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JANUARY 2008
January 15,
Tuesday
Rain
Garden Presentation
7:00 - 8:15 PM
West Peabody Library, Peabody MA
Curt Dragon of Earth Landscapes and Barbara Warren of SSCW will give a brief talk on rain gardens to a community group interested in understanding how rain gardens work, how they are built and how to maintain them.
If you are interested in similar presentations in your community, contact info@salemsound.org or call 978-741-7900.
January 17,
Thursday evening
SSCW
Events Committee meeting
6:15 to 7:30 PM at the SSCW Office - 201 Washington St. #9, Salem
The committee is planning the 2008 events for SSCW including
the third annual Swim & Fin OceanFest at Forest River Park, Salem.
If you want to volunteer to help us on events, please call Susan Yochelson,
SSCW Outreach Coordinator, at 978-741-7900 or email her at susany@salemsound.org.
FEBRUARY 2008
February
11 - 15, Monday through Friday
Darwin
Festival 2008
Salem State College Department of Biology
The festival is open to the public. All events are free. There are four lectures on marine topics. The Schedule is online at Salem State College website.
The location for all events is Salem State College's North Campus,
352 Lafayette St., Salem, Massachusetts, 01970.
Directions to the campus and other information can be found at http://www.salemstate.edu/,
or you can contact
the Department of Biology (978-542-6236).
February
28, Thursday evening
SSCW
Swim & Fin OceanFest Pizza Party
6:00 to 7:30 PM at the SSCW Office - 201 Washington St. #9, Salem
We will start off the 2008 Swim & Fin OceanFest planning with a Pizza Party. Volunteers are needed to help on every aspect of this event.
If you're willing to help, we promise there won't be a lot
of meetings, come to the kick-off pizza party at the SSCW office.
The Swim & Fin OceanFest will be held Saturday, July 19 at Forest River
Park, Salem. It will include swimming and kayak races (new this year!), music,
food, games and family fun.
Please R.S.V.P. so we can have enough food by calling Susan Yochelson, SSCW Outreach Coordinator, at 978-741-7900 or email her at susany@salemsound.org.
MARCH 2008
March 4,
Tuesday evening
Buy
a Fish, Save a Tree - Scott Dowd
Preserving Amazon rainforest through sustainable aquarium fisheries.
6:30 PM - Light refreshments
7:00 PM - Lecture begins
Evening Lecture Series
Northeastern University Marine Science Center
430 Nahant Road, Nahant, MA
Call Tracy Hajduk for more information or email t.hajduk@neu.edu
www.marinescience.neu.edu/outreach
Phone: 781-581-7370 ext 321
Since the 1950’s, every year large quantities of live fish are captured in the Amazon rainforest and exported for the aquarium fish trade. Tens of millions of individuals of a single species can enter the international trade from Brazil. Over the past decade, these fisheries have become the focus of the scientific community. When the scope of the industry was first observed, the usual red flags were raised with fisheries concerns; over harvesting, habitat damage and socioeconomic inequity. However, after taking a closer look at the regional trade in aquarium fish, quite a different picture has emerged. Come hear about the surprising role that these tiny beautiful fish play in not only the safeguarding of Amazon rainforest but the role they play in the growing climate change crisis.
Scott Dowd is an Amazon biologist working at the New England
Aquarium.
APRIL 2008
April 15,
Tuesday evening
Tell
It Good Bye Kiddo
A History of the North Atlantic Fishery.
6:30 PM - Light refreshments
7:00 PM - Lecture begins
Dr. William M. Fowler Jr.
Northeastern University, Distinguished Professor
Evening Lecture Series
Northeastern University Marine Science Center
430 Nahant Road, Nahant, MA
Fre to the Public and wheelchair accessible.
Call Tracy Hajduk for more information or email t.hajduk@neu.edu
www.marinescience.neu.edu/outreach
Phone: 781-581-7370 ext 321
April 17,
Thursday evening
How
to “Greenscape”
City of Salem Earth Day Celebration, 6 - 8:30 pm.
7 pm at the Carlton School, 10 Skerry St., (off
Bridge St.)
Learn how to
have environmentally-friendly lawns and yards which are safe, attractive,
and save money on water bills.
Free presentation at Salem’s Earth Day Celebration, by Barbara Warren
of Salem Sound Coastwatch.
For information call SSCW at 978-741-7900
April 22,
Tuesday morning
Salem
Harbor Station Cleans the South River
Salem
We welcome the employees of the Salem Harbor Station in this yearly Earth Day clean up of one of Salem's rivers. This year we will be removing shopping carts, bikes, a washing machine and other discards from the South River.
April 24, Thursday
Earth
Day Volunteer Service Day
9am - 3pm starting at Forest River Park, Salem
Timberland employees
and others from the North Shore Mall will be volunteering for the day to clean
up the shoreline. We will be starting at Forest River Park removing a discarded
pipe from the beach and then move to Winter Island to help plant shrubs and
flowers. We will be picking up trash in both locations. Lunch will be provided.
