2013 Community Calendar
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JANUARY 2013
Wednesday, January 30, 7:00 - 8:30pm
Underwater in Salem Sound Lecture Series:
Geologic History and Evolution of Salem Sound
Presented by Dr. Lindley Hanson
Professor of Geology, Salem State University
Abbot Public Library
235 Pleasant Street, Marblehead, MA 01915
Free and Open to the Public.
Salem and Marblehead are built on a foundation of bedrock revealing a history of protracted volcanic activity and faulting, and affinities with western North Africa. When did all this activity occur, how did the rocks travel here, and what geologic processes are responsible for shaping the present harbors and coasts? This is the subject of Dr. Hanson's January lecture. You'll view our landscape and rocky shore from an entirely new perspective.
Dr. Hanson is a geomorphologist with a thorough understanding of New England geology and recently gave a lecture at the Northeast Marine Science Center on Barrier Beaches. She is also investigating the role of climate change and urbanization on increased flooding in New England. In her spare time, she explores different ways of presenting content for all age groups and has completed some intriguing online glogs. She has a Ph.D. in Geology from Boston University with the fields of study in Regional Geology and Sedimentation and Stratigraphy. Her M.A. in Geology is also from Boston University with concentrations in Hydrology, Geomorphology and Coastal Geology.
FEBRUARY 2013
Wednesday, February 20, 7:00 - 8:30pm
Underwater in Salem Sound Lecture Series:
BACK by Popular Demand:
Geologic History and Evolution of Salem Sound
Presented by Dr. Lindley Hanson
Professor of Geology, Salem State University
Abbot Public Library
235 Pleasant Street, Marblehead, MA 01915
Free and Open to the Public.
We had to turn people away so many people came to hear the lecture so we have scheduled Dr. Hanson's talk again. Please join us if you missed the first time.
Salem and Marblehead are built on a foundation of bedrock revealing a history of protracted volcanic activity and faulting, and affinities with western North Africa. When did all this activity occur, how did the rocks travel here, and what geologic processes are responsible for shaping the present harbors and coasts? This is the subject of Dr. Hanson's January lecture. You'll view our landscape and rocky shore from an entirely new perspective.
Dr. Hanson is a geomorphologist with a thorough understanding of New England geology and recently gave a lecture at the Northeast Marine Science Center on Barrier Beaches. She is also investigating the role of climate change and urbanization on increased flooding in New England. In her spare time, she explores different ways of presenting content for all age groups and has completed some intriguing online glogs. She has a Ph.D. in Geology from Boston University with the fields of study in Regional Geology and Sedimentation and Stratigraphy. Her M.A. in Geology is also from Boston University with concentrations in Hydrology, Geomorphology and Coastal Geology.
Thursday, February 21, 6:30 - 8:30pm
Adopt a Beach Training
Beverly Farms Public Library - Conrad Room downstair
24 Vine Street, Beverly Farms, MA 01915
Become a beachkeeper at your favorite beach with our Adopt a Beach program. This training session will give you everything you need to get started. Please let us know what beach you would like to adopt by emailing info@salemsound.org or calling 978-741-7900. Don't know which beach, come and learn about the existing beach teams.
Program Description (62 KB PDF)
Wednesday, February 27, 7:00 - 8:30pm
Underwater in Salem Sound Lecture Series:
Eelgrass in Salem Sound
Presented by Tay Evans
Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries Biologist
Marine Fisheries Environmental Analyst
Massachusetts Eelgrass Research, Restoration and Monitoring Project Leader
Abbot Public Library
235 Pleasant Street, Marblehead, MA 01915
Free and Open to the Public.
What are those dark, mysterious patches of water that we swim and sail over? Tay will take us underwater for a glimpse of the seagrass meadows of Salem Sound and talk with us about why this habitat is so important for fisheries, water quality and protecting our coastlines from storms. At this session, you will also learn about what you can do to help protect eelgrass and hear about the ongoing restoration and monitoring projects, including her work on conservation moorings, designed to minimize boating impacts to the seafloor.
To learn more about eelgrass, visit our eelgrass webpages.
For the past 7 years, Tay has been studying the ecology of eelgrass in Salem Sound and has been working to map, monitor and restore this valuable habitat. Tay is chair of the MA Interagency Seagrass Group, which brings together researchers and scientists working on seagrass projects in Massachusetts, and serves on the Salem Sound Coastwatch Board of Directors. She received her M.S. in Natural Resources: Water Resources, from the University of New Hampshire, where she worked with the international seagrass expert, Dr. Fred Short, and the SeagrassNet Global Monitoring program.
