Calendar -- Salem Sound Coastwatch

Coastwatch Community Calendar
Link to past events in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.

January	February	March	April	May	June
July	August	September	October	November	December

JANUARY 2009

January 27, Tuesday
Brownfields Redevelopment Financing & Incentives

8:00 - 9:00 AM (7:30 AM Registration)
Enterprise Center at Salem State College.

The program will feature an overview of financing programs and incentives available for Brownfields assessment and clean-up, liability protection, tax incentives and the Massachusetts state insurance program.

Organized by the Salem Chamber of Commerce in cooperation with Mass Development, City of Salem, Peabody Chamber of Commerce, City of Peabody and the Enterprise Center.

To RSVP or for more information contact the Salem Chamber (978) 744-0004 or email info@salem-chamber.org.

FEBRUARY 2009

February 4
A Cruise aboard the USCG Barque EAGLE

7:00 PM - St. Joseph Hall, 160 Derby St., Salem
The Hall is handicapped accessible.

Free program hosted by the schooner FAME and Salem Maritime National Historic Site

The Maritime Lecture Series program hosts National Park Service staff and volunteers to describe their summer sail aboard the Coast Guard barque EAGLE.

The staff and volunteers work aboard Salem Maritime’s own tall ship, FRIENDSHIP. In August, John Newman, David Walker and Mark Hilliard boarded EAGLE in San Diego. They visited the Galapagos Islands, and were initiated into the realm of King Neptune as they crossed the equator. EAGLE sailed to Panama, where Jeremy Bumagin, John Pydynkowski and Dan Morgan joined the ship for its return to the Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn. While aboard EAGLE, the Salem Maritime personnel honed their navigation, watch keeping and maintenance skills. They also had a heck of a good time!

For more information, call 978-729-7600 or 978-740-1660.

February 4 - 6, Wednesday through Friday
New England Grows

For details and times: http://www.negrows.org/

New England Grows is one of the largest and most popular green industry events in North America ---- known for its progressive educational conference and world-class exhibition.

In 2008, 14,300 green industry professionals attended New England Grows. The exposition features 1400 booths jam-packed with the latest in plant material, products, equipment and services for the green industry.

February 13 - 19, Monday through Friday
Darwin Festival 2008
Salem State College Department of Biology

The festival is open to the public. All events are free. There are four lectures on marine topics. The Schedule is online at Salem State College website.

The location for all events is Salem State College's North Campus,
352 Lafayette St., Salem, Massachusetts, 01970.
Directions to the campus and other information can be found at http://www.salemstate.edu/, or you can contact
the Department of Biology (978-542-6236).

MARCH 2009

March 12, Thursday morning
North Shore Climate Change and Sea Level Rise Workshop: Is Your Community Prepared?

8:30 - 11:30 AM - Peabody Institute Library, Gordan Room
15 Sylvan Street, Danvers

RSVP to scleaves@mapc.org or 617-451-2770 x2013

This workshop is tailored for municipalities and will discuss climate impacts and what communities need to be ready to adapt to future impacts of climate change.
Sponsored by the Metropolitan Area Planning Committee North Shore Task Force in collaboration with the Massachusetts Bays Program (Salem Sound Coastwatch), MA Coastal Zone Management, Salem State College, The Town of Scituate, and the City of Quincy.

March 25, Wednesday morning
North Shore Community College Sustainability Fair

9 am – 1 pm - gymnasium in the McGee Bldg, 300 Broad St,
Lynn MA 01970. Open to the public.

There will be speakers and tables. SSCW will be there with a table.

March 28, Saturday morning
How Does Your Garden (and Lawn!) Grow?

Greenscapes Seminar on Environmentally-Friendly Lawn and Yard Care Practices.
This seminar is being co-sponsored by the Topsfield Fair and the North Shore Greenscapes Coalition.

9:00 am – 12:30 pm
The Clubhouse at Topsfield Fairgrounds, River Gate Entrance
207 Boston St (Route 1), Topsfield, MA 01983.

FREE and open to the public, but space is limited so reservations are requested. Call 978-741-7900 or email: info@salemsound.org

Come prepared to learn how to have healthy and attractive lawns and gardens that require very little water and chemicals to maintain.
Topics include:
Creating Beautiful Lawns Without Using Fertilizers and Pesticides,
Ins and Outs of Composting,
Capture Rainwater for Beautiful Gardens,
Landscaping for Wildlife with Native Plants.

Presenters are experienced organic and ecological landscapers: Bruce Wenning, Ecological Landscaping Assn; Curtis Dragon, Earth Landscape; Nanette Masi, Back to Nature.

