First Blog

 

A pic of me with blue sea glass on a windy beach

Hi! My name is Kayla and this is my first summer at Save the Harbor/Save the Bay. I live in Brighton and attending Montrose in Medfield for my Sophomore year in high school. I enjoy taking photos, playing soccer, tennis, and drawing in general. I am excited to join the Save the Harbor team this summer to expand my knowledge about the Boston Harbor and explore participate in an experience related to the general major of Biology for college! Some of my favorite moments so far is the first tour of George’s island, taking pictures, and getting to socialize with others throughout the boat ride! My favorite part of orientation was the ice breakers because it was fun to attempt to memorize everyone’s name correctly. From David Coffin, I have learned that the Boston Harbor used to be extremely filthy and trashed harming the ecosystem, but the problem continued to grow because of lack of action need. Spectacle Island was used as a trash dump to store trash from Boston and Quincy. In the end, it was burned down and sewage treatment plants were made to regulate the safety or cleanliness of our harbor. Some marine life that we have caught so far are green crabs and spider crabs. Green crabs are invasive which means that they are very bad and encouraged to be killed, but not in front of kids for some reason. We have other species of crabs in the Boston Harbor such as blue crabs and rock crabs.

Manny from Toxic Tour in Dudley 

The View

Back with Sailing: Year 5 Edition :)

Hey, my fellow Harbor Savers, My name is Fatima Fontes, and this is my 5th year working with Save the Harbor/Save the Bay-- time really flies when you're having fun!! A little about myself, I recently graduated with my Bachelor's in Psychology from Boston University. Last fall, I studied abroad in London, UK, which was undeniably the best 3 months I ever had. I traveled to over 6 European countries, including France, Portugal, Ireland, the Netherlands, and more. Europe is such a beautiful continent with gorgeous countries. I've lived in Boston my whole life and in Charlestown since I was five. In my free time, I enjoy reading non-fiction books by Colleen Hoover and watching Netflix series such as Lincoln Lawyer. Since I graduated, I’ve been spending most of my time looking into Graduate schools I plan to apply to and attend to get my Doctorate in psychology.

Just like every other year, I am soo very excited to be back this summer! This is definitely the kind of job that is hard to let go of once you start. I am very eager to be back at Piers Park this summer! This is my 3rd year at this site, and I have gotten to really love coming back. Seeing so many of the same kids as last year makes my heart so warm. When they run up to me, and their little arm wrap around my legs or stomach, it is the best feeling. As usual, I know we will be mainly catching European Green Crabs and Spider Crabs in the crab trap and not much fish, but luckily that doesn’t change the kid's excitement at all. They love catching crabs on the rods!!

Given how long I’ve been doing this fantastic job, during orientation, there was nothing I didn’t already know haha, but that doesn’t affect how much I love going on fishing trips and to Spectacle Island. Hearing the reactions from the new kids about the 10-year trash dump history is always amusing. It’s always entertaining to tell the new kids how our sewage waste gets cleaned and then sent to Florida for fertilizer to grow oranges, haha! There are not that many returners this summer, which is a little bit of a bummer, but that also means there are so many new bonds to be built! My favorite part about orientation was obviously the Spectacle Island trip. No matter how many times I’ve been, going there never gets old. I can’t wait to learn more about how climate change affects our marine life and the harbor! Cheers to creating more memories and bonds! Sea you later, Fatima Fontes :)

My first summer with Save the Harbor

   

    Hello, my name is Chrisnel and this is my first year working for Save the Harbor! I go to the John D. O'bryant and live in Roxbury. At my school, I'm involved in extracurriculars like the Journalism club as well as the school's softball team. I really enjoy writing which is why I decided to get involved in the school's newspaper. These past few weeks working at Save the Harbor have been really fun and it's given me the chance to may so many new people. I've already learned so much these past few weeks and I'm so excited for the rest of the summer. 

     While working here I've learned so much about the Boston Harbor, specifically the islands surrounding it. When visiting Spectacle Island for the first time during orientation, I learned that it used to be a trash dump for many years. Over time this made the harbor extremely dirty which caused us to sue the federal government to take action to clean it. I found out that the trash that was on Spectacle was burned and buried in order to create the island we see today.  

