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Volunteers Remove Invasive Plant from Waterways
Working from both land and water, volunteers hand-pulled water chestnut, an invasive plant, from waterbodies in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Over the course of 10 events this past June and…
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Environmental Groups Recruiting Volunteers to Harvest Invasive Aquatic Plant from Local Ponds
Several environmental organizations are banding together in calling for volunteers to help remove invasive water chestnut (Trapa natans) from local ponds in the Blackstone and Ten Mile River watersheds, located…
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SNEP Funding Supports Water Chestnut Management in Rhode Island and Massachusetts
The Southeast New England Program (SNEP) awarded NEIWPCC a $262,077 grant for habitat restoration efforts in two interstate watersheds. The project, Community-Based Habitat Restoration: Water Chestnut Management in the Blackstone…
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EPA Honors NEIWPCC Commissioners with Regional Environmental Awards
For more than 50 years, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) New England has recognized those who have made outstanding contributions to protect the region’s environment. The 2022 Environmental Merit…