Please call us if you would like to join us in this Earth Day Spruce-Up.
For information call SSCW at 978-741-7900
April 29, Tuesday
Marine
Invader Monitoring and Information Collaborative Workshop:
Building a Volunteer Monitoring Network for the Gulf of Maine
10:00am
- 4:00pm at the New England Aquarium,
Harborside Learning
Lab, Cental Wharf, Boston
The workshop
will focus on the importance of volunteers in early detection of marine invasive
species and kick off the 2008 monitoring season for the Marine Invader Monitoring
and Information Collaborative (MIMIC) volunteer program.
Workshop Highlights:
· Dr. Robert Buchsbaum - Massachusetts Audubon Society, a marine ecologist
with over 20 years of coastal monitoring experience will give a plenary presentation
on the importance of volunteers to invasive species monitoring.
· Dr. Judy Pederson - MIT Sea Grant, will present results of the 2007
Northeast Rapid Assessment Survey of Marine Invasive Species.
· MIMIC coordinators will give an overview of program goals and methods.
· Participants will learn identification tips and tricks and have the
opportunity to view marine invasive species during a field visit to the wharves
along Boston Harbor.
RSVP by April 1, 2008 to Adrienne Pappal, Massachusetts Office of Coastal
Zone Management
Email: adrienne.pappal@state.ma.us or Phone: (617) 626-1218
MAY 2008
May 3, Saturday
morning -
GREENSCAPES FREE workshop
How
and Why to Use Native Plants in Your Garden
9:30 am – 11:30 am
Brooksby Farm, 38 Felton Rd, Peabody, MA 01960
Join landscape architect Peter Phippen, and designer Mary Ann Malarkey, for a presentation on the “who, what, where and why” of gardening with native plants. Native plants provide beauty, enhance wildlife habitat and are drought tolerant. Mary Ann will discuss native plants in her designs and show how they can be incorporated. There will be plenty of time for questions and answers.
Directions are posted on www.greenscapes.org
For more information, contact info@salemsound.org or call 978-741-7900
Special thanks to Brooksby Farm for donating the use of their
facilities.
6th
Annual SSCW North River Awareness Week
May 4 - 10
Salem Sound Coastwatch is sponsoring this week-long series of community events
and presentations in celebration of the North River -- a river in recovery!
For more information about these events, please call 978-741-7900.
May 4, Sunday
morning -
Spring
Pond Clean up
10:00 am – noon
Meet at the bridge at the
Coolidge Ave. Pumping Station.
Spring Pond, Peabody is in the headwaters of the North River.
Sponsored by Friends of Peabody Lakes and Ponds and SSCW.
Call 978-741-7900 for directions.
May 5, Monday evening
-
What
Does Furlong Park NEED?
7:00 – 8:00pm
Meeting
in SSCW office, 201 Washington St. #9, Salem
We will discuss improvements for Furlong Park, Franklin St. Salem. All ideas are welcome for improving this waterfront park on the North River.
May 8, Thursday lunchtime
-
Annual
fish sampling demonstration and
Smelt count update for the North River
12:30 - 1:00 pm
Meet on the river at Howley
Street. Park in Stop & Shop parking lot.
The Division of Marine Fisheries will display the catch from the morning's
sampling and provide an update on the status of spawning smelt in the North
River.
May 8, Thursday evening
-
"The
Great Rivers of Salem: Past and Present"
7:00-8:00 pm
Co-sponsor
Peabody Essex Museum
Phillips Library,
Peabody Essex Museum, 134 Essex St, Salem, next to Armory Park and the National
Visitors Center.
Barbara Warren, Executive Director of SSCW, will give an historical overview of the Forest, South and North Rivers, describing how they have changed over the last 350 years and their current conditions.
May 9, Friday
North
River Awareness WALK and TALK
Noon
- 1:00 pm
Meet
at the North River Park (aka Leslie's Retreat Park) parking lot beside O'Rourke
Bros Memorials (73 North St) between Route 114, Commercial St, and Bridge
St.
Join
Barbara Warren, Salem Sound Coastwatch Director, for a lunchtime
'walk and talk' along the banks of the North River Canal. Key environmental
issues facing the river will be discussed. Participants will be given an opportunity
to share their own concerns and wishes for the river and its drainage basin,
as we discuss a vision for the future of this natural resource.
No registration required.
May 10, Saturday morning
- GREENSCAPES FREE workshop
Soaking
Up the Rain
9:30 am – 11:30 am
In
the store at Brooksby Farm, 38 Felton Rd, Peabody, MA 01960
When it rains, pavements and rooftops shed water containing sediments and chemicals that eventually pollute our rivers, streams, ponds and coastal waters. These impervious surfaces also increase the likelihood of flooding.
