Massachusetts Corporate Wetlands Restoration Partnership
As of 2006:
- 55 Projects
- 1,496 Wetland Acres
- 53 River Miles
- 50 CWRP participants contributing services and funds for wetlands, aquatic habitat, and fishway restoration in Massachusetts
Background. In 1999, EPA Region 1, the Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs, and The Gillette Company jointly launched the Massachusetts Corporate Wetlands Restoration Partnership, the first CWRP chapter in the nation.
Partner Contributions. Besides cash donations, companies have donated employee expertise, project specifications, and equipment to the variety of tasks required in restoration work, such as field surveys, hydrologic modeling, engineering, and construction activities (excavation, channel and culvert work, design of fish passages). CWRP participants directly assist local project sponsors, usually municipalities or environmental organizations, that strive to bring back the state’s wetland heritage, re-open former fish passages, and increase the biodiversity in these potentially productive natural areas. CWRP companies are part of the project team, which includes state and federal restoration program professionals.
Benefits. The benefits to the company from participating on a valuable habitat restoration project are first and foremost a demonstration of its environmental stewardship. Additionally, companies receive publicity through press releases, project signage, and recognition events that acknowledge those individual companies that helped the project succeed. For the employees, it offers an opportunity to be identified with an environmental program that advances biodiversity close to home. The value of the donation, whether in-kind or cash, is kept confidential by the Partnership. The donation can be one time, over several years, or any other arrangement mutually agreed upon.
Contacts and Links. For information on where your company can make a difference, contact Susan Redlich, CWRP Manager ; Tel. 617-287-5568; E-mail: susan.redlich@umb.edu. Links to descriptions of wetlands and aquatic habitat restoration projects: http://www.mass.gov/czm/wrp/index.htm; http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/river/
Corporate Board Members. The Gillette Company (State Lead); Dominion; ENSR International; Environmental Business Council of New England; Foley Hoag LLP; General Electric Company; Goulston&Storrs; HorsleyWitten Group; National Grid; New England Development; Island Alliance; The Nature Conservancy; Vanasse Hangen Brustlin.
For more information about the MA CWRP, please contact the MA CWRP State Lead: Susan Redlich
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