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Since 1984, Nahant SWIM, Inc. (Safer Waters in Massachusetts) has worked to protect the waters of the North Shore from pollution. Our goal is to protect both Boston Harbor and Massachusetts Bay.
SWIM has worked by participating in the planning and implementation process, by contributing scientific and technical expertise, through community organization, through citizen water quality monitoring, through working with other environmental groups, and through public education.
SWIM ACTIVITIES
* EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS SUCH AS EARTH DAY ACTIVITIES
* EXPERT SPEAKERS ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
* TESTIFYING AT HEARINGS ON URGENT ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
* PROVIDING WRITTEN COMMENTS ON ISSUES FACING NAHANT
* EMAIL UPDATES ON NAHANT ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS
Latest News: "Nahant Causeway Wind Turbine Responses Due February 17th 2010"
The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) has issued a Request for Response (RFR) for the Nahant Causeway wind turbine project, with a closing date of 02/17/2010. The RFR, DCR 422 is titled “ Environmental Attributes Associated With an On-site Renewable Energy System At the Nahant Reservation, Nahant, MA - # DCR 422.” A complete RFR is available on the Massachusetts Comm-pass system (www.Comm-Pass.com).
The project would put in place some 50 to 60 wind turbines, lighting the poles along the Nahant Causeway with renewable energy, fighting global climate change, and adding touch of technological beauty to the natural beauty of Nahant Beach. Several years ago Nahant was declared an Important Bird Area, under international guidelines, by the Massachusetts Audubon Society, which will be evaluating the plan independently to determine its possible effect on native and migrating birds as well as on the bats that frequent Nahant Beach.
Click here to find out more about the Wind Turbine Project for the Nahant Causeway!
Click here to find out more about Nahant Important Bird Area!
The shallow bay, mudflats and beaches of the Nahant Important Bird Area attract thousands of shorebirds and gulls. Many migratory birds rest and feed here in spring and fall, and birds from the Arctic and Canada winter in Nahant waters.
Brian Harrington, a leading expert on migratory birds, has written that a wind energy project on the Nahant causeway could lead to high bird mortality.
Click here to read a Letter from Brian Harrington!
SWIM Officers 2010
| Margaret Hinrichs President |
William Crawford Vice President |
| Anita Reiner Treasurer |
Tracy O'Shea Secretary |
| Contact SWIM: Polly Bradley 781-581-0075 |
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| Safer Waters in Massachusetts (SWIM) c/o Northeastern University Marine Science Center. East Point, 430 Nahant Road, Nahant, MA 01908 Email: nahantswim@verizon.net Web: www.nahant.org/swim |
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"Roseway" Photo Credit: Robert A. Wilson
"Boston Pilot Boat" Photo Credit: Paul A. Wilson
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