[DEHC] River Cleanup Question

Mon Oct 22 13:43:45 EDT 2007

I'd like to address Charlie Tuttle's Oct. 19 message (please see below)
about the Sat. morning, Sept. 27, cleanup of the Neponset River planned for
the area adjacent to the Central Ave. bridge over the river between Milton
and Mattapan.

It is NepRWA's understanding that removing debris from the river during this
event will not pose a danger to participants' health. Because of the nature
of water flow through this area, NepRWA doesn't consider it to be a
PCB-deposition area. Additionally, participants will be taking precautions
against making excessive skin contact with the water and mud; they will be
wearing waders and boots, long pants, long sleeves and gloves. We will also
advise all participants to wash off their gear before using it again. 

For more detailed information about this site and others along the Lower
Neponset River, please feel free to contact NepRWA at 781-575-0354 and ask
for Executive Director Ian Cooke.

Carly Rocklen
Outreach Director & Restoration Manager
Neponset River Watershed Association
2173 Washington St.
Canton, MA 02021
Phone:  781-575-0354
Fax:  781-575-9971
E-mail: rocklen at neponset.org
Web: www.neponset.org

-----Original Message-----
From: dehc-bounces at lists.dotwell.org [mailto:dehc-bounces at lists.dotwell.org]
On Behalf Of Charles Tuttle
Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 1:01 PM
To: dehc at lists.dotwell.org
Subject: Re: [DEHC] DEHC Digest, Vol 32, Issue 6

Hi Rosanne
  Has the PCB issue been considered with respect to the area of the cleanup?
  ...Charlie 

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Today's Topics:

1. Fields Corner Bike Community Meeting Tue 10/23 7pm (Jeff Rosenblum) 2.
Star Gazing at Geneva Cliffs, Sat Oct 20, 6-9 PM
(Rosanne.Foley at codman.org)
3. Neponset River Clean-up Sat., Oct 27, 9:30 AM
(Rosanne.Foley at codman.org)

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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2007 12:08:03 -0400
From: Jeff Rosenblum
Subject: [DEHC] Fields Corner Bike Community Meeting Tue 10/23 7pm
To: dehc at lists.dotwell.org
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http://bostonbikesssummit.info

DORCHESTER/MATTAPAN COMMUNITY BIKE OPEN HOUSE
Tuesday October 24, 2007
Viet-Aid Great Hall, 42 Charles St.
7 p.m.

DORCHESTER REPORTER
18 October 2007

Bike summit to hold session in Fields Corner

Boston?s new bicycle coordinator, Nicole Freedman, is holding a bike 
summit early next week to build a foundation for the city?s burgeoning 
bike plans. Several events are open to the public, including a community 
session near Fields Corner at the Viet-Aid Great Hall, 42 Charles St. It 
begins at 7 p.m.

A substantial part of the session, according to the Mayor?s office, will 
offer opportunities for community input into just what kind of bike 
amenities Dorchester?s cyclists would like to see in their neighborhood.

The rest of the three-day long summit?s schedule presents state and 
regional bike plans, a biking-based discussion of world-class cities, a 
discussion about how biking contributes to economic development and 
more. Many of the events are being hosted at City Hall downtown. For up 
to date information see bostonbikessummit.info.

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Message: 2
Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2007 10:50:51 -0400
From: Rosanne.Foley at codman.org
Subject: [DEHC] Star Gazing at Geneva Cliffs, Sat Oct 20, 6-9 PM
To: dehc at lists.dotwell.org
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Please join us tomorrow night, to look at the stars, at the urban wild 
located at the corner of Geneva Avenue and Bowdoin Street, across from 
Walgreens. Sat, Oct 20, 6-9 pm.

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Message: 3
Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2007 11:17:22 -0400
From: Rosanne.Foley at codman.org
Subject: [DEHC] Neponset River Clean-up Sat., Oct 27, 9:30 AM
To: dehc at lists.dotwell.org
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Dear Friend of the Neponset,

Does your blood BOIL at the sight of the Neponset River lined with rusty 
grocery carts and bikes, car tires and old plastic bags? Well, it's time 
to take action. 

Join us as we REMOVE this garbage from the river at 9:30AM on Saturday, 
October 27. We'll meet at the Central Ave. bridge on the border of Milton 
and Mattapan. Here is a hyperlink to a map of the site; feel free to 
Google directions: 

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=eliot+st
+and+central+ave.,+Milton,+MA,+USA&sll=42.265623,-71.07914&sspn=0.107218,0.2
314&ie=UTF8&ll=42.267211,-71.069527&spn=0.013402,0.028925&z=15&om=1

Please bring the following, if you have them: 
Energy! 
Rubber Boots 
Waders 
Sturdy, Long Rubber Gloves 
Rake 
Persistence! 
Pick 
Shovel 
Laughter! 
Sturdy Garbage Bags 
Strong Rope 
Warm Clothes
With your help, we'll pull a variety of debris from the river banks and 
from the river itself. We'll work until about noon, transferring the 
garbage onto the shoulder of the Neponset Greenway trail for the Milton 
Department of Public Works to pick up and dispose of. Please remember to 
wear protective clothing; the water and river-bottom sediment in this 
segment of the Neponset River are not pristine.

Please RSVP by Thurs., Oct. 25, to Carly at rocklen at neponset.org or 
781-575-0354. RSVPs are appreciated but not required. We look forward to 
seeing you!

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