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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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Get 'em before they're gone! Our tomato and basil seedlings need homes! All seedlings and seeds are now available at $1 each. Stop by when our "Open" flag is out or during the potluck, or pick up a few anytime and sign our IOU sheet..
We got a generous donation of wonderful seedlings from a member with a green thumb. Many organic and mostly Fedco seeds.
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Whales- Why Do We Care and What You Can Do! June 26, 2008 |
7 pm at the Landing
This presentation by Regina Asmutis-Silvia will discuss the identification of species and individual whales found off the coast of Massachusetts as well as threats they face, conservation management and simple ways everyone can help.
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Next High Tide Potluck Friday June 27, 2008 |
Now that it looks like summer may be rolling around soon, it's time to commence our biweekly High Tide Potlucks! This first potluck, on May 30th, was a lively celebration of the end of our annual 2-month Herring Count, as well as the first viewing of the art from our Herrings Count! Art Contest. And we sure enjoyed the music by Connected!
Join us for our next potluck on Friday June 27 alongside the beautiful Jones River for a lovely dinner out. The grill is hot by 6:00 pm and all are welcome. Bring something to grill for yourself, and maybe a side dish to share. Guests are encouraged to bring fishing poles, canoes and kayaks, as well as musical instruments.
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Herrings Count! Fab Fish Art Contest 2008 |
Jones River Landing is preparing to launch Herrings Count! Fab Fish Art, a herring run season 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 28th, 2008.
Tell us your favorite herring art project at
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A HUGE thank you to all of our fifty or so 2008 Herring Count volunteers! The unofficial count this year was exceedingly low: 105 fish in approximately 91 hours of counting over 2 months, little more than 2 fish per volunteer counter. Sad but important data, this will aid us in our work to restore the health and fish populations to the Jones River. Come to the Brad Chase talk on July 10 to hear more about what these numbers mean to the watershed.
In other unpleasant news, our fish count logbook disappeared from its storage box under the Elm Street Bridge on May 22. It has helpful auxiliary information that we would like to keep. If you have any information, please let us know at:
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Update on the Jones River Fish Runs July 10, 2008 |
The end of May marked the end of our 4th annual Herring Count on the Jones River. What did we find? What does this data indicate? Brad Chase of Massachusetts Marine Fisheries will present information on the state of herring, smelt, and eel populations in the Jones River and what relevance that has on the state of health of the river.
Those who have heard Brad speak before know that his presentations are well-informed and interesting. All are welcome to join. The talk will begin at 7pm.
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Firefly talk July 11, 2008/Join the Museum of Science Firefly Study |
The Museum of Science Firefly Study website is now up and running! They need data from your backyard to put together this comprehensive study. Help them out at http://www.mos.org/firefly
Where have all the fireflies gone? Join us during our July 11 high tide potluck for a talk by Don Salvatore of the Museum of Science and a firefly-hunting walk at nearby Bay Farm.
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Coastal Ecology and Gardening class Tues. July 22, 2008 |
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Here’s a chance to combine your love of gardening with a summer trip to the beach! Join noted landscape designer Kevin Doyle and a coastal ecologist for a guided walk along the shore at low-tide to look at native shore plants in their natural habitat. |
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Mercury-Free Thermostat Exchange |
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Is your home thermostat digital? If not, it is probably a mercury-controlled thermostat. Covanta SEMASS, in their efforts to keep mercury out of the waste cycle, has donated a number of programmable and non-programmable digital thermostats to the Landing. You are welcome to come take a thermostat home, replace your old mercury-controlled one, and bring it back to the Landing for pickup and disposal by Covanta. |
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Update Your Contact Information! |
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Have you changed your email address, or moved, or changed how you want us to update you on events and happenings? Please make sure we don't lose touch with you by updating your information. You may email us at
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and let us know your recent updates. Thanks! |
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GOT WOOD? The Landing needs hardwoods such as Oak and Maple to keep our fires burning and our site heated for members and visitors in the upcoming seasons. Wood does not need to be split and local pick up can be arranged. Please email
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to donate.
In addition, we are looking for:
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Bring all your paper waste to the Landing for recycling and help us fundraise at the same time! You can recycle: junk mail, newspapers, magazines and catalogs, notebooks and folders, as well as office and school paper. Just toss it in our shiny new yellow Abitibi bin at the Landing! Please do not put paperboard (i.e. cereal boxes), cardboard, phone books, or any other trash in the bin. Your paper trash is our cash! |
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We are working towards upgrading and redefining our contact lists. Your help is crucial, and therefore we invite you to respond to this email by taking our quick survey, letting us know how best to keep in touch with you in the future.
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