Check out some helpful tips for growing gentle yards & bold gardens that help keep our watershed healthy!

In 2024, over 100 million gallons of combined sewage and stormwater were released into the Mystic River and Alewife Brook in 2024. Learn more about why there is sewage in the Mystic River and Alewife Brook and the ongoing process to stop it. Photo: Stantec

The Mystic River Watershed Association is excited to announce that Boston-based multidisciplinary artist Andres Duarte has joined MyRWA as our Mystic River Artist in Residence from now until spring 2026.

A big year for water quality in the Mystic River watershed has kicked off this January, first with a public meeting about Combined Sewer Overflows and now with upcoming meetings and public comment periods for two highly significant draft permits from the EPA. Resulting from a decade of hard work to better understand water quality in the Mystic, these permits will enforce stormwater pollution regulations and pave the way for a cleaner Mystic River for generations to come. Join us at the next public hearing on January 28th at 6:30 pm to make your voice heard for clean water.

In 2025, we look forward to lots of exciting progress along the Mystic Greenways. Learn more about the many projects aimed at creating safe and accessible routes for walking, biking, rolling, and exploring scheduled to open or be ready for construction before the year ends.

Join us in celebrating some highlights from the past year!

Join us in celebrating some of the highlights from the 2024 stewardship season!

Photo Credit: Irka Perez

This coming January, we need you to get involved and help advocate for CSO controls. We have already made great strides in achieving the promise of the Clean Water Act in Boston Harbor, and it is now time to finish the job. Here is what you need to know about CSOs and the processes underway to minimize them.

Join us in welcoming Shannon Collins to the Mystic River Watershed Association team!