SAVE THE HARBORSAVE THE BAY INC
212 NORTHERN AVENUE SUITE 304 WEST, BOSTON, MA 02210 www.savetheharbor.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: SAVE THE HARBOR/SAVE THE BAY, INC. IS A NONPROFIT PUBLIC-INTEREST HARBOR ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION MADE UP OF CITIZENS, SCIENTISTS AND CIVIC, CORPORATE, CULTURAL AND COMMUNITY LEADERS WHOSE MISSION IS TO RESTORE AND PROTECT BOSTON HARBOR, MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT AND SHARE THEM WITH THE PUBLIC FOR EVERYONE TO ENJOY.

YOUTH PROGRAMS:SAVE THE HARBOR/SAVE THE BAY RUNS THE REGION'S LARGEST FREE, HARBOR-FOCUSED YOUTH ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS, CONNECTING OVER 260,000 YOUTH, TEENS AND FAMILIES TO BOSTON HARBOR AND THE BOSTON HARBOR ISLANDS SINCE WE BEGAN THEM IN 2002. OUR FREE PROGRAMS INCLUDE 22 ALL ACCESS BOSTON HARBOR ISLANDS EXCURSIONS TO SPECTACLE AND GEORGES ISLANDS IN THE BOSTON HARBOR ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK. IN THE SPRING, SUMMER AND FALL WE RAN 12 NEW FREE SHARE THE HARBOR CRUISES INCLUDING MARINE MAMMAL SAFARIS, BOSTON LIGHT TOURS AND TREASURES OF SPECTACLE ISLAND EXCURSIONS FOR THE REGION'S FAMILIES. WE ALSO RUN OUR BOSTON HARBOR EXPLORERS PROGRAM AT 15 PROGRAM SITES ON BOSTON HARBOR AND AT 25 FREE EVENTS ON THE REGION'S PUBLIC BEACHES IN A TYPICAL YEAR.

BETTER BEACHES:WE LEAD AND MANAGE THE METROPOLITAN BEACHES COMMISSION FOR THE MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE, WHICH ISSUES AN ANNUAL REPORT FOCUSING ATTENTION ON THE STATE OF THE REGION'S PUBLIC BEACHES FROM NAHANT TO NANTASKET. OUR BETTER BEACHES PROGRAM STRENGTHENS BOSTON'S WATERFRONT NEIGHBORHOODS AND THE REGION'S BEACHFRONT COMMUNITIES BY HOSTING AND SPONSORING SCORES OF FREE EVENTS AND PROGRAMS ON THE REGION'S PUBLIC BEACHES FROM NAHANT TO NANTASKET INCLUDING CONCERTS, CAMPFIRES, CLAMBAKES AND FAMILY READING NIGHTS, SAND SCULPTURE COMPETITIONS AND HEALTHY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES INCLUDING SWIMMING AND KAYAKING. FUNDS FOR THE 2020 BETTER BEACHES PROGRAM WERE RAISED AT SAVE THE HARBOR' ANNUAL HARPOON SHAMROCK SPLASH AND FROM THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS' INVESTMENT. IN 2020 WE MADE MORE THAN $208,000 IN SMALL GRANTS TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND BEACHES FRIENDS GROUPS IN LYNN, NAHANT, REVERE, WITHNROP, EAST BOSTON, SOUTH BOSTON, DORCHESTER, QUINCY AND HULL.

CLEAN WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY AND PUBLIC POLICY: SAVE THE HARBOR CONVENES AND LEADS AN INDEPENDENT BEACHES SCIENCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE WHICH PRODUCES AN ANNUAL REPORT CARD ON WATER QUALITY AND BEACH FLAGGING ACCURACY ON THE METROPOLITAN REGION'S PUBLIC BEACHES THAT ARE MANAGED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION. IT ALSO ADVISES US AS WE DEVELOP SITE SPECIFIC PLANS TO IMPROVE WATER QUALITY ON THE REGION'S PUBLIC BEACHES. WE ALSO CHAIR THE OUTFALL MONITORING SCIENCE ADVISORY PANEL'S (OMSAP) PUBLIC INTEREST ADVISORY COMMITTEE (PIAC) AND SERVE ON THE BOSTON HARBOR DREDGING PROJECT TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP AND ON THE CITY OF BOSTON'S MUNICIPAL HARBOR PLAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR BOTH THE DOWNTOWN AND THE SOUTH BOSTON WATERFRONT.

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