State of Our Waters: A Legislative Breakfast April 12, 2018, 10 a.m. to noon
Massachusetts State House, Room 428
Join Watershed Action Alliance and allies as we demonstrate that there is a strong, vocal constituency that cares about clean, plentiful and free-flowing water. Experts from WAA will share their knowledge with legislators about critical regional water issues and three senators will discuss their future plans to address these issues. State Senator Vinny deMacedo is the legislative sponsor of the gathering. Coffee, tea, and breakfast goodies will be available. RSVP here.
Schedule (subject to change)
10:00 am-10:10 am Meet and mingle
10:10 am-10:20 am Introductions – Sara Grady, PhD, South Shore Regional Coordinator for the??Massachusetts Bays National Estuary Program and Watershed Ecologist at??the North and South Rivers Watershed Association
10:20 am-10:45 am Presentations by WAA members
- Water quantity/water withdrawals – Samantha Woods, Executive Director, North and South Rivers Watershed Association
- Water quality/stormwater – Kerry Snyder, Advocacy Director, Neponset River Watershed Association
- Water connectivity/river restoration – Alex Mansfield, Ecology Director, Jones River Watershed Association
10:45 am-11:15 am Presentations on future work in support of water
- State Senator Marc Pacheco
- State Senator Patrick O’Connor
- State Senator Vinny deMacedo
11:15 am-11:30 am Pick up info packets and organize to visit representatives’ offices in small groups
11:30-noon Visit state representatives’ offices
If you have any questions about the event, please email WAA Coordinator and Outreach Manager, Dorie Stolley, at WAAcoordinator@nsrwa. Register here.