The Greenscapes North Shore program is coordinated by Salem Sound Coastwatch, Ipswich River Watershed Association, and Eight Towns and the Bay Committee. The Greenscapes program encourages environmentally-friendly landscaping practices that protect our region’s waters.
Space is limited so reservations requested.

March 30, Monday evening
“Eelgrass—Our Very Own Coastal Treasure”

7:00 – 8:30 pm - Beverly Library in the Sohier Room,
32 Essex St, Beverly, MA 01915
Free and open to the public.

VIEW EELGRASS Flyer with evening's agenda and speakers.

Eelgrass provides one of the most important marine habitats, and we have the second largest eelgrass meadow in Massachusetts right in our front yard--on the Beverly and Manchester coast. Eelgrass is a nutrient-rich underwater plant that feeds and shelters fish, scallops, mussels, crabs, lobsters, and much more. It serves as a nursery, providing shelter away from predators for the juveniles of many species, and it absorbs pollutants, helping to keep the water clean.

Come learn about this coastal treasure.
Beverly scientists Robert Buchsbaum (MA Audubon) and Tay Evans (DMF) along with Sue Tuxbury (NOAA) and Phil Colarusso (EPA) will present information about this remarkable resource and efforts that are being made to monitor and protect off the coast of Beverly and Manchester.

APRIL 2009

April 2 - 4 Thursday afternoon through Saturday morning
New England Estuarine Research Society (NEERS)
NEERS Spring Meeting
Salem Waterfront Hotel

Jointly hosted by the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, Mass Audubon, and Salem State College

Thursday afternoon SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM:
“The Science Behind Ocean Management”

For registration information andd schedule, go to www.neers.org

April 13 Monday afternoon
Salem State College Earth Day
Panel discussion on local and regional water issues:
"Managing the Troubled Waters of the North Shore and Boston"

1:30-2:45, in the MLK, Jr. room of the Ellison Center (near the old tennis courts and behind Meier Hall (which is at 352 Lafayette St.) Free and open to the public.

Panel discussion will follow the Poster Session in the morning. Panel members include Kerry Mackin, Ipswich River Watershed Association; Bob Zimmerman, Charles River Watershed Association, and Joan LeBlanc, Saugus River Watershed Council; and Barbara Warren, Salem Sound Coastwatch.

April 13 Monday evening
Palmer's Cove Yacht Club Regatta Committee Speaker Series
7:00 - 9:00pm

Palmer's Cove Yacht Club, 74 Leavitt Street, Salem MA

Barbara Warren will discuss the overall health of Salem Sound, including status of shellfish beds, eelgrass condition, new EPA rules for stormwater runoff from marinas, MA ocean planning, and what are those invasives doing in the Sound.

Public is welcome, but please RSVP to regatta@pcyc-salem.com

April 14 Tuesday evening
“Composting 101”
at the North Shore Holistic Moms Network

6:45 - 7:30 pm. North Andover Library

SSCW's Susan Yochelson and Curt Dragon, certified organic landscaper and Greenscapes landscape volunteer, will discuss the basics of composting with hands on demonstrations. You will also learn how to make compost tea for all your plants. The benefits of compost and compost tea will be discussed.

April 14 Tuesday evening
“Creatures of the Deep Blue”
Northeastern University Marine Science Center
Evening Lecture Series

7:00 pm. 430 Nahant Road, Nahant

Creatures of the Deep Blue is Jonathan Bird's new hard cover coffee-table photography book about large marine animals--whales, dolphins, sharks, rays, turtles, seals and manatees. This beautiful full-color book is his most spectacular book to date and contains some of his most magical images from around the world.

Jonathan will share some of the adventures he had in the making of this book and get your own signed copy. More information about the book is here: Deep Blue

Jonathan Bird is a professional underwater cinematographer and photographer. His films have appeared all over the world, on networks such as National Geographic Channel, PBS, ABC, USA Network, Discovery and even the SciFi Channel. He has won two Emmy Awards and two Cine Golden Eagles for his work. He is the author of seven books of underwater photography and the host of his own program on American public television Jonathan Bird's Blue World.
This lecture is free to the public. Light refreshments served at 6:30PM.
The Marine Science Center is wheelchair accessible.
Call Tracy Hajduk for more information or email t.hajduk@neu.edu
Phone: 781-581-7370 ext 321
www.marinescience.neu.edu

Saturday, April 18
Marblehead Go Green Fair
10 am - 3pm

Stop in at the SSCW booth and learn about Greenscapes and what is living in our coastal waters.
Sponsored by the League of Women Voters. Marblehead Community Center, 10 Humphrey St, Marblehead. Free.

