On Thursday, February 20 Congressman Jake Auchincloss, Massachusetts’s 4th Congressional District visited the Watershed Center at Sweets Knoll State Park to learn more about what the Taunton River Stewardship Council (TRSC) and the Taunton River Watershed Alliance (TRWA) are doing to continue making strides in challenging times for the environment and environmental organizations.
From left to right in photo, Tom Ferry, Dighton Public Works; Bill Napolitano, TRWA and TRSC; State Representative Justin Thurber, Fifth Bristol District; State Senator Kelly Dooner, 1st Plymouth and Bristol District; Congressman Jake Auchincloss; Joe Callahan, TRWA president; Zachary Caron, Dighton Zoning Board of Appeals; Steve Silva, TRWA Secretary, Water Quality Monitoring and Advocacy Coordinator; Peter Caron, Dighton Board of Selectmen. Photo taken by Catarina Pereira, Senior District and Constituent Services Representative for Congressman Auchincloss.
Despite the problems in Washington, the Congressman pledged to fight for the environment and support the Wild & Scenic Rivers program and their important work as he has done in the past. He recognizes the excellent and essential work the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and organizations like TRWA have done to improve the environment and the quality of life for Americans. He will do all he can to preserve the EPA and to protect the environment from those who would destroy it.
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