Sudbury, Assabet, Concord Rivers Report Card Workshop and Staff Training

Sudbury, Assabet, Concord Rivers Report Card Workshop and Staff Training

OARS, a watershed organization working on the Assabet, Sudbury, and Concord Rivers in Massachusetts, has been interested in preparing a report card summarizing the health of the three rivers for some time. The Sudbury-Assabet-Concord (SuAsCo) is a small watershed in eastern Massachusetts, with both developed and natural areas. UMCES will facilitate an initial project workshop to work through elements of the 5-step report card process. UMCES will also facilitate a training of key OARS staff in producing the report card after the stakeholder workshop. UMCES will continue to advise and support OARS throughout the report card process by attending intermittent video calls and by reviewing the report card. The training will enable OARS to replicate the 5-step report card development process in other watersheds throughout Massachusetts where there are local groups interested.

 

Key Personnel

Bill Dennison
UMCES Interim President
Brianne Walsh
Senior Science Communicator

Timeframe

  • Start: 2017-09-15
  • Finish: 2019-03-15
  • Duration: 1 year, 6 months