We are partnering with the Mystic River Watershed Association to implement four stormwater infiltration trenches adjacent to roadside storm drains in the Mystic River watershed. The trenches are designed to capture the first flush of stormwater runoff which carries the majority of pollutants during a storm event, supporting the reduction of Phosphorus pollution, a known concern in the watershed. These trenches are part of a large-scale effort to implement over 200 infiltration trenches in the Mystic River Watershed which recharges the groundwater in our highly urbanized watershed and provides benefits to downstream communities and water users.
Major Basin: Atlantic Ocean Seaboard
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Big Meadow Bog Restoration Project
Brier Island, at the mouth of the Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia, is rich in unique biodiversity including being home to the eastern mountain avens, an endangered plant found only in two locations globally. It’s core habitat, Big Meadow Bog, was compromised by water ditching in the 1950s, disturbing eastern mountain aven habitat.
A partnership of conservation organizations, including Nature Conservancy of Canada, has undertaken restoration work in the bog where eastern mountain avens is most populous and faces the greatest threats from habitat loss. The project vision of the partnership is that “…the Big Meadow Bog wetland ecosystem is restored, leading to the recovery of sustainable populations of Geum peckii (mountain avens).” This two year project is aimed at recovery efforts for the endangered eastern mountain avens: eliminating threats, monitoring water quality and quantity in the bog, and mechanically assisting avens germination and survival.