This workshop will present different strategies for homeowners to put rainwater to good use. Curtis Dragon, certified organic landscaper, will discuss how to create a rain garden; Karen Weber of Earth Our Only Home will talk about green roofs (planted roofs) that soak up the rain, and Lou Iuliano of Ideal Pavers will talk about permeable pavers that allow infiltration of rainwater and recharge of groundwater.
Directions are
posted on www.greenscapes.org
For more information, contact info@salemsound.org
or call 978-741-7900
Special thanks to Brooksby Farm for donating the use of their
facilities.
May 13, Tuesday evening
- GREENSCAPES FREE workshop
Lawn
Care Basics and How to Phase Out Chemicals
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Topsfield
Fairgrounds, Bee Building
Rte 1 (207 Boston St.), Topsfield, MA 01983
Did you know you can have a healthy lawn without using potentially toxic chemicals? In this workshop, Curtis Dragon, certified organic landscaper with over 30 years experience, will teach proper mowing techniques, how to select proper seed, how to control pests, when to water, and the basic steps to achieving a beautiful chemical free lawn that also conserves water and saves you money.
Directions are posted
on www.greenscapes.org
For more information, contact info@salemsound.org
or call 978-741-7900
Special thanks to Topsfield Fair for donating the use of their
facilities.
May 16, Friday evening
Benefit
Party - Keeping the Earth SAFE and SOUND
7:30
pm –
Hawthorne Hotel Ballroom, Salem MA
Celebrate Earth Day with Salem Sound Coastwatch and Salem
Alliance for the Environment (SAFE) at our annual benefit gathering. Come
- bring your friends. The fantastic band "A Patch of Blue" will enliven the
evening once again. There will be a cash bar and refreshments.
May 20, Tuesday
evening -
GREENSCAPES FREE workshop
Easy
Composting for Healthy Landscapes
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Topsfield Fairgrounds,
Bee Building
Rte 1 (207 Boston St.), Topsfield, MA 01983
Home composting with yard waste and kitchen scraps is the least expensive and most environmentally sound method of managing organic waste and fertilizing your yard. Ann McGovern from the MA Department of Environmental Protection will give a lively presentation on the ins and outs of composting, including composting with worms. Curt Dragon, certified organic landscaper will talk about how to make compost tea for an inexpensive fertilizer that is “nature’s perfect food.” Both novice and experienced composters are encouraged to attend.
Directions are posted on www.greenscapes.org
For more information, contact info@salemsound.org
or call 978-741-7900
Special thanks to Topsfield Fair for donating the use of their
facilities.
May 21, Wednesday
evening
Changes
to Our Region's Natural History from Bioinvaders
7:30
pm – 8:30 pm
Ipswich Historical
Society, Ipswich
Barbara Warren will be the guest speaker discussing how non-native invasive
species have and will continue to change the natural environment of Cape Ann
and the North Shore. She will discuss the changes and impacts to salt marshes,
estuaries, intertidal and subtidal regions.
May 22, Thursday
evening
The
Art of Photographing Nature with Gary Stanley
Co-sponsor Peabody Essex Museum
7:00
pm – 8:30 pm
An
evening with Gary Stanley of Light-Chasers
Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum
For years, Light-Chasers has been about the joy and excitement of photography,
about the thrill of chasing the light in an effort to capture an image that
moves ones soul and captures ones heart. Gary Stanley will share his excitement
for nature and the outdoors this evening. Everyone has his or her own idea
as to what makes photography so special in there lives. Gary will share his
knowledge and experience that he have gained over the past twenty-five years
of photography.
To
learn more about Light-Chasers, see his website: light-chasers.com
JUNE 2008
JULY 2008
July 19,
Saturday
Swim
& Fin OceanFest
10:00
am – 3:00 pm
Forest River Park, 98 West Ave. Salem Harbor, Salem, MA
Rain date: Sunday July 20
Check out swinandfin.org to find out all the details of this great festival celebrating Salem Sound, which includes Harbor Swim Races, Kayak races, Yoga in the Park, Tide Pool Touch Tank, Children Games and more.
Registration
form for Swimmers
Flyer for the Festival
SEPTEMBER 2008
COASTSWEEP - Help us CLEAN our shoreline
Call or email us and we will plan a cleanup event for your group.
Salem Sound Coastwatch (SSCW) invites you to join us and other community volunteers in the international COASTSWEEP.
We will decide in September where we are picking up trash this
year. If you have a special place that you believe has been overlooked or
continues to have a trash problem, call and let us know. We are looking for
a beach cleanup team leaders. SSCW will supply trash bags and gloves.
COASTSWEEP is part of an international campaign organized by The Ocean Conservancy
in Washington, DC. Participants all over the world collect marine debris and
record the types of trash they collect. This information is then used to help
reduce future marine debris problems. The Massachusetts Office of Coastal
Zone Management with the Urban Harbors Institute and the University of Massachusetts,
Boston promote Massachusetts’ statewide effort to clean up our shoreline.
In 2003, over 3,000 Massachusetts COASTSWEEP volunteers collected 35,000 pounds
of trash and marine debris.
OCTOBER 2008
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