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⇒ Projects looking for partners (p. 2)

N e w s o f t h e M a s s a c h u s e t t s C o r p o r a t e W e t l a n d s R e s t o r a t i o n P a r t n e r s h i p

Summer 2008

MAMA--CWRP CWRP Partners Partners Batte l le Capacc io Env.Engineering Charter Environmental Clean Harbors Dominion ENSR Internat ional ERM New England Foley Hoag LLP General Electr ic Company Goodwin Procter LLP Goulston & Storrs Hors ley Witten Group Invensys/Foxboro Jay Cashman, Inc . Moran Environmental Nat ional Gr id New England Deve lopment Normandeau Assoc iates NSTAR Polaroid Corporat ion Procter&Gamble/Gi l le tte Raytheon Spectra Energy The Louis Berger Group Vanasse Hangen Brust l in

The Town of Yarmouth recently completed the Bass Creek salt marsh restoration project which will reju-venate 35 acres of wetlands in the Callery-Darling Conservation Area . The Gulf of Maine Council grant was matched by aerial survey services from Eastern Topographic, and cash donations to CWRP from Spectra Energy, and Procter & Gamble/Gillette. Walkers can access the trail map at: www.yarmouth.ma.us (follow link to Conservation).

At right: Neponset River Water-shed Association intern and DCR forester release two species of Galerucella beetles used as a bio-logical control mechanism to re-duce invasive purple loosestrife populations on state land. CWRP contributions from ERM New England, Procter & Gamble, and Normandeau Associates, were doubled by the Partnerships Matching Funds program of the Department of Conservation and Recreation. (More photos by Carly R o c k l e n c a n b e s e e n a t http://www.neponset.org/WetlandRestor-PLBiocontrol-pics.htm)

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Support from CWRP will provide materials for volunteers to propagate beetles on potted loosestrife plants, and supplies for monitoring vegeta-tive changes in sample plots.

FYI-The CWRP has participated on restoration projects which have restored 278 acres of wetlands, and 30.5 miles of river habitat.

Contributors to CWRP ProjectsContributors to CWRP Projects Companies choose the level of services donated and the project location.

Alpha Analytical, Beals and Thomas, BSC Group, Cape Cod Coop Bank, CH2M Hill, CLE Engineering, Col-East,

Covino Associates, Daylor Consulting Group, DGT Survey Engineering, Earth Tech, Eastern Topographics, Epsilon

Associates, ERM Foundation, Felco Engineering, GE Foundation, Genzyme, Great Meadows Farm, Groundwater

Analytical, ICF Consulting, Nitsch Engineering, Nover-Armstrong Associates, Metcalf & Eddy, Northeast Utilities,

Nover-Armstrong Associates, Oak Engineers, Raytheon Corporation, Sumco Eco-Contracting, Symmes Maini

McKee, The Louis Berger Group, Vine Associates, Waste Management, Warwick & Associates, Weston and

Sampson Engineers, and Woods Hole Group. CWRP Partner firms on p. 1 also contributed to projects. Page 2

Above: Thousands of shad fry were released into the Charles River by biologists from the MA-Division of Marine Fisheries and U.S.Fish & Wildlife Service. A donation to the CWRP from Polaroid and Battelle helped purchase field supplies. The Charles River is the primary target for restoration of shad in Massachusetts due to the availability of spawning and rearing habitat, functioning fishways suitable for shad, and the historical significance of shad in the system. Partners aim to restore a population of 30,000 shad over five years.

Right: The ERM Foundation awarded funds to CWRP for remote sensing equip-ment to monitor tides in the Green Har-bor River salt marsh. The data will assist the Town of Marshfield in managing a tide-gate to achieve wetland restoration. The UMASS-Boston Center for Environ-mental Sensing Networks provided technical assistance to CZM for the instal-lation of the telemetry device that posts data by wireless technology to a web site.

Environmental Stewards in Action

Restoration Tasks Where Your Firm Can Make a Difference

Field Survey: Boundary, Topographic, Construction

Habitat Studies and Monitoring

Deed Research

Hydrologic/Hydraulic Studies

Construction Oversight

Soil/Sediment Investigations and Management

Permitting Services

For further Information, call the CWRP office at 617-287-5568,or write Susan.Redlich@umb.edu.