Donahue Ryan Law healthy community of fish and other aquatic organisms. Please see our website for Judy Donovan John LeJeune the 2011 RiverWatch Monitoring Report Zoe Dorau Paul L’Herrou Mike DeAmario tests for dissolved Renee Dunn Hannah Lopez oxygen, Peabody St, Middleton. The herring count just finished its fourteenth year. In 2012, 49 volunteers completed Jack Elsey Mark Lovejoy a total of 328 ten-minute counts from April 1 to June 2. Collectively, counters Sissy ffolliott Wayne Mackey observed 55 herring using the fish ladder to spawn. Lindsey Williams performed the most counts at 142. Ben Flemer was second William Finch Kerry Mackin with 76 counts, followed by Bruce Amazeen with 56. Kerry Mackin observed the most fish at one time with 7. The total run Ben Flemer Renee Malionek size was calculated to be 756 herring. The Mass. Division of Marine Fisheries provided the analysis software and staff at Georgia Clark Flood Judy Mansfield NOAA helped to analyze past data. We greatly appreciate the efforts of Kate Banks Hone to manage the annual count and Joan Flynn Roger Martell encourage people to get involved in 2013. Susan Foster Fran Masse Kai Freyleve Bill McDavitt The work of the volunteers shows how many people working together can make a difference for the river. Your presence on M. Frieberger Margaret McDermott River Clean Up volunteers Melissa and Bill make a difference at the 22nd the river is an example of how each of us can do our part by monitoring, saving water, talking to our friends and neighbors or annual Ipswich River Clean Up in North Reading. Photo: G. Snyder enjoying this resource we all share.

8 143 County Rd., PO Box 576, Ipswich, MA 01938 Ipswich River Watershed Association 2012 Annual Report 978.412.8200 • ipswichriver.org 9 Financial Report Summary for year ending December 31, 2011 Your Local Heroes Make a Difference

Mass River Aliance Summer Interns Under Julia Blatt’s leadership, the Mass Rivers Alliance has We had four outstanding summer interns this REVENUE TOTAL become an effective voice for river protection in Massachusetts. year. Jon Hart, Laura Josephson and Katie Achilles Membership ...... 30,198 She is instrumental in keeping the environmental community are Environmental Engineering undergraduates. Other Contributions...... 89,462 focused on protecting natural flows, reducing polluted runoff They worked on surveying road stream crossings Grants...... 143,897 and conserving fish and wildlife. as part of a regional project to score such structures for their degree of impairment to wildlife passage and Non-cash Contributions...... 39,777 Pike Messenger and Fran Masse Programs, Rent, Sales, Investments...... 22,121 habitat connectivity. They also produced an excellent Pike and Fran have worked together for many years, protecting TOTAL REVENUE...... 325,455 video demonstrating our water monitoring procedure. the river and bringing many others along to enjoy it with them. Yashika Dewani is an Environmental Science graduate EXPENSES TOTAL They are regular RiverWatch monitors and active members of student. She worked on analysis for dissolved oxygen Program Services...... 250,673 the Middleton Stream Team, lead many hikes and canoe data and helped to develop an interactive map for Support Services...... 17,185 trips, and have made many friends for the river along the our website. All four interns helped sort macroin- Fundraising...... 64,617 way. In addition, Pike served on IRWA Board of Directors, vertebrate specimens, did gardening work and other TOTAL EXPENSES...... 332,475 writes the weekly Water Closet that appears on IRWA’s blog tasks around the office. We greatly appreciate all and in area newspapers, and just published a book, The Water they did. INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS (7,020) Closet: Ipswich River Watershed and Beyond. Includes $33,176 depreciation expense Mary Landry BALANCE SHEET Many thanks to Mary for her unwavering good cheer and help with the River Concert. Mary did whatever needed doing ASSETS TOTAL including securing donations, recruiting great volunteer help, Current Assets...... 414,262 securing corporate donations, picking up beer and soda, and Net Property and Equipment...... 1,357,115 putting the FUN into fundraising. TOTAL ASSETS...... 1,771,377 Linda Coe: Above and Beyond Award LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS TOTAL For not only designing our annual report and quarterly Liabilities...... 21,502 newsletters (as she has for many years), but also stepping up Net Assets or Fund Blances...... 1,749,875 this year to design the water bottles, invitations, posters and TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS . . . . . 1,771,377 programs for the River Concert and being a complete IRWA’s complete financial report is available upon request. pleasure throughout, Linda is staff pick for the 2012 Above Fran Masse (left) and Pike and Beyond Award. Messenger have worked together for many years, protecting the river and bringing many others along to enjoy it with them. Photo: J. Schneider

Ipswich River Watershed

The Ipswich River Watershed Association is the Board of Directors IRWA staff gather at the river. Ryan, voice of the Ipswich River. It restores the river to Peter Phippen, President Trish, Jim, Cynthia, Kerry and Brian. health and ensures enough clean water for all. Beth Lambert, Vice President Christine Sandulli, Vice President Staff Campbell Steward, Treasurer Kerry Mackin Dave Williams, Secretary Executive Director Hunt Durey Wayne Castonguay Arthur Howe III Executive Director (Incoming) Miriam Lasher Trish Aldrich, Development R . T . Paine Metcalf Carolyn Favazza, Bookkeeper Bob Pulver On a guided trip, IRWA members explore the river near Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary in Topsfield. Join us Cynthia Ingelfinger, Outreach Suzanne Sullivan on the river. Photo: J. Schneider Brian Kelder, Restoration Maria Van Dusen Jim MacDougall, Naturalist Mary Whitney Ryan O’Donnell, Programs

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The Ipswich River is a big part of what makes this a great place to live, work and visit . Together, we’ll keep it that way .