Tatnuck Brook Watershed Association
Working to protect Tatnuck Brook, Cook Pond, Patch Reservoir and Coes Reservoir
We all know water quality is important to people but what about the fish? We are excited to be collaborating with the City of Worcester Lakes and Ponds Division, the Indian Lake Watershed Association and Lake Quinsigamond Watershed Association to apply for the Massachusetts' Environmental Trust's FY21 Drive for a Better Environment Grant Program. This program presents an …
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Worcester DPW&P will be holding its annual State of the Lake meeting on March 4. TBWA will participate to discuss the ongoing cooperative water quality sampling program the city has spearheaded for the past three years. This is a great opportunity to learn more about the lakes in the city, and to meet other folks …
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The city is updating Worcester's Open Space Plan meeting This plan is a great tool to promote the water resources in our watershed. More information and an important survey here: https://www.worcesteropenspace.com/ Please take a few minutes and fill it out! Stormwater Workshop The presentation by Worcester city employees Jacquelyn Burmeister and Ian Weybourne, “Where the …
Mark your calendar: Our next meeting will be held on Nov. 6th at 6:30pm at the IBEW Union Hall at 242 Mill Street. Jaquelyn Burmeister has arranged a special program with an engineer from the City Dept of Public Works to talk about "Where the Storm Drain Ends: Worcester’s Grey Infrastructure and Surface Water Quality." Members …
The City will be doing repair work on Coes Reservoir Spillway this fall. Here is a link to the Notice of Intent, which went before the Worcester Conservation Commission 9/18/19. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lYMZrLY94airO3sFhN9P7oyNl1j3wQKZ/view
Thanks to all who helped remove water chestnut from Coes Reservoir August 3.
The City of Worcester Department of Public Works & Parks has contracted a lake management company to battle the weeds in Coes Reservoir. The Tatnuck Brook Watershed Association appreciates the City's continued efforts to combat the various invasive aquatic plants in Coes. On June 28, Coes Reservoir was treated with the herbicide fluridone (trade name …
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