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PHOSPHORUS EDUCATION WEB PAGE LAUNCHED!

phosphorus monsterWe have created an informative new web page about the impacts of excessive phosphorus on the Charles River, from health risks due to blue-green algae blooms to environmental problems. We've included questions and answers, definitions, and links to many other resources.

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CRWA DATA ON GOOGLE EARTH

CRWA has integrated information from our monthly water sampling and our shoreline surveys into Google map imageEarth maps, so you can easily view water quality at a particular site or problems along the river in a particular area, as well as add other information to your personal map. (You must to have Google Earth, a free mapping program, installed to see the maps.)

 


SAVE THE DATE - NOVEMBER 19 IS CRWA'S ANNUAL MEETING

Mark Garfinkel © Boston Herald

Join CRWA members, guests and local environmentalists to celebrate our 43rd year of work to protect the Charles River on Wednesday, November 19 at 5:30pm, at the Newton Marriott Hotel.

Dr. Sarah Slaughter of MIT will present on Designing Sustainable and Resilient Communities.

Click here for more information and to purchase tickets

IN THE NEWS

11/01/08 Going out of style? Salons feel the pinch of environmental law
10/30/08 Girl Scouts honored with Gold and Silver awards
08/31/08 Wary approval for BU bridge plan
08/18/08 Prescription for a cleaner Dhaka
07/25/08 Potentially toxic bacteria discovered in Muddy
07/19/08 Take'em to the river: Shad reintroduced to Charles in Waltham
07/18/08 Tests: river may have bad algae
07/11/08 Hazardous bacteria found in Muddy River