Friday, June 26, 2009 at 7:00 pm
Capt. Jerry Sparks will give a seminar on light tackle kayak fishing, rigging tips, and fly-fishing from a kayak. Discover how to make your next kayak fishing expedition a fun adventure. Learn how rig your kayak properly so you will be able to find those hard to reach areas that are seldom fished while enjoying the solitude and beauty around you.
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Second annual Herrings Count! Art Contest |
Note: entry deadline extended till June 24th
View and judge entries at the Kingston Arts Festival June 27th
Get the artistic juices flowing-- it's time for the Second Annual Herrings Count! Fab Fish Art Contest, in cooperation with the Kingston Arts Festival. The Landing encourages groups and individuals of all ages to participate in this fun event by submitting an artistic rendering of a river herring that will be displayed at various locations around Kingston in the weeks leading up to the Kingston Arts Festival taking place on June 27th. For more information on the festival please visit
www.kingstonarts.com.
Download: Entry Form | Guidelines
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Friday, July 10, or Friday, July 24, 2009 at 6 pm
Join ACA Certified Kayaking Instructors Dave Arruda and Ben Moll for one of these workshops and get ready to paddle! The class will be held at Billington Sea Kayak in Plymouth, MA. (www.billingtonseakayak.com for directions.) The cost is $20 per person.
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Marshall Joyce art exhibition |
Sunday June 14th from 2 to 6 PM
A Kingston artist, Marshall Joyce (1912-1988) is best known for his seascapes, ships, landscapes and coastal scenes. His studio from 1947 to 1988 was located on River Street in Kingston on the banks of the Jones River, just down the road from Jones River Landing. In the Fall of 2008 the Town of Kingston acquired a portion of his estate and established the Marshall Joyce Wildlife Sanctuary. The Landing is hosting this exhibition in honor of Marshall Joyce and his contribution to the arts in Kingston in advance of the Kingston Arts Festival (June 27), |
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The Life and Death of a Horseshoe Crab |
June 11, 2009 at 7pm
Dr. Sara P. Grady will present a lecture on the life history, population biology, and fisheries management of the horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus). Horseshoe crabs are over 500 million years old (one of the oldest species still in existence) and recently populations along the East coast seem to have declined, possibly due to overfishing. Sara will present information on the history of the horseshoe crab and human interactions with them, their unique biology, which includes a blood compound used for detecting bacteria in IV drugs, and a population model Sara developed that has been used to inform management decisions about the horseshoe crab fishery.
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May 29, 2009 at 4 pm
We had a spectacular turnout for the launching of the Tommy Cod “Revival” at the first High Tide Potluck BBQ of the season! Eighty enthusiastic folks turned out to hear some great speeches, watch the boat launched to musical fanfare and champagne, take it for a row and finally catch up with the rest of the Friday night potluck crowd over drinks and grill fare. Thanks to all who came, including Massachusetts Senate President Therese Murray!
Globe article
Kingston Reporter article
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BT Conferencing service donation |
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Here at the Landing, we have to do a lot of networking. We would like to thank BT Conferencing for donating their services. Please check out their website at
http://www.btconferencing.com
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Raspberry bushes and Fedco Seeds! |
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The seeds are in! The Landing store will again be offering Fedco seeds for all of your spring planting needs. Fedco is a wonderful, conscientious, and vivacious seed co-op in Maine. Seed Packets are $3.00 each or 4 for $10 for members and $3.50 each or 4 for $12 for non-members. Stop by or call to check out the varieties. We are also offering healthy, mature raspberry bushes ready for your garden for sale this season. Come by or call for more information! |
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Projects approved at Town Meeting |
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At Town Meeting on April 4th Kingston residents voted to approve the 2 projects related to the efforts of JRL and JRWA supported by the Community Preservation Committee – the acquisition and creation of Triphammer Park at the Wapping Road Dam site which will help restore fish passage and help save the river herring in the Jones River and funding to help JRL complete the acquisition and restoration of the historic Holmes/Watson Boatyard. A heartfelt “Thank You” to all who turned out to help support these projects so important to our efforts here at the Landing!
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Taunton River wins Wild & Scenic designation |
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Congratulations to all of our Taunton River Campaign partners and a Thank You to our Congressional Team for the votes (passed yesterday) to designate the Taunton River a Wild and Scenic River.
Check out the YouTube video
here.
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Invasive weed found in Pembroke pond |
An outbreak of the invasive, aggressive aquatic weed Hydrilla verticillata has closed Hobomock Pond in Pembroke to boating and fishing. Hobomock Pond is in or near the Silver Lake watershed. Hydrilla verticillata can fill a lake from top to bottom and make it difficult or impossible for fish to find open water. The weed can also impede boating, swimming and rowing, and affect property values. http://www.mass.gov/dcr/waterSupply/lakepond/hottopic/ht_hydrilla.pdf
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Massachusetts Environmental Trust license plates |
Our new Ready, Set, Action! program (see below) is funded in part by a grant from the Massachusetts Environmental Trust. The MET relies on some 50,000 generous drivers to voluntarily purchase the license plates that fund their grant programs. Revenue from these license plates makes up over 85% of the annual funding for the Trust. Like many voluntary expenses these days, purchases of the Right Whale , Brook Trout, and Blackstone Mill license plates are down. Many programs can be helped by these funds. It's easier than you think. Consider:
* A Massachusetts Environmental Trust plate costs just $20 per year
– less than $2 per month.
* The $40 fee is tax deductible.
* Plates can be purchased at any time – registrations do not have to
be due.
* Plate fees enable the Trust to make nearly $1 million in
grants each year.
To purchase these plates, visit: http://www.mass.gov/rmv/express/plates.htm
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River Restoration Study findings |
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Throughout 2008 JRWA, the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, MA Fish and Wildlife,
MA Division of Marine Fisheries, and the Town of Kingston have been
working in partnership to determine the best way to create fish
passage and restore the river at the aging Wapping Road dam site.
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Free & Low-cost ways to help us raise funds! |
In these crazy financial times, there are many no-cost and low-cost options to assist our cause. Check out the list below to help us out in alternate ways-- from volunteering to recycling and searching the web!
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Ready, Set, Action! Pine Brook Restoration Program |
Ever see those license plates with the whales and wonder what they're for? Thanks in part to a Massachusetts Environmental Trust grant (funded by those plates), as well as generous grants by Massachusetts Riverways and the Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Jones River Watershed Association and the town of Kingston are proud to announce Ready, Set, Action! This on-the-ground restoration program will involve students and teachers from Silver Lake High School, training them in efforts to improve the native habitats and species diversity of Pine Brook and Howard Brook, tributaries of the Jones River.
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Pine duBois honored with ELM Green Star Award |
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We are extremely proud to report that our very own Executive Director, Pine duBois, was honored with the Green Star Award by the Environmental League of Massachusetts. Awards were presented to five individuals who "have provided extraordinary leadership on behalf of the Massachusetts environment", and Pine was in the company of fellow awardees Mayor Thomas Menino, Marion Kane of the Barr Foundation, Rick Mattila of Genzyme Corporation, and Tedd Saunders of the Saunders Hotel Group. This "wonderful gathering of friends of the environment, and the largest environmental event of the year", was held at the LEED certified Boston Children's Museum on June 12, 2008.
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