Links of Interest

Great Places for Families and Kids

Vernal Pools of the Taunton River watershed!

National Park Service report on the Taunton River Wild & Scenic Designation, including an on-line comment form

Three Mile River Area of Critical Environmental Concern website

Stop Weaver's Cove - Save The Bay's new website on the LNG terminal

"Lawn Binge," The Boston Sunday Globe, June 10, 2007, op ed column by Amy Vickers.

The EOEEA Taunton River Watershed Study, Horsley & Witten project website.

The Five Year Taunton River Watershed Action Plan and other documents

Taunton River Stewardship Program :    www.wildlandstrust.org

The Wildlands Trust of Southeastern Massachusetts

Taunton River Wild and Scenic River Stewardship Council:  www.tauntonriver.org

SRPEDD: www.srpedd.org

The Trust for Public Land:    www.tpl.org/newengland

All Members of The Taunton River Watershed Campaign

Canoe Passage Outfitters:    www.canoepassage.com

Finding More Money for your Conservation Project: The Regional Conservation Planning Program at the Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences offers many resources for local open space committees. We recommend the Winter 2006 Issue of their Conservation Planning newsletter.

Links to state and federal agencies which enforce environmental laws can be found in the "Take Action" section of the website under 'Reporting Violations.'

Massachusetts Habitat Restoration Programs

Center for Watershed Protection offers a series of free publications on restoring urban riverfront areas and improving stormwater management.

The Eagles of Assawompsett Pond

Taunton Gazette article on Herring Run Back to City

Information on the proposed Wetlands Mitigation Bank at Burrage Pond, Hanson

The Watershed Action Alliance of Southeastern Massachusetts

Connections is the electronic newsletter of the Department of Conservation and Recreation’s Greenways and Trails Program. To Subscribe, send your contact information to paul.jahnige@state.ma.us.