MARCH 2013
Saturday, March 16, 9:30 - 11:30am
"Soak up and Capture the Rain"
a Special Greenscaping Workshop
Peabody Institute Library of Danvers
15 Sylvan Street Danvers, MA 01923
Presented by Barbara Warren and Curtis Dragon
Barbara Warren will show how low impact development techniques can help you control yard flooding and poor drainage. Curtis Dragon of Earth Landscapes will talk about local projects he has installed that resolved homeowners water problems. We will discuss rain gardens, bioswales, vegetative buffers and capturing rainwater.
Free and open to the public.
Monday, March 18
Photo Contest - "Salem Sound-- A Sense of Place"
LAST day for final photo submissions
Help us capture the beauty, essence, nature and uses--in each of the four seasons, of Salem Sound and its watershed communities of Beverly, Danvers, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Marblehead, Peabody and Salem by participating in our first digital photo contest. For more information, go to Photo Contest.
Wednesday, March 27, 7:00 - 8:30pm
Underwater in Salem Sound Lecture Series:
Salt Marshes Under Siege
Presented by Dr. Robert Buchsbaum
Massachusetts Audubon Society - Conservation Scientist Co Principal Investigator, Plum Island Ecosystems LTER
Abbot Public Library
235 Pleasant Street, Marblehead, MA 01915
Free and Open to the Public
Salt marshes are a vital part of estuarine ecosystem of Salem Sound. They provide essential food and habitat for many species while protecting our shorelines from erosion and reducing flooding. Salt marshes also help improve water quality. But salt marshes are also under threat from climate change, invasive species, and water pollution. In this session, we'll look at our salt marshes with an eye towards what is in store for the future – including how will they be affected by sea level rise and what we can do, as individuals, to protect them?
Robert has been a Salem Sound Coastwatch Board member since 1997 and is currently a member of the Beverly Conservation Commission after serving as a charter member and chair of the City's Open Space Committee. He is also President of the Board of Directors of the Essex County Ecology Center. Robert received his Ph.D. in Marine Ecology from Boston University Marine Program. He has published numerous technical and non-technical articles on the ecology and management of the salt marshes of Massachusetts over the past 30 years.
APRIL 2013
April 8, Monday, 7:00 - 8:00PM
Organic Lawn Care - a Special Greenscapes Workshop
Topsfield Library, 1 S. Common Street, Topsfield
Free and Open to the Public
Presented by Organic Landscaper Javier Gil
Learn how to maintain a healthy, natural lawn without the use of toxic pesticides or synthetic fertilizers. Javier will go over simple steps to an organic lawn. Learn about soil conditions, grass seed selection, fertilization, compost tea, and insect/disease control. Come and bring your questions! RSVP to Cynthia at cingelfinger@ipswichriver.org
April 14, Sunday 1:00 - 3:00PM
“Greenscapes 101” and How to Make Compost Tea
Essex County Greenbelt, Cox Reserve - 82 Eastern Ave, Essex, MA
Free and
Open to the public.
Put Nature to Work in Your Yard! Barbara Warren for the North Shore Greenscapes Coalition will share environmentally-friendly gardening techniques to create a beautiful healthy yard the natural way. Curt Dragon of Earth Landscape will demonstrate tips on composting and how to make compost tea—"nature's perfect plant food." Bring your garden soil to have it tested for pH and after the talk, help plant a butterfly garden on the property.
RSVP to ecga@ecga.org
April 22, Monday
Earth Day
More events will be scheduled for April.
Wednesday, April 24, 7:00 - 8:30pm
Underwater in Salem Sound Lecture Series:
The Sound of Nickels and Dimes — Earning a Living from the Waters of Salem Sound
Presented by Captains Jay Michaud and Ray Bates
Both men are from Marblehead and will share tales of lobstering and diving in Salem Sound.
Abbot Public Library
235 Pleasant Street, Marblehead, MA 01915
Free and Open to the Public
Captain Jay Michaud has fished commercially on Salem Sound for many years. Today, he and his wife, Susan, target lobsters aboard their lobster boats, the "International Harvester" and the "a touch of gray". Michaud is keen to stress the lobsterman's role as a farmer or protector of the species. Captain Ray Bates is also a long-time Marblehead resident, experienced waterman, commercial diver, trained historian, and local author of Shipwrecks of Boston's North Shore.
Captain Michaud is the president of the Lobster Foundation of Massachusetts, a 501(c)(3) exempt organization, established by Massachusetts lobstermen to develop opportunities for cooperative research projects among the members of the lobster industry and the scientific community. He has participated in a number of research projects, including Salem Sound Coastwatch's recent Invasives Watch project.
Friday, April 26, 12:30 PM
Rainbow Smelt in the North River
Meet on the river at Howley Street, Peabody
(just past the Salem/Peabody City line off Harmony Grove Road).
