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COMMUNITY FOUNDATION PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE
Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation - $25,000
To assist Berkshire County citizens with development of a long-range strategic plan for reintegrating the Housatonic River into the daily life of the region.

The Boston Foundation - $25,000
To support the Coastal Initiative of the Fund for Preservation of Wildlife and Natural Areas which makes grants to organizations working in the areas of coastal zone and coastal watershed protection and/or restoration.

Brookline Community Fund - $25,000
To build a coalition of community support for programs that preserve and protect the unique legacy of water resources and green spaces in Brookline through the establishment of the Brookline Environmental Support Fund.

Community Foundation of Cape Cod - $25,000
To support an environmental grants program, facilitate collaboration and communication between environmental groups, and to establish a Management Assistance program for environmental nonprofits.

Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts - $25,000
To expand the current model of environmental education in the Paskamansett and Acushnet watersheds to other communities in Southeastern Massachusetts.

Greater Lowell Community Foundation - $25,000
To provide grants to organizations whose environmental projects have a direct and definable impact on the environmental quality of water and other resources in the Greater Lowell area.

CONSERVATION COMMISSION TRAINING
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection - $50,000
To conduct Riverfront Protection Regulation and Stormwater Guidance Workshops for conservation commissioners, local authorities and others.

DIRECTED GRANTS PROGRAM
Associated Grantmakers of Massachusetts - $10,000
To support the "Promotion and Expansion of Philanthropy Initiative," a collaboration among grantmakers, philanthropic advisors, individual donors, nonprofit organizations and academics to increase philanthropic giving in New England. Trust support focuses on the expansion of environmental philanthropy.

Environmental Grantmakers Association - $10,000
To support the 1999 Annual Environmental Grantmakers Association Retreat.

Fairhaven Acushnet Land Preservation Trust - $150,000
To provide a program related investment to assist in the purchase and preservation of 212 acres of pristine coastline property for watershed protection and maintenance of habitat diversity.

International Fund for Animal Welfare - $5,000
To create a video to educate merchant mariners on the plight of the right whale and precautionary measures to avoid collisions.

Marine Biological Laboratory - $25,000
To study the population dynamics of northeast squid fisheries and to assist resource managers and policy-makers charged with ensuring the stability of the stock.

Marine Conservation Biology Institute - $20,000
To support two workshops to generate key information about New England's living marine resources, including priority areas for marine protection on Georges Bank and the Gulf of Maine and catalyzing negotiations among fishing groups, whale watchers and conservationists for a zoning system to protect the marine environment.

Massachusetts Environmental Education Society (MEES) - $26,715
To support a cooperative project among MEES, the Secretary of Environmental Affairs' Advisory Group on Environmental Education and the Mass. Department of Education to develop and begin implementation of a state-wide plan for environmental education.

MIT Sea Grant Program - $5,000
To support the 1999 National Conference on Marine Bioinvasions addressing research, management and policy development regarding the introduction of exotic species into marine ecosystems.

New England Aquarium - $40,000
To provide scholarships for inner city Boston youth to attend the marine science camp on Long Island hosted by the Trust, the City of Boston and the New England Aquarium.

New England Board of Higher Education - $16,000
To support a pilot internship program focused on the placement of students with environmental organizations focused on Massachusetts water resources.

Secretary's Awards for Excellence in Environmental Education - $2,500
(Awards from the Secretary of Environmental Affairs honoring the efforts of those who help foster environmental education.)
To support awards to twelve schools in Massachusetts for programs that benefit water quality in the Commonwealth: Plymouth Community Intermediate School - $100; McCann Technical School, North Adams - $100; Hobbs Middle School, Medford - $400; Brookwood School, Manchester - $100; South Shore Charter School, Hull - $400; Forest Avenue School, Hudson - $300; Willet Elementary School, Attleboro - $100; Harwich Schools - $100; Nessacus Regional Middle School, Dalton - $100; Dartmouth High School - $100; Morse Pond School, Falmouth - $300; Charlotte A. Dunning School, Framingham - $400.

Springfield Science Museum - $24,600
To further the development of the Rivers Education Awareness Project, a multi-disciplinary environmental curriculum for 2000 eighth graders and 30 curriculum teams of teachers in the Springfield Public Schools.

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution - $24,579
To study the precise behavioral problems that put right whales at risk for vessel collision.

GENERAL GRANTS PROGRAM
Alternatives for Community & Environment - $20,000
To help protect water resources by empowering groups in low-income neighborhoods of Boston to cleanup and redevelop contaminated, abandoned properties known as "brownfields."

Appalachian Mountain Club - $15,000
To support AMC's Rivers Program in Massaschusetts through the design and implementation of a training program for recreational boaters to identify and act to resolve threats to rivers as well as through assistance to local watershed organizations regarding tools and training for trail building within the restrictions of wetland laws.

Cape Outdoor Discovery - $5,400
To support a series of adult education courses in environmental science, giving participants an understanding of the region's water resources.

Connecticut River Watershed Council - $15,000
To conduct a series of outreach and learning sessions with business and community leaders, landowners, farmers, developers, and realtors to assist in the development of a "Community Watershed Initiative."

Ipswich River Watershed Association, Inc. - $20,000
To support the "Save Water, Save the River" program to educate the public about where the area's water comes from, the damage caused by excess water withdrawals, and ways to conserve water without dramatically impacting lifestyle.

