[11048] in APO News
Re: Volunteer opportunity! canoe the Charles and remove invasive
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (L. Brown Westrick)
Wed Jul 9 21:21:21 2008
Date: Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:20:42 -0400
From: "L. Brown Westrick" <lwest@MIT.EDU>
To: Jennifer Tu <jtu@mit.edu>
CC: apo-news@mit.edu
In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.64L.0807022308420.19860@multics.mit.edu>
Liz (space) and I are going on Tuesday the 15th. You should join us!
We'd leave from Random at 4 (and it would take the rest of your evening
timewise cause it's 1.5 hrs away by T+20minute walk). It's an
adventure! Plus canoeing!
The more the merrier (until CRC says no more people)!
Brown
Jennifer Tu wrote:
> I got this email from the CRC, which we've volunteered with in the past
> for tree pruning. It looks like a lot of fun -- anyone interested in
> going with me?
>
> --Jennifer
>
> P.S. CRC has volunteer events (probably not tree pruning though) on July
> 12 and 19 -- email edm@thecharles.org if you're interested in those.
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Join Charles River Watershed Association (CRWA) volunteers in ridding
> the Charles of an invasive aquatic plant. Exotic water chestnuts are
> choking out oxygen, light, and creating a boating hazard in Newton
> and Waltham; volunteers will use canoes to reach the shallow waters
> and shorelines to pull the plants from the river.
>
> During the last weeks of July and in early August, CRWA is working to
> remove as many water chestnut plants as possible. Gather a group of
> friends or colleagues and sign up for one of the following sessions:
>
> Tuesday, July 15th, 5:30-8:00pm
>
> Saturday, July 19th, 10:00am-2:00pm
>
> Sunday, July 20th, 10:00am-2:00pm
>
>
> Volunteers should meet at Charles River Canoe and Kayak at 2401
> Commonwealth Avenue (Route 30), Newton. Since space is limited,
> please RSVP to Rebecca or Julie at charles@crwa.org or 781-788-0007.
> All volunteers will have the chance to enter a drawing to win tickets
> to the August 6th Jack Johnson concert at the Tweeter Center,
> courtesy of CRWA. For more information, please visit our website at
> www.charlesriver.org
