SRWA 2024 Events
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| February | 2/12 Monday | 6:30 pm | Board Meeting Tewksbury Senior Center |
| March | 3/18 Monday | 6:30 pm | Board Meeting Tewksbury Senior Center |
| April | 4/13 Saturday 4/22 Monday | 9:30 am 6:30 pm | SRWA & Marlies Paddles Shawsheen River Bedford Board Meeting Tewksbury Senior Center |
| May | 5/11 Saturday 5/13 Monday | 9:30 am 6:30 pm | SRWA & Marlies Paddles Shawsheen River Board Meeting Tewksbury Senior Center. |
| June | 6/1 Saturday 6/8 Saturday | 9:30 am 6:30 pm | SRWA & Annual Meeting Pomp's Pond Andover SRWA & Marlies paddles Shawsheen River |
| July | 7/10 Wednesday 7/13 Saturday 7/22 Saturday | 6:30 pm 9:30 pm | Board Meeting Tewksbury Senior Center SRWA & Marlies Paddles Shawsheen River Pomps Pond Learn to paddle |
| August | 8/10 Saturday 8/14 Wednesday | 9:30 am 6:30 pm | SRWA & Marlies Paddles Board Meeting Tewksbury Senior Center |
| September | 9/11 Wednesday 9/14 Saturday | 6:30 pm 9:30 am | Board Meeting Tewksbury Senior Center SRWA & Marlies Paddles Shawsheen River |
| October | 10/9 Wednesday 10/12 Saturday | 6:30 pm 9:30 am | Board Meeting Tewksbury Senior Center SRWA & Marlies Paddles Shawsheen River |
| November | 11/13 Wednesday | 6:30 pm | Board Meeting Tewksbury Senior Center |
| December | 12/11 Wednesday | 6:30 pm | Board Meeting Tewksbury Senior Center |
| January, 2022 | |
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| February, 2022 | 2/116/22 6:30: SRWA Board Meeting |
| March, 2022 | 3/16/22 6:30: SRWA Board Meeting |
| April, 2022 | 4/20/22, 6:30: SRWA Board Meeting 4/9/22 SRWA & Marlies Paddles 1 Bedford |
| May, 2022 | 5/7/22 Celebration of Life: Saturday, May 7, 2022, from 1:00 - 4:00, 55 center st, Burlington, MA 5/18/22 6:30: SRWA Board Meeting 5/14/22 SRWA & Marlies Paddles 2 Billerica |
| June, 2022 | 6/15/22 6:30: SRWA Board Meeting 6/11/22 SRWA & Marlies Paddles 3 |
| July, 2022 | 7/21/22 6:30: SRWA Board Meeting 7/9/22 SRWA & Marlies Paddles4 |
| August, 2022 | 8/17/22 6:30: SRWA Board Meeting 8/13/22 SRWA & Marlies Paddles 5 |
| September, 2022 | 9/14/22 6:30: SRWA Board Meeting 9/10/22 SRWA & Marlies Paddles 6 9/24/22 Andover Day |
| October, 2022 | 10/13/22 6:30: SRWA Board Meeting 10/8/22 SRWA & Marlies Paddles 7 10/15/22 10:00 - 2:00: Ballardvale Day |
| November, 2022 | 11/5/22 Shawsheen River Master Plan: Community Design and Planning, Andover library 11/13 1:00 Tim Garside Memorial Dedication Billerica 11/16/22 6:30: SRWA Board Meeting |
| December, 2022 | 12/21/22 6:30: SRWA Board Meeting |
| January, 2021 | 1/20/21 6:30: SRWA Board Meeting |
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| February, 2021 | 2/17/21 6:30: SRWA Board Meeting |
| March, 2021 | 3/17/21, 6:30: SRWA Board Meeting |
| April, 2021 | 4/1/21 : 9:30 - 1:00 SRWA and Marlies Paddle , Bedford 4/24/21:10-12: Billerica cleanup 4/21, 6:30 SRWA Board 4/21/21, 6:30: SRWA Board Meeting Saturday, April 24, 10:00 – 12:00:Billerica Cleanup: |
| May, 2021 | 5/1/21 : 9:30 - 1:00 SRWA and Marlies Paddle , Billerica 5/19/21 6:30 SRWA Board |
| June, 2021 | 6/5/21: 9:30 - 1:00 SRWA & Marlies Paddles, Tewksbury to Andover 5/16/21 6:30: SRWA Board |
| July, 2021 | 7/3/ 21/ : SRWA & Marlies Paddles, Tewksbury 7/17/21: Memorial for Jay Gray at Burtts Crossing, Tewksbury 7/21/21: SRWA Board |
| August, 2021 | 8/7/21: SRWA & Marlies Paddles, Andover I/18/21 SRWA Board |
| September, 2021 | 9/4/21: SRWA & Marlies Paddles, Lawrence |
| October, 2021 | 10/2/21: SRWA & Marlies Paddles, Fall Grand Shawsheen 10/20/ 21 SRWA Board |
| November, 2021 | 11/ 17/21 SRWA Board 11/17/21Presentation: Birds of Prey, Hennessey School, Lawrence |
| December, 2021 | 12/15/21 SRWA Board |
2020 Shawsheen River Watershed Association
| January 1/15 Board Meeting 6:30-8:30 Tewksbury Senior Center, 175 Chandler St., Tewksbury |
| February 2/7 Eyes on Owls Presentation 6:50 – 12:15 Hennessey School, Lawrence 2/19 Board Meeting 6:30-8:30 Tewksbury Senior Center, 175 Chandler St., Tewksbury |
| March 3/18 Board Meeting - canceled 6:30-8:30 Tewksbury Senior Center, 175 Chandler St., Tewksbury |