What I found at Spectacle :)

    My favorite part of orientation was the fishing trip because it was my first time on the boat and it gave me a chance to get to know everyone. It was really cool getting familiar with the fishing equipment and seeing the process of what I would be doing for the majority of the summer. Being on the boat at first made me a little nervous but I grew to enjoy it as the fishing trip went on. While fishing I learned about some of the marine life that lives in the Harbor. Someone had caught a green crab, and we could tell it was a green crab not only because it was green but because it has five spikes along its shell that spell out the color. 

Me with a green crab! It's kind of hard to see the spikes in this picture but it's on the edge of the shell near its eyes. 

Back For Another Summer!

 Hi everyone!

    My name is MaryKate Hart and I am so excited to be back for yet another summer with Save The Harbor. This year, I am lucky enough to be a Lead Harbor Educator, and I have been having an absolutely fantastic time so far. Most days, I am assigned to All Access, which takes community groups to the Harbor Islands, Spectacle and George's, for trips free of cost. On other days, I work with other locations or at different events, like Camp Harbor View, Fishing Trips with Captain Charlie, or Beach Bashes throughout Boston neighborhoods. 

    Since I worked here last summer, a lot has changed! I completed my Freshman Year at Elon University, where I am studying Environmental Engineering as my major, then architectural engineering and French as my minors. I loved stepping out of my comfort zone and being in a new environment my freshman year, and I was able to take part in so many activities, clubs, and events that piqued my interest. I work as an Environmental Science Lab teacher's assistant, where I am able to help others find a love for the environment and work closely with professors in order to build connections and further my knowledge in this major. This year, I am very excited to work as the Varsity Basketball manager, where I'll be traveling and working with the team on a different level. In my free time at school, I play travel club basketball, and I am looking forward to being the secretary for this upcoming season. 

   My love for environmental activism and the ocean has continued to thrive as I work another year at Save The Harbor. This job has had such a phenomenal impact on my life every summer; I've met some of my closest friends and created my favorite memories while out on the harbor every day. This year, I am very happy to have more of a leadership role than I've had in the past. I get to see more of the "behind the scenes" aspects of scheduling, planning, and communicating for a non-profit like ourselves. My family and I have been involved for as long as I can remember, whether it was events or beach clean-ups in South Boston, I have always been eager to have a bigger role in this organization, and I continue to hope for that in the future. 

    Every day, I continue to learn something new. On Friday, we took a Toxic Tour of the MBTA for our staff day. I was able to learn about the measures taken around Roxbury that help address air quality, and I learned about the relationship between the causes and consequences of air quality and the housing crisis. This tour was exceptionally interesting, and I look forward to learning more in the future! 

Excited to be back and to 'Sea' you on the harbor!

MaryKate (MK) Hart 

Last year, working at the Constitution Beach bash!

My first year at the fishing derby!

3rd year at STH!

 Hello, My name is Harry and I just graduated from Boston Latin School I will be going to Northeastern University. I was born in Boston and I'm from Dorchester I have a few hobbies like gaming, piano, and powerlifting. I've been playing piano for more than 10 years now, but I mostly use my free time working out in the gym and playing video games. I don't really have anything interesting going on during my day because I'm just working, going to the gym, repeating, and then sleeping. I also really like watching anime whenever I have the time.

This year I will be starting my first half at the Children's Museum! My first week at Children was very fun because I got to teach so many kids how to fish and it's such a nice atmosphere to work. Although it was really hot it was all worth it because I was able to teach kids all about the amazing Boston harbor. My group is amazing and I'm so glad I will be spending my first half of this job with them. I was also able to go to CHV again and that was also really fun because I saw some people I met last year still working on that island

My favorite part of orientation was the fishing trip because I got to see my old friends again and go fishing on a boat which is something I'm usually not able to do. I didn't catch anything that day but I'm just happy to be out in the water once again this summer.b I hope I get to know my coworkers more while working because everyone here is amazing and nice. I'm excited to learn things I didn't in my previous years and have another amazing summer with Save the Harbor 

