Charles River Watershed Association On the Road: CRWA Riverprize Tour of the Danube

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

CRWA Riverprize Tour of the Danube

Ready for the Danube!

This Thursday, June 27, the CRWA Riverprize Tour of the Danube begins! 39 people from 4 countries will travel to Vienna to start our Danube River tour. The international friendship tour links two Thiess International Riverprize winners - the Charles and the Danube. Hosted by the International Commission to Protect the Danube River (ICPDR) in both Vienna and Budapest, visitors from the Charles will visit wetlands and fish ladders, go kayaking and biking along the river, and meet with local activists working to protect the Danube. Our trip plan is shown on the map. We'll be blogging and posting pictures and video, and invite you follow our journey!

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Welcome to the Charles River Watershed Association's Travel Blog

CRWA's mission is to use science, advocacy and the law to protect, preserve and enhance the Charles River and its watershed.

One of the country's oldest watershed organizations, Charles River Watershed Association (CRWA) was formed in 1965 in response to public concern about the declining condition of the Charles. Since its earliest days of advocacy, CRWA has figured prominently in major clean-up and watershed protection efforts, working with government officials and citizen groups from 35 Massachusetts watershed towns from Hopkinton to Boston. Initiatives over the last four decades have dramatically improved the quality of water in the watershed and fundamentally changed approaches to water resource management.

While CRWA’s mission focuses on the Charles River, the implications and applicability of our science-based work go far beyond the watershed’s boundaries. Much of CRWA’s work is cutting edge and therein lies our unique strength and effectiveness: we use our scientific knowledge of the Charles to develop innovative, workable solutions to watershed problems. This knowledge allows CRWA not only to advocate persuasively for outcomes, but also to partner with government agencies and other environmental groups to protect the natural environment and to promote sustainable ecosystem policies and practices.