United by caring for our communities and the land and water that supports them.
The numbers are in: At least 140 people visited Waterfest!
Waterfest was FREE and open to ALL
Supported by CT SeaGrant, NOAA (Nat'l Oceanic & Atmospheric Ass'n)
and Donors like YOU.
THANK YOU
If you're old enough to care; you're old enough
Want to do something that matters?
With many thanks to our Volunteers. We love sharing the work with friends and family heroes, the Stonington High School Eco Club and US Coast Guard Academy Cadets. Working together is fun!
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We also are deeply grateful to our Allies, who, with relatively short notice and braving high winds, set up 20 tables with super demonstrations and learning delights:
Avalonia,
CIRCA,
Conn College Arboretum/Wild Ones,
CT Land Conservation Council,
CUSH,
Eastern Pequot Social Events Committee,
Lantern Hill Valley Alliance,
Ledyard Conservation Commission,
Mashantucket Pequot Museum & research Center,
Mystic River Historical Society,
Old Mystic History Center,
National Estuarine Research Reserve,
North Stonington Conservation Commission,
Keep North Stonington Affordable,
Pattagansett Arts Center,
Restore America's Estuaries,
Save the Sound,
Stonington Mirror,
The Nature Conservancy,
Wequetequock Clean Water Coalition
"Rivers are the veins of the Earth through which the lifeblood returns to the heart." -Roderick Haig-Brown
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The "Mystic"
is a recent name.
Missi-tuck has been around since before the Pequots named and loved her. The Mystic River and the upstream lakes, streams and brooks flow through the unceded lands of the Mashuntucket and Eastern Pequots, whose friendship and participation in this Alliance honors the rest of us as we hope to honor them.
Our Mission
To keep all those in CT's Mystic River Watershed safe and flourishing during this period of intensifying climate change, we will:
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1. Improve equity and community resilience by expanding citizen participation in decision making and stewardship;
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2. Improve the quality of water and habitats and nourish ecological health;
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3. Inform and coordinate efforts to reduce risks from climate change impacts;
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4. Advocate for climate-smart development and healthy, thriving communities;
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5. Promote youth well-being and school involvement through stewardship, citizen science and civic engagement.