Year #2 -Seoule

                                                        Me when people don't want to fish

    My name is Seoule and I live in dorchester. I attend Neighborhood House Charter School and this year will be my final year of high school! At school the one club I am in is the national honors society volunteer club. In this club students chose to volunteer to raise money for school events like prom or field trips. the most recent fundraiser I participated in was the car wash. At home I enjoy doing my nails and playing the sims. I also enjoy binge watching shows, currently watching Game of Thrones and Law & Order SUV. I chose to return to Save the Harbor this summer because I love the outdoors and changing lives. Both of those is all Save the Harbor does. If we're on a fishing trip, at a beach bash, or even on spectacle island we are always outside interacting with people of all ages. Recently we changed the lives of some elderly women and men who have never fished before. they enjoyed the new experience and went home happy with the new experience of catching a crab. I was not present for this years orientation because I was on vacation but my favorite part of last years was the fishing trip. Even though I got a minor sun burn, I still found it as a fun new experience. Before save the harbor I never been on a boat so small or even actually fished before. 

    One thing I've learned about the Boston harbor these past two week is that the Boston harbor has 34 islands and peninsulas but at high tide the number drops to 33. I have also learned that the big white tanks in deer island treats 350 million gallons of sewage per day with a capacity if 1.310 million gallons per day.The Boston Harbor Islands provide shelter and food-rich habitats for marine birds, mammals, fishes and invertebrates, as well as nurseries for their children. Several species of fish, including striped bass, bluefish, and winter flounder, live in waters surrounding the islands. another species is the invasive European green crab. They are considered one of the most invasive marine species. It has few predators, aggressively hunts and eats its prey, destroys seagrass, and outcompetes local species for food and habitat.

        -Seoule 

Week one of Save the harbor

>Hello guys, I am Jahni McCoy Williamson and I am 15. I play football for Cathedral High school and I currently work at Save the Harbor. I’ve been playing football for 7 years, I’ve played on many teams and I’m finally going to play my first high school season. I have three Siblings, Jahmiah 9, Jamir 8, Nakayla 22. I live in Dorchester, Boston Massachusetts. I don’t really do much, but I do enjoy watching tv and going to the field. I go to the gym sometimes, not all the time, but only when I have time. I start summer workouts for my school July 10th which is on Monday so after work I’ll be going to my first workout. I’m pretty boring if you ask me haha, I don’t go out, I don’t really have a lot of friends that I talk to daily, besides my teammates and coaches. People ask me "do I take football seriously", and I do, I want to go to the NFL. I do it so I can be active as a kid and teenager, and so I just don’t sit inside all day. People and coaches say I’m good, but that’s their opinion. I just do it to have fun to be honest. I’m going into my sophomore year, and I really tried my best to have all classes by 11th grade so I can graduate early, but my school doesn't allow that. I really wish I was able to graduate early, that would be a pretty cool thing to flex. I’m hoping to get a high GPA, I don’t know if I want to go to college because more school, but maybe I can make my own restaurant or something else. As long as I’m successful and happy, then I don’t see why I should feel like I have to go to college. It only happens if I make it happen... What I mean is “you get what you work for”, if you put in 50% you get 50%. I think I’m going to end it off there this is the part about me and there’s more to come!

My site is Piers Park in East Boston. We help and teach kids how to fish, but we really mainly catch crab. The kids are really interested in the crabs, but if I’m being honest, I don't like the crabs as much, they go wild when I try to pick them up and I feel like the spider crab is a menace to society, I dislike it so much. The other Save the Harbor staff are really good to the kids just as good as I am, we really make sure the kids have the best day.  

Since I missed the first two days of orientation, I only know Spectacle island. It has that name because it’s shaped like glasses. The history of it, I don’t really know it off the top of my head, but my leader Fatima does, and she tells me about how it was on fire for 10 years to burn all the trash that was piled on it. Oh, and my friend Sid, he’s very smart and teaches me about the Harbor. I made 3 camper friends at Peirs Park, Aj, Mateo, and Matt. They fish with me every chance they get and they are really funny. Aj is my favorite and so adorable. The kids have 2 week sessions, so all 3 of my boys left. I was so sad but it’s okay.

Sadly, I wasn’t at orentation, I was only able to make it for the scavenger hunt. I was shy and kept distance from others at first, but I broke out my shell very fast and made many new friends. Can't wait to have a fun summer! Talk later, Jah.  