Saturday, April 18
Clean-up of Beverly Beaches
Sponsored by the First Baptist Church in Beverly.
9 - 11 am

Meet at the Church to learn more about issues affecting Salem Sound from Robert Buchsbaum, SSCW Board member and Beverly resident.
Hit the beach at 10 am. Everyone welcome.
Contact Kim Stone, 978-922-7681.

April 20 Monday afternoon
North River Clean up
with Timberland employees from the North Shore Mall

noon - 4:00 pm. Meet at the Stop & Shop, Howley Street, Peabody

Call if you want to join Salem Sound Coastwatch and Timberland clean up the North River from Howley Street in Peabody to Leslie's Retreat Park in Salem.
If you are interested, call 978-741-7900 or email: info@salemsound.org

April 22, EARTH DAY Wednesday evening

Social Hour, 6:00 - 7:00pm, Veterans Hall, EC
Earth Days 2009 Evening Program, 7:00 - 8:45pm, Veterans Hall, ECC

Please come for coffee, tea, and delicious desserts! Meet the members of our Earth Day Planning Committee and the speakers & award recipients for our evening program! Environmental books showcase by Cornerstone Books.
Live Music provided by SSC Music Majors.

* Introductions & Opening Remarks
* Announcement of student poster competition & juried Art Exhibit winners
* Presentation of "Friend of the Earth" Awards by John Hayes
* Award to Jan Schlictmann, Wenham Lake Watershed Association
* Award to Kerry Mackin, Ipswich River Watershed Association
* Award to Barbara Warren, Salem Sound Coastwatch

April 30
How to Fund Your Municipal Stormwater Program

9:00 – 12:30pm
Peabody Institute Library of Danvers
15 Sylvan Street, Danvers 01923.
FREE and open to the public

As stronger NPDES regulations under the Clean Water Act come on-line, towns are feeling pressured to find funds for stormwater management. Environmental planner, Ellie Baker, and environmental engineer, Rich Claytor, of the Horsley Whitten Group will discuss strategies that other communities have used to finance stormwater management. We will hear from Ted McIntire, DPW Director in Reading, where stormwater utility was implemented about a year ago.

Co-sponsored by Mass Bays Program, Salem Sound Coastwatch and
8 Towns and the Bay.

RSVP to 978-741-7900 or email: info@salemsound.org

MAY 2009

7th Annual SSCW North River Awareness Week
May 2 - 9

Salem Sound Coastwatch will be sponsoring this week-long series of community events and presentations in celebration of the North River --
a river in recovery!

Saturday, May 2
9 am: Furlong Park Public Design Meeting;
10 am: Clean-up following the meeting as part of Salem Clean Sweep. Meet at the park on Franklin St. in Salem.

Tuesday, May 5
Annual Fish Sampling Demonstration and Smelt Count Update on the North River
12:30 - 1 pm
Meet on the river at Howley Street. Park in Stop & Shop parking lot.

Join us for this annual event. The Division of Marine Fisheries will display the catch from the morning's sampling and provide an update on the status of spawning smelt based on eggs found in the North River. This project is part of an effort to develop an index of the abundance of rainbow smelt in four rivers throughout the region. No registration required -- just show up ready to learn about fish and their habitats.

Saturday, May 9 - Proctor Brook Walk and Talk
9 - 10:00 am
Meet at Peabody Road (south of Lowell Road, just east of Rt. 95/Rt.1) next to the Proctor Brook and abandoned railroad easement.

Join Barbara Warren, Salem Sound Coastwatch Director, for an hour 'walk and talk' along the banks of the Proctor Brook. This is Peabody conservation land and site of the Peabody Bikeway. We will provide an overview of key stream and wetland environmental issues and discuss a vision for the future of this natural resource and its its relationship to flooding downstream in Peabody Center. No registration required -- just show up.

For more information about these events, please call 978-741-7900.

Thursday, May 21 - Marine Invasive Species Training
6:30 - 8:00 pm
in the Community Room at the Beverly Cooperative Bank,
73 Lafayette Street, Salem (next to Wendy's).

New and Refresher TRAINING
Join Barbara Warren, Salem Sound Coastwatch Director, to learn about the non-native species that have invaded the intertidal zone and joined the fouling communities of marine species of Salem Sound. There will be a presentation on why these new species are problems, how to identify them, and the monitoring techniques we use in the field. There will be an opportunity to see these species up close with magnifying lens and microscopes.

Call 978-741-7900 or email us if you want to participate.

JUNE 2009

MIS Monitoring Schedule for June 2009!
call 978-741-7900 or email us if you want to participate.

