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Massachusetts
Rivers that American Rivers is currently working on:
Our Projects
About American Rivers Blue Trails
America's Most Endangered Rivers: Progress and Success: 2005 - 2009
Floodplain and Wetlands Restoration Projects
North Branch, Hoosic River, Clarksburg, MA
Publications and Reports
Unnatural Disasters, Natural Solutions: Lessons from the Flooding of New Orleans (08/01/2006)
Natural Security: How Sustainable Water Strategies are Preparing Communities for a Changing Climate (09/17/2009)
Ecological Riverfront Design: Restoring Rivers, Connecting Communities (05/01/2004)
Beyond Dams: Options and Alternatives (05/01/2004)
Video: Natural Security Report (09/17/2009)
Press Releases About Massachusetts
American Rivers Releases List of 2010 Dam Removals (01/04/11)
Briggsville Dam Breached, Removal Underway (11/04/10)
Dam Removal Saves Jobs in Rural Community (10/07/10)
American Rivers and NOAA Award $300,000 to Restore Rivers and Fisheries in the Northeast (05/19/10)
America’s Most Endangered Rivers to be Announced June 2 (05/17/10)
Long Term Solution Needed for Hathaway Pond Dam (03/19/10)
Public Information Meeting to be Held on January 26 Concerning Green River Restoration Project (01/21/10)
American Rivers names Boston one of nation’s top “water wise” communities (09/17/09)
Bronson Brook Stream Restoration Press Event This Friday (07/15/09)
Salmon restoration event to take place on the Green River on Tuesday, April 28 (04/23/09)
President Obama Signs Historic Wild and Scenic River Bill into Law (03/30/09)
American Rivers and NOAA Award $290,000 to Restore Rivers and Improve Fish Passage in Six States (03/26/09)
State and Non-Profit Partners Complete Restoration of Bronson Brook in Worthington, MA (12/29/08)
Taunton River Wild and Scenic Bill Passes House (07/17/08)
Massachusetts in the News
Lobbying for Waterways Boston Globe (03/28/11)
Mass. urged to remove dangerous dams Boston Globe (03/14/11)
Dangerous dams; State’s removal work lauded News-Telegram (Worcester, MA) (03/14/11)
Mass. leads region in removing obsolete dams Wall Street Journal (03/02/11)
Restoration of Plymouth's Eel River receives national honor The Enterprise (02/20/11)
Dam Removal Enhances Massachusetts Wildlife Habitat NRCS Massachusetts (12/01/10)
The Waterway That Brought the Pilgrims to Plymouth Smithsonian Magazine (11/22/10)
Removing dams could cost $1.5M The Greenfield Recorder (02/03/10)
Dam Removal on Schedule Berkshire Eagle (02/02/10)
Plan would restore Green River The Recorder (01/25/10)
Giving nature a little push County's first dam demolition restores free-flowing brook Newbury Post News (12/21/09)
Brace yourself, Boston Boston Globe (11/30/09)
Mass., N.H. dams slated for removal Boston Globe Green Blog (11/27/09)
All ducky between DEP and watershed association Ipswich Chronicle (11/13/09)
Water watchdogs wooed back to advisory council The Salem News (11/04/09)
Watchdogs, state spar over river regulations Salem News (10/14/09)
Boston among top ‘water wise’ communities Boston Business Journal (09/17/09)
Boston is one of the greenest, water protecting cities Blast Magazine (09/17/09)
Red Brook Flows Free Wicked Local (09/03/09)
Northampton's Hidden Reservoir Valley Advocate (09/03/09)
Stream Restoration Project Promoted As Model Northeast Public Broadcasting (07/20/09)
Optimism flowing for the Ipswich The Boston Globe (07/02/09)
Thirst for water may suck river dry Wicked Local (06/02/09)
HooRWA Volunteers Clean Up Adams iBerkshires (06/02/09)
TROUT UNLIMITED CHAPTERS WIN $18,000 FOR STREAM RESTORATION PROJECTS The Fishing Wire (05/29/09)
Restoring the Brook, and the herring Wicked Local Plymouth (05/21/09)
Dam work to start in fall The North Adams Transcript (05/12/09)
Hathaway, Leonard ponds fish ladder, dams eyed Wicked Local Wareham (04/10/09)
Taunton River receives national designation Taunton Daily Gazzett (03/31/09)
House Rejects Massive Public Lands Protection Package Environment News Service (03/11/09)
Blog Posts About the Massachusetts
Preparing for Climate Change: Massachusetts (12/15/11)
Better stream crossings make for safer roads during storms (12/12/11)
The Anatomy of a Dam Failure (10/31/11)
Northeast dam removals bringing river back to life this summer (08/18/11)
Small grant programs mean a lot to local communities (08/16/11)
Removing the Briggsville Dam: A win-win-win for dam owner, community, and the river. (06/03/11)
Show Your Love For Water Trails: Join Trails Advocacy Week (02/01/11)
Big Wins for Rivers: A Summary of 2010 Successes (12/09/10)
Restoring a brook that sustained the Pilgrims (11/08/10)
Lessons Learned from Contentious Dam Removals (07/14/10)
Boston Globe Agrees that the Solution to Hazardous Dams is Removal (03/31/10)
Unsafe Dams Threaten Communities Nationwide (03/08/10)
Dam removal to be a hot topic at Boston river restoration conference (02/04/10)
Today is a Day to Celebrate (03/25/09)
How Long Will Mt. Hood's Rivers Have to Wait? (03/13/09)
Fall for Restoration (09/30/08)
Flying Fish (05/20/08)
Shell Shocked (05/12/08)
Have you ever heard of a herring warden? (05/01/08)