Joanne's Blog #1

Hi, I'm Joanne! I just finished my freshman year at UMass Amherst studying business and environmental science. I'm from South Boston and graduated from Boston Collegiate Charter School last May. At school I'm involved in Isenberg Global Citizens and will serve on the Eboard as an IGC representative this fall. I wanted go get involved in community service, and IGC does exactly that by connecting local organizations, government bodies, and nonprofit service opportunities to our business students to maximize a positive impact on the local community in Amherst and Western Mass. I'm also really into indoor cycling and moving my body in general, going on hikes and being outside! One of the reasons I wanted to work with STH/STB this summer is because I love being outside, who wouldn't want to spend all summer on the waterfront???? The other bigger factor is because I'm pursuing a minor in EnviSci and think (I say think because this is just a general idea) a long term career goal of mine is to work in Sustainability consulting and help others adapt to and mitigate climate change. Working here this summer will further my knowledge about climate change impacts on the Boston harbor and about the local marine life. 

I learned so many thing about the Boston Harbor Island while meeting David and spending time on spectacle island during orientation. The only previous background I had on the Harbor is that I knew it used to be dirty, but I had no scope of the history behind it or the work that was put into making it now the cleanest harbor in the country. I learned that spectacle island used to be a trash dump for the city of Boston and Quincy which is what made the harbor so dirty and then in the 80s/90s we sued the city and the federal government helped us clean it up. We fixed spectacle island by burying the trash with the dirt from the big dig and then we changed out sewer system. Instead of directly going into the water, our sewage now goes to Deer Island with the big white tanks to be cleaned and the solid waste is then turned into compost and sent to Florida to grow oranges!

Giacomo testing the water wheelchair at Revere beach during our accessibility audit!

I had never been fishing before our fishing trip during orientation so I learned so much about marine life. We went to go find black bass? or striped bass? IDK some time of bass which is one of the species of fish that lives in the harbor along with Tuna, Winter Flounder and Blues which I learned from trivia. Someone caught a skate on the trip which I didn't even know existed but is an animal that looks like a stingray but is closer related to sharks and swims at the bottom of the harbor floor. With all the green crabs we caught I found out they are actually invasive and originally from Europe. Apparently it's okay to kill them which I learned from Giacomo, Juner and Will smashing them off the pier at spectacle island. 

My favorite part of orientation was definitely the fishing trip. That was the first day of orientation so I met so many cool people willing and eager to share their knowledge about the harbor with me. I was a little bit nervous that I was going to be bad at fishing, but in my first week I've already caught crabs and sea squirts so I think I'm pretty good it at tbh. Also just being on the boat and getting to see pretty much every part of the harbor and all the different neighborhoods that it borders was super cool. 

Selfie of me at Revere beach

See you on the harbor!

Hello from Boston Harbor!

            (the picture is really bad but it’s a live photo.)

 My name is Isis. I’m a student at the John D. O’bryant high School and also a cheerleader, nail tech, and lash tech. When I get bored i like to try to learn and experience new things. Outside of all that I like to spend my time outdoors and with my friends & family. 

I’m excited to work at Save the Harbor because of all the opportunities and new knowledge I can gain from this experience. I’ve only been here for 2 weeks but so far I feel so close to the people I’ve met and I learned more than I ever have about the harbor and its islands. I also believe this job is going to be a lot of fun and I’ll get to experience things that I wouldn’t get to anywhere else. 

While working, I’ve learned that in the past the Boston Harbor was one of the dirtiest bodies of water in the country. Due to where I work at now, this water is some of the cleanest and we have our own filtering system that benefits many people. A lot of what we do here is connected to other states and bodies of water. 

My favorite part of orientation was the scavenger hunt. That day I had a lot of fun exploring Seaport and getting to know some of my coworkers. I like meeting new people and also going around Boston seeing new things and i’m excited to see and learn more as we continue through the summer.

bye 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽 -your favorite worker Isis 

2023 Metropolitan Beaches Water Quality Report Card

 

Save the Harbor/Save the Bay released its annual Metropolitan Beaches Water Quality Report Card this week just in time for this year’s Fourth of July celebrations.

This year’s report card covers the Metropolitan Region's public beaches in Lynn, Nahant, Revere, Winthrop, East Boston, South Boston, Dorchester, Quincy and Hull owned by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and managed by the Department of Conservation & Recreation. It is based on data from the 2022 beach season.

