Sea, Sand and Sky: Newest Policy Intern

Thursday, October 29, 2015

Newest Policy Intern - Brittany Angelo

Good Afternoon Blog Readers,

My name is Brittany Angelo and I am the newest member of the Save the Harbor/ Save the Bay team. I have come onboard as an Environmental Policy Intern for the upcoming months. I graduated from Plymouth State University in Plymouth New Hampshire with a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science and Policy and immediately took a job with the Utah Division of Wildlife working on the Utah Arizona line at Lake Powell (the house boating capital in the country). I enjoyed that position but determined that I enjoy time in the city much more so I returned to New England.

Originally from the greater Boston area, I visited some friends along the west coast and then made my road trip back to the east coast to start my internship here. Although I went from a hot, hot summer to a very cold fall, I am making the adjustment to the weather as well as the new internship!

In the past I have had multiple jobs in the field but my last internship with EST Associates, a privately owned environmental firm. I worked alongside DCR and MWRA to take the daily and weekly beach water samples that Save the Harbor/ Save the Bay uses for its Beach Water Quality Report Cards. I am excited to continue my work with the Boston Beaches and go from sampling work to policy work trying to make the Boston Harbor and Bay a cleaner place.

This is my second week and I am getting adjusted to many projects such as reviewing Save the Harbor/ Save the Bay history, reading up on the Beach Water Quality Report Cards, took a ride on the free fall cruise to discover Spectacle Island and listen to Mary the Pirate’s stories, attended a Metropolitan Beaches Commission (MBC) Meeting, and helping to spread the word about the upcoming public hearing in Lynn about their beaches and what is and isn’t working.

I am very excited to keep getting involved in the many projects and learn more about how a nonprofit organization works here at Save the Harbor/ Save the Bay.

-Brittany Angelo

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Save the Harbor/Save the Bay is a non-profit public-interest Boston Harbor environmental advocacy organization whose mission is to restore and protect Boston Harbor, Massachusetts Bay, the Boston Harbor Islands, the Boston Harbor region's public beaches, Boston's waterfront and the marine environment and share them with the public, for everyone to enjoy.

Since 1986, Save the Harbor / Save the Bay has been the driving force behind the transformation of Boston Harbor from one of the dirtiest urban harbors in America to one of the cleanest in the world.

As a result of our advocacy, Boston Harbor has been transformed from a "Harbor of Shame" into a source of recreational, educational and economic opportunity and civic pride. Today the beaches of South Boston are among the cleanest urban beaches in the nation, the Boston Harbor Islands are a National Park, and Boston's waterfront has become a compelling destination for residents and visitors alike.

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