JSI Center for Environmental Health Studies - $19,120
To support the Lawrence Environmental Council Project to build a sustainable, broad coalition of local organizations, business, government, and citizen groups to promote pollution prevention across all sectors of the community.

Massachusetts Association of Conservation Commissions - $20,000
To offer an eight-unit basic training course for Conservation Commissioners, aspiring Commissioners, and staff at eight watershed locations across the Commonwealth.

Massachusetts Audubon Society- Broad Meadow Brook Sanctuary - $15,000
To support a collaborative effort to bring citizens together to conserve and protect local water resources in the Blackstone River watershed.

Massachusetts Watershed Coalition - $15,000
To support training and assistance for grassroots organizations to implement the Massachusetts Watershed Initiative.

Parker River Clean Water Association - $20,000
To develop 4-6 demonstration sites of riparian buffer strips for homeowners and publish the handbook, Ecoscaping: Landscaping to Protect Our Rivers and Ponds.

Pioneer Valley Planning Commission- Barnes Aquifer Protection Advisory Cmtee. - $19,890
To support a regional water source protection project through education and increased access to services for small businesses in Westfield, Southampton, Easthampton, and Holyoke.

Thornton W. Burgess Society - $6,988
To offer a series of workshops and field lessons for educators of grades 4 - 9 on coastal water resources and issues.

WGBH Educational Foundation- WGBY/TV - $10,025
To encourage schools and communities in the Connecticut River watershed to participate in "Earth and Us" community service projects that require them to take some action to help their environment, with a focus on issues of sustainability.

IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM
Buzzards Bay Project and Coastal Zone Management - $8,400
To produce and distribute a brochure documenting the restoration of a degraded salt marsh in the town of Fairhaven and to print and distribute the Buzzards Bay Atlas of Tidally Restricted Salt Marshes to town officials, libraries and environmental groups throughout the watershed.

Conservation Law Foundation - $20,000
To restore estuarine wetlands in Chelsea and use the restoration process as a vehicle for estuary education as well as a promotional prototype under established regional and national programs for community-based urban wetlands restoration.

Massachusetts Bays Program - $12,667
To implement the Wetlands Health Project, a collaboration among agencies, non-profits, and academia to develop a methodology to measure wetland quality using citizen volunteers.

MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND BUZZARDS BAY COMPREHENSIVE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN (CCMP) INITIATIVE
A joint program requiring a 1:2 match to implement the CCMPs for coastal municipalities.
Barnstable County Department of Health & Environment - $50,000
To support the facility water quality monitoring for the Alternative Septic System Test Center and publish materials for municipal officials and the public on the use of alternative septic system design.

MINI-GRANTS PROGRAM
New England Grassroots Environment Fund - $45,000 (over three years)
To provide small grants to Massachusetts organizations actively involved in protecting and restoring the health and vitality of the state's water resources.

NEW ALLIANCES PROGRAM
Executive Ofc. of Environmental Affairs- Wetlands Restoration & Banking Program - $4,000
To support the North Shore Salt Marsh Restoration and Tidal Crossings Training Program.

Hoosic River Watershed Association - $25,000
To support a collaborative effort with the Army Corps of Engineers and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency involving the use of an innovative pollution trading system with Specialty Minerals, Inc. with the goal of improving the Hoosic River as a cold water fishery.

International Wildlife Coalition - $50,000 (over 2 years)
To employ a collaborative approach addressing the conflict between endangered whales and commercial fisheries.

New England Forestry Foundation - $15,000
To develop and implement a management plan for a 700+ acre area of forests and fields owned by both public and private landowners in the town of Walpole.

SuAsCo Watershed Coalition - $20,000
To support the creation of the SuAsCo Watershed Community Council Project, a group of stakeholders brought together to create a common vision for the watershed.

Taunton River Watershed Association - $9,000
To support the "River Action Focus Team Network," facilitating the involvement of concerned residents in watershed restoration and protection projects.

THREATENED & ENDANGERED SPECIES GRANT PROGRAM -
ABITAT PROJECTS
Center for Coastal Studies - $88,992 (over 3 years)
To study the food web and zooplankton patch structure in the Cape Cod Bay Critical Habitat of the northern right whale.

Lloyd Center for Environmental Studies - $21,810
To support the identification of critical habitat and delineate management requirements for the state-listed pine barren moth.

Massachusetts Audubon Society- Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary - $10,000
To support sandplain grassland and coastal heathland restoration and research focused on 29 acres of critical habitat containing more than sixteen rare plant and animal species.

New England Wild Flower Society - $20,000
To expand the "Rare Wetland Plant and Habitat Volunteer Initiative" where participants monitor the state's rare and endangered wetland plant species and their habitats, as well as participate in hands-on management field actions.

Tufts University- Department of Biology - $21,296
To study the role of salt spray in maintaining coastal grassland and heathland communities that support many endangered species and are among the most threatened habitats in the northeast.

WATER QUALITY MONITORING PROGRAM
Boston Parks and Recreation Department- Urban Wilds Program - $12,500
To develop a long-term, citizen-based water quality monitoring program for water bodies associated with Boston Parks and Urban Wilds in collaboration with local grassroots organizations.

Bristol Community College Foundation - $18,628
To build a local water quality monitoring and training program in Fall River.

Massachusetts Water Watch Partnership- UMASS/Amherst - $20,000
To support a collaborative effort between MWWP and the Merrimack River Watershed Council to further the Regional Monitoring Service Provider Network.
 

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