Park in the Stop & Shop parking lot.
Join us for our 11th Annual Fish Sampling Demonstration and Smelt Count Update on the North River, rain or shine. The Division of Marine Fisheries marine biologists will display the morning's catch.
Like salmon, rainbow smelt live in the ocean but return to fresh water rivers to spawn in the spring. Once plentiful in the North River, pollution nearly eliminated the rainbow smelt spawning grounds. When smelt eggs were found in the North River in 2001, MA Division of Marine Fisheries began monitoring.
Free and open to the public. Suitable for families.
No registration required.
For more info, info@salemsound.org or 978-741-7900.
April 27, Saturday 9:30 – 11:30 AM
Adopt a Beach TRAINING
Beverly Cooperative Bank, Community Room
87 Lafayette St (next to Wendy's), Salem, MA 01970
Become a beachkeeper at your favorite beach with our Adopt a Beach program. This training session will give you everything you need to get started. Please let us know what beach you would like to adopt by emailing info@salemsound.org or calling 978-741-7900.
Don't know which beach? Come and learn about the existing beach teams.
Program Description (62 KB PDF)
April 28, Sunday 2:30 – 4:30 PM
Photo Contest Gallery Opening and Awards Reception
+ Salem Sound Coastwatch Volunteer and Supporters Appreciation
In the Atrium of the Musculoskeletal Center
4 Centennial Drive, Peabody, MA 01960
Come see the winning photographs of Salem Sound.
Join us for this celebration where we'll announce the winners of the
year-long Salem Sound Coastwatch Photo Contest and honor the many
people who make Salem Sound Coastwatch's work a success.
Refreshments will be served.
RSVP if possible, at info@salemsound.org or calling 978-741-7900.
MAY 2013
May 4, Saturday 9:00am - noon
Clean Salem, Green Salem
Captain Samuel Brown School, 150 Lynn Street, Peabody MA 01960
Salem Sound Coastwatch will be at Dead Horse Beach, Salem to clean the beach and Furlong Park Saturday morning starting at 9:00am.
Contact us if you have questions, info@salemsound.org or 978-741-7900.
SalemRecycles Green Programs 10:00am - 1:00pm:
SWAP 'N' DROP - Swap or simply drop off the following: women's, men's and children's clothing, accessories, and small household items (all in working condition). Items not swapped will be picked up by Goodwill. IN CASE OF RAIN - no swap, only DROP OFF.
- TEXTILE RECYCLING drop off, any condition as long as clean & dry
- PLASTIC BAG recycling drop off
- WATER CONSERVATION SHOWER HEADS free to first 50 participants
- MUSIC by Green Infusion, www.green-infusion.com, 10:30-11:30
11:30 – 1: 00 pm Thank you party at Leslie's Retreat Park.
Also, MBTA will be hosting a big recycling event at the MBTA station. You can get rid of unwanted household junk including e-waste.
Call Julie Rose for detailed info at (978) 619-5679
or check http://salem.patch.com/events/clean-salem-green-salem-3792787d
May 18, Saturday 9:00am - 1:00pm
Peabody GreenFest
Captain Samuel Brown School, 150 Lynn Street, Peabody MA 01960
Please stop by the Salem Sound Coastwatch table to chat. We will have our Greenscapes materials and information on the North River, flooding and ways to capture stormwater on site. Free paper shredding, activites for all and environmental information for the whole family.
JUNE 2013
Tuesday, June 4, 7:00 - 8:30pm
How are Storms Affecting our Beaches? Become a Citizen "Storm Reporter" Training session
Beverly Farms Library, 24 Vine St, Beverly Farms, MA
Through the Storm Smart Coasts program, the Commonwealth is collecting observations about the effects of storms on our coastline. After a storm, citizen volunteers are being asked to report this information through an online system called "Storm Reporter." Julia Knisel, from the Office of Coastal Zone Management, will train us on how to use this program. Bring a laptop or i-pad if you have one. RSVP to info@salemsound.org or call 978-741-7900.
Thursday, June 6, 4:00pm
Point Neighborhood Planting Celebration
Mary Jane Lee Park, Palmer Street, Salem, MA 01970
Through a grant to the City of Salem by TD Bank Green Streets Program and the Arbor Day Foundation, 13 new trees will be planted in the Mary Jane Lee Playground and on Palmer Street starting June 4 and culminating June 6.
Mayor Driscoll, representatives from TD Bank & the Arbor Day Foundation will be on hand to celebrate new tree lined street.
Volunteers needed @ 3 PM to finish up the planting.