In 2022, overall water quality safety rating for Boston Harbor region beaches was 93%, up from the previous year’s score of 86%, largely because it was a particularly dry year, with less than half the rainfall of 2021.

They have summarized the results in the following table.

Rainfall has a significant impact on the water quality on many beaches. In 2022, the total rainfall was much less than in 2021 (23.95 inches compared to 50.38 inches), resulting in an improvement in the all-beach average safety score. These seasonal changes are the reason why Save the Harbor/Save the Bay prefers to reference the multi-year average to assess water quality at a beach, instead of single year safety ratings.

The beaches of South Boston continue to be among the cleanest urban beaches in the country, with Carson Beach, Pleasure Bay and City Point Beach each receiving perfect scores of 100% in 2022. Eleven area beaches earned scores of over 90% this year, while just one beach, King’s Beach in Lynn and Swampscott, scored below 80% in 2022.

“Most of the region’s beaches scored quite well in 2022” said Save the Harbor/Save the Bay’s Executive Director Chris Mancini, who noted that King’s Beach in Lynn and Swampscott and Tenean Beach in Dorchester continue to lag behind in the six year average. “We are pleased to see improvement at Tenean Beach, which scored 89% in 2022, and are hopeful that Lynn and Swampscott ongoing efforts to address persistent pollution at Stacey Brook will improve water quality at King’s Beach ” said Mancini.

Though most area beaches received great grades in 2022, the flags flown on ocean beaches continue to earn failing grades. For example, 100% of the red flags DCR flew on Constitution Beach in East Boston were wrong in 2022, misleading the public about when it was safe to swim and when it was not.

Currently, DCR’s beach managers are instructed to fly a red flag to inform beach goers when water sampling test results demonstrate elevated bacteria levels. While the tests themselves are extremely accurate, it takes 24 hours for them to be completed and posted. As a result, they are always at least one day late, and do not reflect current conditions on the beach.

 “We believe that there are better ways to provide timely and accurate information about beach water quality to those who need it most,” said Mancini, citing the Metropolitan Beaches Commissions recent report “Breaking Barriers”, the City of Boston’s web-based CSO Health Alerts and DCR’s increasing use of QR codes on beach signage as examples. “We look forward to working with the Healey-Driscoll Administration, the Metropolitan Beaches Commission, the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, The Department of Conservation & Recreation, state and local officials and other stakeholders to address this issue."

Save the Harbor commended the Department of Public Health for improvements to its beach water quality monitoring website at https://www.mass.gov/info-details/current-public-beach-postings, which now provides current beach closure notifications in over 100 languages.

“With support from both US EPA and the Commonwealth, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health has been able to modernize our public health data systems for reporting the water quality at the more than 550 marine and over 500 freshwater beaches across the state” said Public Health Commissioner Dr. Robbie Goldstein.  “Each summer, DPH is responsible for reporting the results of more than 16,000 water quality samples from over 1,000 locations across the state. Our new data reporting system lets us meet our obligation using the best available technology to support our dedicated network of local, state, and tribal partners who keep beaches in Massachusetts safe for all.  As part of our commitment to these partners, and our ongoing commitment to equity, we are proud to invest in a new system that provides timely notifications in multiple languages and accessible formats.” 

When it is completed, the fully redesigned site will allow multilingual access to the most current beach water quality test results and historic water-quality data for every beach in the Commonwealth, providing the public with the information they need to make informed decisions about when and where to swim.

“In the meantime,” said Mancini, “we urge beach-goers to use common sense and stay out of the water for 24 hours - two tide cycles – after a summer storm.”

Save the Harbor/Save the Bay thanks Dr. Judy Pederson, former Chair of their Beaches Science Advisory Committee and Bruce Berman, former Director of Strategy & Communications at Save the Harbor/Save the Bay for their guidance in developing the methodology used in this report.  

They also thank Senate President Karen Spilka and House Speaker Ron Mariano, Metropolitan Beaches Commission Co-Chairs Senator Brendan Crighton of Lynn and Rep. Adrian Madaro of East Boston, and each of the legislative and community members of the Commission for their commitment to clean water and the region’s public beaches from Nahant to Nantasket.

