One-hundred
Friends of the Neponset came together for delicious food - and a smorgasbord of food for thought
- as we explored the
health of local migratory fisheries (and the life stories of
several remarkable fish) and the
significance of the Neponset River to their future, with
Featured Speaker Kristen Ferry. NepRWA’s current
projects were also presented, and conservation awards were
given to Joan Kimball, former Director of the Massachusetts
Riverways Program of the MA Department of Fish and Game, and
to Mary Griffin, Commissioner of the MA Department of Fish and
Game. Enjoy this collage of Tom Palmer's images taken the
night of the Annual Meeting:
View
more pictures
of the 2009 NepRWA Annual Meeting, courtesy of local
photographer and NepRWA Board Member Tom Palmer.
Featured
Speaker Kristen Ferry is a biologist with the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and formerly with the Massachusetts
Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF). She specializes in
biological studies, migratory fish passage, and habitat
restoration. She is also the coordinator of the American Shad
Restoration Project, a collaborative effort between DMF and
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to restore a sustainable
population of American shad to the Charles River. Ms. Ferry
received a M.S. in Wildlife and Fisheries Conservation from
the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Her graduate work
focused on factors influencing Striped bass distribution among
rivers along the Massachusetts coast. As part of her study,
she examined the diets of thousands of Striped bass in 13
systems spanning from the Parker River in Newbury to the West
Branch of the Westport River in Westport.
Thanks
to the generosity of Meditech-Canton, the NepRWA Annual
Meeting took place in the stunning indoor tropical
garden and auditorium of Meditech-Canton, at the foot of the
Blue Hills Reservation.
KAYAK
RAFFLE TICKETS
We
raffled off a
PERCEPTION Prodigy 10 Kayak from Eastern Mountain
Sports-Foxboro and a rain barrel, donated by the Great
American Rain Barrel Company.
EVENT
SPONSORS
We
would like to thank these businesses for their generous contributions
toward the 2009 Annual Meeting of the Neponset River
Watershed Association:
