Welcome SWIM's Website!
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:
SWIM's Adopt-A-Beach Program Kick-Off
Safe Waters in Massachusetts (SWIM) and the Northeastern University Marine Science Center invite you to become a volunteer in our Adopt-A-Beach program in Nahant.
We will kick-off this effort on Saturday, March 19. In conjunction with Salem Sound Coastwatch (SSCW), we will be holding a beach training session at Northeastern University’s Marine Science Center from 2 PM to 4 PM, followed by an hour practice survey on Canoe Beach.
The program will give volunteers the opportunity to have a hands-on role in protecting the environment. A representative from the SSCW will teach volunteers how to be effective “beachkeepers” by training everyone on how to look for signs of erosion, collect water samples, report on the effects of storms on the beach and much more.
The Adopt-a-Beach program was recently launched as an effort to keep area beaches pristine throughout the year.
The March 19 training session is open to all Nahant residents and their families.
We ask everyone to please register in advance to enable us to plan for training materials.
Please contact Patricia Flint at P.Flint@neu.edu or 617/373.7536 to register.
Northeastern University’s Marine Science Center is located at: 430 Nahant Rd. Nahant, Mass. 01908
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 2011
| Margaret Hinrichs President |
William Crawford Vice President |
| Anita Reiner Treasurer |
Tracy O'Shea Secretary |
| Contact SWIM: Bill Crawford |
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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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