Charles River Watershed Association On the Road: Farewell to Jarabacoa... for now

Sunday, February 2, 2014

Farewell to Jarabacoa... for now

The river monitoring trainings finished, the equipment packed away and transferred formally to our local project partner organization Plan Yaque in Jarabacoa, Julie and I were driven to the Santiago airport by Erick Conde of The Nature Conservancy. Erick's skills, personal dedication, good humor and friendship add so much to this project.

Back in Boston, unpacking the wonderful coffee Plan Yaque gave us as a farewell gift, I must admit I'm eager for the next trip to the highlands of the beautiful Dominican Republic.

Julie Wood (CRWA), Erick Conde (TNC) and Kate Bowditch (CRWA)

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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.