They also thank the Healey/Driscoll Administration, the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, The Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, the Massachusetts Department of Conservation & Recreation, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, the Richard M. Saltonstall Charitable Foundation, The Rose Family Foundation, Kelly Coughlin of Stony Brook Partners, Save the Harbor’s Environmental Policy Assistant Caroline Adamson, and Save the Harbor’s Environmental Policy Assistant Aliya Zwyer for their help as well.

To learn more about Save the Harbor/Save the Bay and the great work they do to restore, protect and share Boston Harbor, the waterfront, islands and the region’s public beaches with all Bostonians and the region’s residents visit their website at www.savetheharbor.org and follow @savetheharbor on social media.

Save the Harbor Partners with Local Sponsors to Host Early Beach Season Cleanups

In preparation for the 2023 beach season, Save the Harbor/Save the Bay partnered with corporate sponsors to host beach cleanups in Dorchester, South Boston, Revere and Quincy. Though the metropolitan Boston area has some of the best water quality on its beaches, volunteer support is always needed to maintain these sites, remove the trash that continues to wash up or blow down from the rest of the city, and to keep the ramps and walkways free of sand and accessible for people with physical disabilities. 

We kicked off the beach cleanups in April with our friends over at Boston 25, starting the day at sunrise on Wollaston Beach in Quincy. With help from XS Brokers, WIN Waste Innovations, Friends of Wollaston Beach, and DCR more than 30 volunteers cleared trash from the beach and sand from the access ramps.

Volunteers from Boston 25 clear sand from the access ramps at Wollaston Beach in Quincy

On May 15, Coast Cannabis sponsored a team of 18 of their employees and partners from High Profile Dispensary to pick up trash and remove invasive species around the basin at Malibu Beach. 

Employees from Coast Cannabis, High Profile Dispensary, and Save the Harbor/Save the Bay at Malibu Beach

“I’m incredibly grateful to our first-rate site staff who keep these beaches in great condition year-round in good weather and bad” said DCR Commissioner Brian Arrigo. “Thanks to Save the Harbor and these corporate and community partners for volunteering and lending a hand to support that ongoing work.”   

National Grid sponsored their own cleanup day, scouring the Malibu Beach for those pernicious bits of trash and plastic that hide in the sand where kids play. The team also focused on clearing away waste and invasive species along the beach and boardwalk. 

National Grid volunteers clear invasive species from the boardwalk at Malibu Beach 

“National Grid is committed to contributing to real and positive change in the communities we serve, which is why we’re so proud to support Save the Harbor and their efforts to make Malibu Beach accessible for everyone,” said Caroline Hon, Head of Gas Network Strategy and Planning for National Grid, New England. “It was a great day joining in with colleagues to protect Boston Harbor."

On May 17, Hines sponsored 20 employees to clear cigarette butts, pieces of plastic, and other debris from Revere Beach alongside DCR and Save the Harbor staff. The group worked hard to remove invasive plants from the beautiful garden beds at each beach pavilion. After the cleanup, Hines offered a tour of their new residential development on Revere Beach that will include 209 housing units above a retail space. 

Hines volunteers scour Revere Beach for any trash that could wash into the water

Volunteers from Charlesbank took to Carson Beach to tidy up ahead of the crowds we've already seen at Carson Beach so early in the beach season. They cleared sand from the sidewalks, removed invasive plants that were growing over the boardwalk, and removed trash from the area around the bath house.

Charlesbank volunteers get excited for the cleanup day on a warm afternoon at Carson Beach

“Malibu, Revere, Carson and Wollaston Beach are important recreational assets to residents for exercise and relaxation,” said Save the Harbor Executive Director Chris Mancini. “They are home to our Beats on the Beach Block Party, the Dorchester Boys and Girls Club’s kids day, free movie nights, beach paddle boarding and yoga, and a number of other amazing, free Better Beaches events all summer long. We’re so grateful to our neighbors from Boston 25, Coast Cannabis, National Grid, Hines, and Charlesbank for contributing their time and effort to taking care of our beaches.” 

Beach cleanups are an important way to increase accessibility to our shared natural resources. The teams worked to remove sand and debris from walkways and ramps, ensuring that people using wheelchairs, older residents, and people with strollers can access the beach. Save the Harbor will continue to host beach clean ups in the shoulder season months of June, September and October. If you have a group interested in stewardship opportunities with Save the Harbor, please reach out to Kristen Barry, Deputy Executive Director, at barry@savetheharbor.org