To celebrate our 20th year, we are planning many special activites
to commemorate this anniversary!

First we want to announce our newest PROGRAM -

ADOPT a BEACH

We will be recruiting teams of community volunteers to serve as “beachkeepers.”
Beachkeepers will be trained to identify and monitor sources of contamination,
identify invasive species, observe conditions such as erosion and sedimentation,
and clean up trash and debris at their adopted beach on a year-round basis.

Our next training session will be April 11 , Sunday afternoon, 2:00 - 4:00 pm at the Marblehead Tower school. To learn more about the program and to volunteer.

Additional informational sessions (Flyer to help us spread the word) have been planned:

Marblehead - Tuesday, March 9, - 7:30 - 8:30 pm
Abbott Public Library, Meeting Room (lower level)
235 Pleasant Street
Marblehead, MA 01945

Manchester-by-the-Sea - Wednesday, March 17 - 7:30 - 8:30 pm
Manchester Community Center
40 Beach Street, Manchester, MA 01944

The development of this program has been funded in part by the
Massachusetts Environmental Trust, which receives much of its funding from motorists
who choose to purchase speciality "Trust plates", such as the Northern Right Whale,
Leaping Brook Trout and Blackstone Valley Mill.
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GREENSCAPES - Learn about environmentally-friendly landscaping!
Salem Sound Coastwatch in cooperation with its many partners provides information
on how to have environmentally-friendly lawns and yards
that are safe, attractive, save money on water bills and keep our coastal waters cleaner.

• Build Your Soil to Support Beautiful Lawns Without Fertilizers and Pesticides
• Compost! Learn How to Feed Your Soil by Recycling Leaves and Kitchen Scraps
• Compost Tea for My Lawn? Yes!!
• How to Save Money by Capturing and Using Rainwater
• Mowing Tips and Techniques for Healthy Lawns

FREE and open to the public.
Reservations are requested.
Call 978-741-7900 or email: info@salemsound.org
For more information, visit Greenscapes.org.
This seminar is being co-sponsored by the Topsfield Fair and the North Shore Greenscapes Coalition.
For more, check out our Greenscapes webpage.

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Check out our programs and past results.
Adopt a Beach Program
Clean Beaches and Streams Program
Salt Marsh Restoration and Monitoring Projects
Coastal Habitat Invasive Species Program
Invasive Pepperweed Removal Project
Horseshoe Crab Project
Mill River, Gloucester Clam Study
Let us know if you want to volunteer.

Our programs and the environmental improvements in Salem Sound
are made possible by member support and contributions.

BECOME A MEMBER - MAKE A DONATION - GIFT MEMBERSHIP online


Thanks to all our members, corporate sponsors, and funders.

Become a group member of "Salem Sound Coastwatch" on Facebook!
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Stormwater runoff is a major source of pollution to Salem Sound.
New Federal and State stormwater management requirements will soon be in place.
SSCW co-sponored a workshop for municipalities to learn about a
Stormwater Utility, an innovative way to fund stormwater program.
Learn more about stormwater, the regulations and Stormwater Utility! ______________________________________________________________________________________________

Learn more about Ocean Acidification and what you can do!

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Eelgrass -one of the largest eelgrass meadows in Massachusetts
is right here in Salem Sound. Learn why this is so important!
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Salem Sound IS a NDA ( No Discharge Area) as of June 23, 2008.
Salem Sound Coastwatch is pleased to have worked on behalf of Salem Sound, the Salem Sound Harbormasters and the five communities: Marblehead, Salem, Danvers, Beverly and Machester-by-the-Sea, to have the state of Massachusetts and EPA Region 1 designate Salem Sound as an area where boaters with MSD Type I & II (marine sanitation device - heads) can no longer dump within 3 miles of shore.

Resources for Boaters
Salem Sound NDA Poster: what boaters need to know and chart of Salem Sound NDA boundaries
(96 kB PDF)
Pumpout Services (hours and phone numbers) (36 KB PDF)
Map of No Discharge Areas in MA, RI, NH as of 2/17/2009 (710 KB PDF).

We continue to work on increasing boater awareness of pump-out facilities in our region and expanding these services.
The Salem Sound Working Group has also begun implementation of recommendations from the SSCW Marine Sanitation Needs Assessment.
To Learn more...

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Citizens Monitoring for Marine Invasive Species:
SSCW is conducting on-going research on Marine Invading Species. Check out our
Marine Introduced Species Resource Center
and our Coastal Habitat Invasive Monitoring Program.
SSCW is working with the international SETL-project to study marine fouling communities in
Salem Sound. SETL's goal is to gather data from temperate regions around the world.
To get involved, send us an email.

Chinese Mitten Crab ALERT!!
40 in New Jersey alone and more are being found in the Hudson River, New York!
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Successful Winter Waterfowl Survey conducted on November 15, January 17 and February 14. Results will be posted in the near future.

Salem Sound Coastwatch, partnering with Mass Audubon, will be conducting winter coastal bird surveys from Nahant to Rockport three times this winter. We are following the protocols used by TASL, a group of birders who have been collecting winter waterfowl data for the Boston Harbor regions since 1980. If you are interested in joining one of our teams, please contact:

For Rockport and Gloucester – Kathy Leahy, 978-927-1122 x 2700 kleahy@massaudubon.org.
For Nahant thru Manchester -- Salem Sound Coastwatch, 978-741-7900
info@salemsound.org.