Join, Help, Give

Dual membership for Jones River Landing and the Jones River Watershed Association is $50 per year ($75/family), with benefits that include:

• Access to the river for kayaking, canoeing and fishing
• Invitations to special events and seminars
• Group and independent study programs focused on ecology and habitat restoration
• 10% off River Store items
• Opportunities to learn traditional boatbuilding
• E-mail and printed communications about upcoming programs, volunteer opportunities, research findings, and issues facing the Jones River and our local environment

Dual membership helps the JRWA with its river advocacy efforts. To join or make a donation, click the button above, stop by the Landing during open hours, or send a check to Jones River Landing, PO Box 73, Kingston, MA 02364. Jones River Landing is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization.

This area will be updated frequently throughout the new year as opportunities are always coming up. You may also join our email list of volunteers for last-minute opportunities. Please contact us for more information: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

A very large amount of the work we do could not be accomplished without the help of dedicated volunteers. We are always looking for extra help in a wide array of tasks and in all areas of expertise to help with general maintenance and reconstruction projects, riverfront access maintenance, computer projects, administrative work, ecology programs, event planning, and organizing, as well as Committee and Board membership.

Herring Count 2010

Contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for more information or to add your name to our contact list for next Spring's count.

IT Person

Help needed with occasional IT issues. Help keep us clean and free from pesky spam and bugs that keep us from our otherwise productive days!

Site Staffing & Saturday Stewards

We are looking for responsible volunteers to literally help us keep our doors open! There is always something going on and guests dropping by to learn more about the Jones River Landing and we could use your help in spreading the word. Volunteers are needed for 2 hour shifts to welcome guests and assist with the JRL mission to connect the community with its environment. The schedule is very flexible and help is needed weekday as well as Saturday mornings. We can accommodate your schedule, and training will be provided. Contact Petra at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to get started.

PR Person, Videographers

For special events and talks.

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 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to donate.

In addition, we are looking for:

• M-L clear plastic bins (waterproof)
• Carpenter
• General fix-up help
• Landscape clean-up help
• Office all-in-one or copier/scanner that can do 2 sides
• (Another!) Digital camera
• Digital video camera
• Basic eco-friendly office supplies (white printer paper, notepads, post-its, scotch tape, 3-hole punch)
• Basic eco-friendly kitchen supplies (coffee cups, forks, small plates)
• Coffee, drinks (individual servings)
• Mini photo albums
• 8x10 and 5x7 picture frames
• Videographers
• IT person

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: http://www.mass.gov/rmv/express/plates.htm

Right Whale & Roseate Terns Plate

The first and most popular plate, offered since 1994, features the fluke of a northern right whale and two roseate terns. The North Atlantic Right Whale is the state marine mammal and the world's most endangered large whale. Roseate terns are native to Massachusetts and also endangered. Both of these animals are federally recognized endangered species and are dependent upon healthy Massachusetts ecosystems for their survival.

Leaping Brook Trout Plate

This second plate was introduced in 1998. The waterways of central and western Massachusetts are represented by the image of a brook trout. A native to the state's western streams, this popular game fish serves as a symbol of both the pristine water in which the fish thrives, and the recreational benefits of a healthy environment.

Blackstone Valley Mill Plate

The Blackstone Valley, running through the central part of the state, is the birthplace of the American Industrial Revolution. Offered since 1999, the Blackstone Valley Mill Plate reminds us our environmental focus must include more than whales and habitat protection. This plate highlights the need to restore our urban rivers and streams to enhance their ecology and improve the health of riverfront communities.

Electricity bills are rising. Now you can cut down on costs and find out what appliances are actually worth keeping plugged in. Simply connect these appliances to the Kill-A-Watt™, and it will assess how efficient they really are.

Large LCD display will count consumption by the Killowatt-hour, same as your local utility. You can calculate your electrical expenses by the day, week, month, even an entire year. Also check the quality of your power by monitoring Voltage, Line Frequency, and Power Factor. Now you´ll know if it is time for a new refrigerator or if that old air conditioner is still saving you money. With the amazing Kill A Watt you´ll know Watts killing you. Rental $5/week!

Free seeds, with donation or purchase!: Our nice, fancy Fedco seeds are now out of season, but you can stock up to save them for next summer for free when you buy something else at the store, or with small donation. There are still lots of great types left-- flowers, herbs, squashes, cukes, beets etc-- and stored in a cool, dry place for the winter, the viability for most should be good. Come on by and check out our new water bottles, sweatshirts, and other items!

Organic T-shirts! We've got some great new clothing items, including organic T's, T's in new colors, long sleeve T's, kid's T's; as well as baseball caps, organic tote bags, and sweatshirts. Buy one for you and one for them!

Or how about a clutter-free, guilt-free, tax-deductable gift that'll work for you and the recipient? Buy a membership or donate in their name! Drop by during open hours; we'll soon have an online payment option. They'll get a gift card from us and you'll get a tax break, and we'll all get some peace of mind from the gift that keeps giving. What a wonderful world! DITCH THE PLASTIC! We've got our re-order of brand new, shiny, high-quality stainless steel water bottles in the River Store. Why stainless? Better taste, less waste, no bisphenol A! They should be in by late July.

Need to be convinced? Try this eye-opening link on bottled water problems and taking the pledge to choose tap over bottle: http://thinkoutsidethebottle.org/