Sign up to look for invasives in at the shore and in the water at docks.

Thursday, June 4 at 2:30 PM - Winter Island, Salem (tidepools)

Wednesday, June 10 at 4:00 PM - Hawthorne Cove Marina, Salem (dock)

Friday, June 12 at 8:30 AM - Lynch Park, Beverly (rocky shore)

Monday, June 29 at 11:00 AM - Beverly Public Pier

June 4, Thursday evening
Clean Beaches and Streams Orientation and Training
7:00 - 8:00 PM
in the Community Room at the Beverly Cooperative Bank,
73 Lafayette Street, Salem (next to Wendy's).

Contribute to the protection of the water quality of Salem Sound and its surrounding communities by collecting water samples from designated coastal sites from June through August. The orientation will include an overview of the program, description of volunteer duties, and water sampling training. Samples will be collected early in the morning every other week on Thursday mornings.
We need your help! Please call us at 978-741-7900 to become a monitor.
To read more about this program.

Date Monitoring Times
6/11 from 6:45 - 8:45am
6/25 from 6:45 - 8:45am
7/9 from 6:45 - 8:45am
7/23 from 6:30 - 8:30am
8/6 from 6:00 - 8:00am
8/20 from 5:30 - 7:20am

Sunday, June 7 to mark World Ocean Day
A Sea Change: imagine a world without fish
Showing at CinemaSalem
One East India Square, Salem, MA 01970
10:00am - Free Admission

Followed by Q & A
CinemaSalem café will be open at 9:30 am.

A Sea Change brings attention to the crucial but little-known issue of ocean acidification. With breathtaking photography of wilderness on land and stunning underwater footage, the film follows Sven Huseby, an engaging grandfather and educator, as he journeys from Alaskan fishing villages to Norwegian glacial beaches to better understand and find a cure to the problem of ocean acidification and its connection to climate change.

RSVP Requested. 978-741-7900 or info@salemsound.org
For more information about the movie and event.
To see the trailer for A Sea Change.

Saturday, June 13
Living Green & Renewable Energy Fair
Location: Old Town Hall, Salem
from 10 am - 3 pm

Come see us at the 2nd Annual Living Green & Renewable Energy Fair. We will have displays for our many projects, including Greenscapes with compost bin and compost tea. We will raffle a compost tea maker for new memberships and renewals.

The fair is hosted by The Salem Chamber of Commerce, Salem Main Streets Salem Renewable Taskforce, and the City of Salem.

For more information contact the Salem Chamber of Commerce,
978-744-0004 or email info@salem-chamber.org.

Saturday, June 20
Renewable Energy Fair - Solar Now
Location: Greenergy Park, 100 Sohier Road, Beverly MA
from 11 am - 4 pm

Come visit us at the 5th Annual Solar Field day.

MIS Monitoring!
call 978-741-7900 or email us if you want to participate.

Beverly Public Pier - search for invasives at docks.
Monday, June 29 at 11:00 AM

JULY 2009

MIS Monitoring Schedule for July 2009!
call 978-741-7900 or email us if you want to participate.

Wednesday, July 1 at noon - Winter Island, Salem (tidepool)

Tuesday, July 7 at 4:00 PM - Hawthorne Cove Marina, Salem (dock)

Monday, July 13 at 9:00 AM - Lynch Park, Beverly (rocky shore)

Monday, July 27 at 10:00 - Beverly Public Pier (dock)

Sign up to look for invasives in at the shore and in the water at docks.

July 1, Wednesday
Celebrate Summer
4:00 - 6:00 pm
Whole Foods, Vinnin Square, Swampscott

SSCW will have a Greenscaping display with compost tea at this indoor and outdoor vendor sampling event.

July 25, Saturday
Swim & Fin Race for Salem Sound
A Day of Races

Forest River Park, 98 West Ave. Salem Harbor, Salem, MA
Rain date: Sunday July 26

Details at swinandfin.org

August 2009

SEPTEMBER 2009

COASTSWEEP - Help us CLEAN our shoreline
Call or email us and we will plan a cleanup event for your group.

Salem Sound Coastwatch (SSCW) invites you to join us and other community volunteers in the international COASTSWEEP.

COASTSWEEP is part of an international campaign organized by The Ocean Conservancy in Washington, DC. Participants all over the world collect marine debris and record the types of trash they collect. This information is then used to help reduce future marine debris problems. The Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management with the Urban Harbors Institute and the University of Massachusetts, Boston promote Massachusetts’ statewide effort to clean up our shoreline.

OCTOBER 2009

NOVEMBER 2009

SSCW Annual Meeting

TDB

DECEMBER 2009