Tatnuck Brook Watershed Association
Working to protect Tatnuck Brook, Cook Pond, Patch Reservoir and Coes Reservoir
The Annual State of the Lakes will be held on Feb 22. This is a great opportunity to hear about Blue Space water quality and meet and network with fellow advocates for the environment. We will have a greatly expanded presentation on our watershed this year, thanks to this great team at Worcester State University. …
Tatnuck Brook Watershed application to Working for Worcester has been approved! We will be a W4W clean-up site on April 22. Please save the date and come out and help with this effort. /https://www.workingforworcester.com/year-11/tatnuck-brook-watershed-association
TBWA District 5 City Councilor Etel Haxhiaj is interested in meeting with us to hear about our concerns and the issues we are working on. Unfortunately, she has a standing obligation that conflicts with our regular monthly meeting time so we have scheduled a meeting with her on Monday, December 5 at 5:30 at Stearns Tavern. State Representative Dave …
Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) is a growing concern for Worcester's lakes and ponds. Worcester sponsors a citizen-science initiative to monitor for harmful algal blooms. TBWA participates in this effort, collecting and analyzing samples from Cooks Pond, Patch Reservoir and Coes Reservoir. On Thursday, December 8 the city will present WCMC data collected this year. Come learn …
Continue reading "Worcester Cyanobacteria Monitoring Collaborative 2022 Data Review – December 8"
The City's Department of Sustainability and Resilience Lakes and Ponds Program is launching a monthly newsletter called the Blue Space Splash in which you can learn about project updates, events, and volunteer opportunities. You can sign up here: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/SieF0aj
We are coming to the end of our sampling season. This has been a challenging year, with a number of incidents of high levels of cyanobacteria requiring treatment and closures. We want to thank City of Worcester Lakes and Ponds Program - Jacquelyn Burmeister and Nick Pagos - for all their attention to this issue. …
The Worcester Cyanobacteria Monitoring Collaborative initiated the 2022 season on May 2. Volunteers will be sampling Lakes and Ponds across the city and in other communities in Central Mass. Members of TBWA will be monitoring Coes Reservoir, Patch Reservoir and Cooks Pond to assist the city. The data from this effort helps local understanding of …
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We had a great day ice fishing on Saturday, February 12. Despite the unseasonal warm temperatures, there was still plenty of ice. Big thanks to Jim Legacy of Mass Fish and Wildlife who provided all the equipment and assistance to allow folks to try ice fishing. Also, big thanks to Jacqueline Burmeister and Nick Pagan …
Hear about all the City's Blues Spaces and how we can become a more sustainable City. This is a virtual event to be held February 24, 2022 at 6:30 PM. Register at http://tinyurl.com/BlueintheWoo
Thursday, January 20th, 6:30 pm Register for this virtual event at: http://tinyurl.com/WCMC2021
Tatnuck Brook Watershed Association 