NFWF Grant Profile

Conservation Program(s):

Five Star and Nature Restoration Trust

Project Title: Reclaiming the Mystic: Community Invasive Water Chestnut Removal on the Mystic River (MA)

Organization:

Mystic River Watershed Association, Inc.

Project ID:

1301.15.048267

Award Amount:

$50000.00

Location:

The project is contained in the Mystic River which drains into Boston Harbor in Massachusetts. The river is urbanized with more than 500,000 people living within the watershed. The invasive management will occur in communities of Medford, Somerville, Everett and Malden.