| April WeekdayPaddle #1 – Experienced Paddlers! 9:30 – 11:30 AM WATCH FOR DATE Launch: Shawsheen Pines, Andover; Take-out: Ballardvale, Andover We are starting biweekly paddles for experienced paddlers with their own equipment. Meet across from Pfizer on Lowell Junction Road. Shawsheen Pines Reservation is across from Pfizer. Use Google maps “Shawsheen Pines, 01810” for directions. We will shuttle cars. Short safety meeting before trip. Contact Bob Marsh to confirm attendance: 978-821-8278. 4/11 Saturday Recreational Paddle, SRWA joins MarliesPaddles! – NEW ITEM! 9:30-12:00 776 Boston Road, Billerica, MA |
| May Weekday Paddle NEW ITEM! 5.5.20 – Leader Bob Marsh 5/20 Board Meeting 6:30-8:30 Tewksbury Senior Center, 175 Chandler St., Tewksbury 5/23 Recreation Paddle Billerica to Tewksbury MarliesPaddles |
| June 6/13 Recreational Paddle, SRWA joins MarliesPaddles! – NEW ITEM! Wilmington – More information to come! 6/17- Annual Meeting via Zoom 6:30-8:30 Contact SRWA through website or Facebook if you want to attend 6/27 River Clean UP -9:30 Sheridan St Clean UP Billerica |
| July 7/11 Recreational Paddle, SRWA joins MarliesPaddles! – NEW ITEM! Tewksbury – More information to come! 7/15 Remote Board Meeting 6:30-8:30 |
| August 8/19 Board Meeting 6:30-8:30 Zoom meeting 8/15 Recreational Paddle, SRWA joins MarliesPaddles! – NEW ITEM! Andover – Put in and out at #18 Abbot Bridge Drive, Andover at 9:30 8/30 Sunday: 9:30 - noon Clean up in the Shawsheen at Balmoral Park (Sacred Heart Reservation} No Boats |
| September Andover Day – NEW ITEM! 9/16 Remote Board Meeting 6:30-8:30 9/12 9:30-12:00 Recreational Paddle, SRWA joins MarliesPaddles! – NEW ITEM! Urban Wilderness tour in the heart of Lawrence to explore the Shawsheen River where it joins the Merrimack Tewksbury – More information to come! 9/15, 6:30 board meeting 9/26, Clean-up 9:30 |
| October 10/3 Saturday, Tewksbury Shawsheen light cleanup 10/10 8/15 Recreational Paddle, SRWA joins MarliesPaddles! The Grand Shawsheen 10/11 Sunday 10:30, Shawsheen River Walk #1 AVIS Shawsheen Reservation THU, OCT 15 AT 2:45 PM 10.15.2020 Shawsheen River Trail, N. Andover cleanup! 10/21 Remote Board Meeting 10/10 The Grande Shawsheen Paddle, SRWA joins MarliesPaddles! – NEW ITEM! Multiple towns! – More information to come! Weekday Paddle Tewksbury Half-way to Earth Day Clean-up |
| November 11/18 Board Meeting 6:30-8:30 Tewksbury Senior Center, 175 Chandler St., Tewksbury |
| December 12/9 Board Meeting & Annual Membership Drive 6:30-8:30 Tewksbury Senior Center, 175 Chandler St., Tewksbury |
Calendar of SRWA Events 2019
| April 2019 | 4/17 Board Meeting (3rd Wednesday) 6:00 PM Tewksbury Senior Center 4/25 Educational Event #1 Eyes on Owls, Billerica Memorial Library, 6:00 PM Billerica, MA Contact: Bob Marsh Email: Robertmarsh800@gmail.com |
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| 4/25 Educational Event #1 Eyes on Owls, Billerica Memorial Library, 6:00 PM Billerica, MA Contact: Bob Marsh Email: RobertMarsh800@gmail.com |
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| May 2019 | 5/5 Notice of Work application to Tewksbury ConCom, 7:00, Town Hall Laurie Hartwick and Maria Fleming to present 5/4/19-10/3119 NOW for on-going river tree blowdown mitigation Contact: Laurie Hartwick Email: hartwicklaurie@yahoo.com |
| 5/4 Billerica Green-Up Clean Up Rangeway Forest clean-up Contact: Brian Henderson Email: alight4mypath@live.com |
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| 5/4 Tewksbury Earth Day 9:00-2:00 Paddle and Clean-up Whipple Road (Shawsheen Launch) to Knights of Columbus, Route 38 Meet at 2000 Whipple Road, Tewksbury (Shawsheen Launch) at 9:00 We will drop kayas at the put-in, spot cars at the Knights of Columbus, and shuttle back to put-in. Bring loppers, hand saws, grabbers (if you have them) and nets (if you have them). Don’t want to paddle? A crew will also be cleaning up the Whipple site! Bring a rake and gloves; bags supplied. Sign up with Sign Up Genius at: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0a45aea723a5ff2-town Or Contact Laurie Hartwick Email: hartwicklaurie@yahoo.com |
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| 5/15 Board Meeting (3rd Wednesday) 6:00 PM Tewksbury Senior Center, 175 Chandler Street, Tewksbury |
