Innovative Recharge Project at Stow Center School
Intel presented a check for $300,000 to install a state-of-the-art stormwater system at the Stow elementary School. The $1.5 million Intel Assabet Groundwater Recharge Fund was established by Intel to recharge aquifers in the Assabet River watershed. The project includes the largest porous asphalt installation in this watershed.
Volunteer Training Open House, February 8
Help us preserve and protect our rivers by volunteering your time and talents. Join OARS staff and volunteers to learn about our rivers, OARS events, and the wide variety of ways you can help.
We will offer training on :
• representing OARS at community events and festivals
• using our new field microscopes to get a close-up view of some water dwelling creatures and learn what they can tell us about the health of our rivers
• our water quality program and how to get involved with sampling
• water chestnut removal in the Assabet
• our annual river cleanups
Assault on the Clean Water Act Threatens Our Rivers
The federal Clean Water Act itself is now under serious threat. Our recent article looks at what has been achieved and what we can do to ensure that our children and grandchildren will have clean water.
Read the OARS Newsletter article on the Act.
