Conservation Symbols
From a handout I received recently while attending an all-day symposium about rising sea levels and the impact on The Great Marsh... the symbols across the bottom of the handout represent some of the local conservation groups who are involved with protecting The Great Marsh by monitoring the impact of sea level rise here along the North Shore.
From left to right:
Massachusetts Audubon
Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management
National Wildlife Refuge System
Parker River Clean Water Association
The Trustees of the Reservation
Metropolitan Area Planning Council
Ipswich River Watershed Association
The Great Marsh is the largest salt marsh in New England and includes over 20,000 acres of marsh, barrier beach, tidal river, estuary, mudflat, and upland islands extending across the Massachusetts North Shore, from Gloucester to Salisbury. In recognition of these extraordinary resources, a portion of this area was designated by the state in 1979 as the Parker River/Essex Bay Area of Critical Environmental Concern. The Great Marsh is an internationally recognized Important Bird Area (IBA) because it contributes to the preservation of many breeding and migratory birds. With its network of waterways, beaches, parks, and wildlife refuges, the Great Marsh is an outstanding destination to enjoy boating, fishing, birdwatching, hiking, and beach activities throughout the cities and towns of Gloucester, Essex, Ipswich, Rowley, Newbury, Newburyport, and Salisbury.
www.whsrn.org/site-profile/great-marsh
SYMBOL is the topic for Friday 22nd November 2013
Conservation Symbols
From a handout I received recently while attending an all-day symposium about rising sea levels and the impact on The Great Marsh... the symbols across the bottom of the handout represent some of the local conservation groups who are involved with protecting The Great Marsh by monitoring the impact of sea level rise here along the North Shore.
From left to right:
Massachusetts Audubon
Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management
National Wildlife Refuge System
Parker River Clean Water Association
The Trustees of the Reservation
Metropolitan Area Planning Council
Ipswich River Watershed Association
The Great Marsh is the largest salt marsh in New England and includes over 20,000 acres of marsh, barrier beach, tidal river, estuary, mudflat, and upland islands extending across the Massachusetts North Shore, from Gloucester to Salisbury. In recognition of these extraordinary resources, a portion of this area was designated by the state in 1979 as the Parker River/Essex Bay Area of Critical Environmental Concern. The Great Marsh is an internationally recognized Important Bird Area (IBA) because it contributes to the preservation of many breeding and migratory birds. With its network of waterways, beaches, parks, and wildlife refuges, the Great Marsh is an outstanding destination to enjoy boating, fishing, birdwatching, hiking, and beach activities throughout the cities and towns of Gloucester, Essex, Ipswich, Rowley, Newbury, Newburyport, and Salisbury.
www.whsrn.org/site-profile/great-marsh
SYMBOL is the topic for Friday 22nd November 2013