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| 5/11 Recreational Mother’s Day Paddle – Shawsheen Pines to Ballardvale, Andover; 9:30-11:30 Shawsheen Pine Reservation is located on Lowell Junction Road, Andover across from Pfizer. If using GPS, use Pfizer’s address: 1 Burtt Road, Andover Meet at the Shawsheen Pines at 9:30, we will spot cars in Ballardvale then drive back to the put-in. Leader: Bob Marsh , Alice Friedenson Contact Bob Marsh Email: Robertmarsh800@gmail.com |
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| 5/18 River Cleanup at the Aqueduct! Billerica/Wilmington 10:00 to 2:00 Wilmington/Billerica - Meet at 10:00 at the Grace Street put-in, Wilmington; paddle upstream to the historic aqueduct (visible from 129); create navigable space in areas with downed trees and snags. Wear appropriate clothing and bring a change of clothes! Helpful items: gloves, small hand saws, loppers, and chainsaws. Navigable passage in this area will allow for a clean paddle from Akeson in Billerica to Shawsheen Launch (2000 Whipple) in Tewksbury. Contact: Laurie Hartwick or Maria Fleming Email: hartwicklaurie@yahoo.com or mariafleming05@comcast.net |
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| 6/8 Saturday, 1:00-3:00 Art Show with a Shawsheen Twist! Public · Hosted by Shawsheen River Watershed Association and Billerica Access Television 430 Boston Road, Billerica, MA (978) 663-2284 info@batvinc.org |
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| June 2019 | 6/19 Annual Meeting and Educational Lecture, 6:00-8:00 (Annual Meeting 6:00-6:30); Andover Memorial Library, 2 N. Main Street, Andover Contact: Bob Marsh at robertmarsh800@gmail.com Guest speakers – Bob and Alice Friedenson share their insight in “Costa Rica: Paradise, Caring People, Limited Resources” Annual meeting: Vote for officers prior to lecture start Report on membership numbers and account |
| 6/22 Celebrate the Solstice with a Clean-up! 10:00-2:00 Bridge Street Cleanup – Put-in at 30 Bridge Street, Tewksbury at 10:00; work downstream tree by tree to create navigable passage in areas with downed trees and snags. Wear appropriate clothing and bring a change of clothes! Helpful items: gloves, small hand saws, loppers, and chainsaws Contact: Laurie Hartwick or Maria Fleming Email: hartwicklaurie@yahoo.com or mariafleming05@comcast.net |
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| 6/Mondays 4:00-7:00 Billerica – Farmer’s Market – more information coming! Informational table and outreach |
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| 6/11, 18, 25 Tewksbury – Farmers Market, 4:00-7:00, Tuesdays 6/11/2019-9/24/2019 – grounds of Tewksbury Public Library – more information coming! Contacts: Maria Fleming and Laurie Hartwick Informational table and outreach. |
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| July, 2019 | 7/1 Mid-week paddle – Shawsheen Pines Reservation put in Monday 10:00 a.m. Contact: Alice Friedenson aef7@cornell.edu or Laurie Hartwick hartwicklaurie@yahoo.com This replaces the paddle originally scheduled for 6/25 which was cancelled due to impending thunderstorms. |
| 7/27 Air art on Saturday, July 27 2019, 10:00-1:00, Vale Reservation, Andover. | |
| August, 2019 | 8/24/2019 10:00 - 2:00 Bridge Street Clean-up, Tewksbury |
| September, 2019 | 9.21.2019 Equinox at 6:00 AM – 8:30 AM EDTSunrise Paddle Public · Hosted by Shawsheen River Watershed Association |
| October, 2019 | Paddle clean-up on Tewksbury’s ½ Way to Earth Day: October 5, 2019, 9:00 AM -2:00 PM |
| SAT, OCT 12 AT 9 AM 10.12.2019 Grand Shawsheen Recreational Paddle! |
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| SRWA Board Meeting10/16/19, 6:30,Tewksbury Senior Center. Public Welcome! | |
| River Herring Network Annual Meeting - Thursday October 17 - Andover | |
| November, 2019 | 11/20/2019 Wednesday SRWA Board Meeting 6:30,Tewksbury Senior Center. Public All Welcome! |
| December, 2019 | 12/11/2019 Wednesday SRWA Board Meeting 6:30,Tewksbury Senior Center. Public All Welcome! |
| 12/21 Saturday Winter Solstice Celebration Watch website for details. |
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