Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO USE SCIENCE, ADVOCACY AND THE LAW TO PROTECT, PRESERVE AND ENHANCE THE CHARLES RIVER AND ITS WATERSHED,INCLUDING IMPROVING AND EXPANDING ITS NATURAL RESOURCES AND RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.
EDUCATION AND OUTREACH - CRWA'S WORK TO PROMOTE BETTER WATERSHED MANAGEMENT AND RIVER STEWARDSHIP INCLUDES A WIDE RANGE OF OUTREACH AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING: EDUCATIONAL TALKS AND PRESENTATIONS TO SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS; A COMPREHENSIVE WEBSITE AND ONLINE COMMUNICATIONS; THE PUBLICATION OF BROCHURES, PLANS AND REPORTS; TRAININGS AND WORKSHOPS FOR MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES; AND PARTICIPATION IN MANY LOCAL AND REGIONAL EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES. COMMITTED TO GROWING THE NEXT GENERATION OF ENVIRONMENTALISTS, CRWA TRAINS NUMEROUS STUDENT INTERNS EACH YEAR AND HOSTS THE RITA BARRON FELLOW, A ONE-YEAR POSITION FOR RECENT MASTERS' DEGREE GRADUATES, AND ENGAGES NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL GROUPS FOR EDUCATIONAL AND NETWORKING PURPOSES.
CLIMATE MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION - CRWA IS COMMITTED TO REDUCING THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND SUPPORTING RESTORATIVE CLIMATE ADAPTATION. WE WORK EVERY DAY ACROSS ALL PROGRAM AREAS TO CREATE RIVER AND WATERSHED RESILIENCY TO MORE INTENSE RAIN EVENTS AND MORE FREQUENT SUMMERTIME DROUGHTS AND HOTTER TEMPERATURES. IT DOES THIS THROUGH CRWA'S WATERENERGYNEXUS WORK, BRINGING TOGETHER MUNICIPAL STAFF FROM ACROSS THE WATERSHED AS PART OF THE CHARLES RIVER CLIMATE COMPACT, PARTICIPATION IN MUNICIPAL AND STATE CLIMATE PLANNING INITIATIVES, EDUCATING LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS, WATERSHED- AND SUBWATERSHED-SCALE PLANNING, STREAM, WETLAND AND FLOODPLAIN RESTORATION, DAM REMOVAL, LEGISLATIVE LOBBYING AND ADVOCACY. CRWA IS ALSOACTIVELY WORKING TO ENGAGE WITH COMMUNITIES THAT ARE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE, ESPECIALLY LOW INCOME AND MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES. CRWA IS WORKING TO DEVELOP A GREENER AND MORE JUST WORLD THAT WILL BE MORE RESILIENT TO THE CHANGES THAT ARE COMING.
ADVOCACY, POLICY AND LAW - CRWA IS INVOLVED IN EVERY MAJOR DECISION AFFECTING THE HEALTH OF THE CHARLES RIVER AND IMPORTANT STATEWIDE WATER ISSUES. ADVOCACY INCLUDES COMMENTING ON ALL MAJOR WATERSHED DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, CHALLENGING PERMITS ADMINISTRATIVELY AND SOMETIMES IN COURT, PARTICIPATING IN HEARINGS BEFORE LOCAL BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AND STATE AGENCIES, PROTECTING PUBLIC TRUST LANDS AND ACCESS TO PARKLANDS, PARTICIPATING IN TASK FORCES, LOBBYING ON ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION, AND WORKING WITH MANY PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS ON ISSUES OF NATIONAL, REGIONAL AND STATE SIGNIFICANCE, SUCH AS CLIMATE CHANGE, SMART GROWTH, STORMWATER POLLUTION, AND SUSTAINABLE WATER RESOURCE POLICIES AND REGULATIONS. CRWA'S STRONG SCIENCE IS INTEGRAL TO OUR ADVOCACY AND THE POSITIONS THE ORGANIZATION ADOPTS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Margaret Van Deusen | DEPUTY DIRECTOR (UNTIL 3/19) | 40 | $105,481 |
| Julianne Wood | DEPUTY DIRECTOR | 40 | $56,450 |
| Emily Norton | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $52,884 |
| Peter Fernandez | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Patricia King | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Diane Hall | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Shawn Konary | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| James Healy | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Laurie Doyle | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| David Bryant | DIRECTOR (UNTIL 9/19) | 2 | $0 |
| Ralph Abele | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Lance Campbell | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Bryan Natale | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Greta Meszoely | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Edward Englander | CLERK | 2 | $0 |
| Sarah Slaughter | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Grant Thomas-Lepore | VICE PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
| Linda Mclane | PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
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