June 11, Tuesday evening 6:30 - 8:00pm
Free Workshop on Marine Invasive Species
Community Function Hall at Winter Island, Salem MA
Directions to Winter Island: Come into Salem and take either Derby Street or Webb Street to Fort Avenue. Turn right onto Winter Island Road before you reach Salem Willows.
Bio-invaders. They're not from outer space. But they are from other parts of the globe and they can harm our marine eco-system. Salem Sound is home to many marine bio-invaders. They're found in tidepools, along the rocky shoreline, and on floating docks.
Barbara Warren will share SSCW experiences of monitoring marine invasives in Salem Sound for the past ten years. come see invasives up close and personal. An optional trip to the Winter Island tidepool will follow.
Be sure to wear shoes that can get wet and are suitable for walking on rocks.
RSVP requested (not required). If you don't have a Salem Parks sticker
for your car, tell the gate attendant you are attending the Salem Sound Coastwatch workshop.
For more information email info@salemsound.org or call 978-741-7900.
Wednesday, June 19, 7:00 - 8:30pm
Underwater in Salem Sound Lecture Series:
A Bonus Lecture - “Lobsters Vs. Cod: Insights into the Lobster Boom in the Gulf of Maine"
Presented by Jon Grabowski
Professor, Marine Science Center, Northeastern University
Abbot Public Library
235 Pleasant Street, Marblehead, MA 01915
Free and Open to the Public
Final lecture in the Underwater in Salem Sound Lecture Series, by Dr. Jon Grabowski, professor at the Northeastern University Marine Science Center. Dr. Grabowski has extensively studied marine life along northern New England’s coast. He will talk about how the population of lobsters is growing, while the population of cod is declining. He will explore the interactions between these species.
Saturday, June 29, 9:00 - noon
Marblehead Farmers Market
Marblehead Veterans Middle School, 217 Pleasant Street, Marblehead
(enter from Vine St.)
Stop by our table and say hello! Pick up Greenscapes materials and ask us your greenscaping or questions about protection Marblehead and Salem Sound's natural resources.
JULY 2013
AUGUST 2013
Saturday, August 24
8th Annual Swim & Fin – Open Water Swimming Races in Salem Harbor and New England Championships for USA Swimming and US Masters!
Forest River Park, 98 West Ave, Salem, MA;
Join us for SSCW’s annual fundraiser and signature event It’s very festive and is a great day in the park. There will be music, food, free admission to the park, an underwater touch tank, and of course, races for all ages and levels.
The races are 500 meters, 1 mile and 5k (3.1 miles), with excellent viewing opportunities. The NorthShore Sharks of the North Shore Y Aquatics Program have partnered with SSCW for this event again this year. For race details and to register will be on swimandfin.org later in the year. If you are willing to volunteer, contact us at info@salemsound.org or 978-741-7900
SEPTEMBER 2013
CoastSweep
Coastsweep is the state's annual coastal cleanup and marine debris tracking program. It works with the Ocean Conservancy's International Coastal Clean-up, an annual event in which millions of volunteers from all over the world remove tons of trash collect data on what they found, which is then used to develop programs to reduce marine debris. 2012 is the 25th anniversary. Let's help of the MA CoastSweep program meet their goal to have a clean-up at every beach in the state!
Sunday, September 22
Coastal 5K Run for the Beach!
Start at Lynch Park, 55 Ober St, Beverly, MA
Sunday, September 22, 2013
9:00am packet pick-up; 10:00 am start Course
Fast course with ocean views, few rolling hills, one water stop and ocean views along Beverly’s Dane Street Beach.
Music, food, kids' races and more! All proceeds benefit Salem Sound Coastwatch's Adopt a Beach program.
For more information go to the Coastal 5K event page.
If you are willing to volunteer, contact us at 978-7900 or
info@ salemsound.org
OCTOBER 2013
Call for COASTSWEEP beach clean ups.
October
Slow the Flow - Greescaping workshop
TBD
NOVEMBER 2013
DECEMBER 2013
December 7, Saturday 8:30 – 10:00 am
Winter Waterfowl TRAINING
Winter Island, salem MA 01970
For directions, click here to link to a Google Map.
Join Salem Sound Coastwatch for this opportunity to view and learn about the many interesting waterfowl, ducks and geese that winter over in Salem Sound's coastal waters. Experienced birders will set up spotting scopes, help you identify the birds, and answer questions.
Novices are welcome--no birding experience needed!
Bring binoculars if you have them. Meet at the gazebo at the water's edge in the Winter Island parking lot.
The session will be canceled if there is heavy rain or snow. Make sure you RSVP so we can let you know if we have to cancel.
RSVP at info@salemsound.org or 978-741-7900
Free and open to the public.