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WRWA Annual Meeting

Date: Sunday March 7, 2021
Time: 11am
Location:  Zoom meeting via link

Please join us on Sunday, March 7th for the 2020 WRWA Annual Meeting.  This year we will hold a virtual meeting via Zoom at 11 a.m.

This will be solely a business meeting, with no featured speaker.

Agenda will include: 

Appreciation of outgoing Board, Committee members and volunteers

State of the Organization

Financial overview of 2020

Vote on the slate of Officers for WRWA Board of Directors

To register to attend the virtual meeting, please email Steve at: outreach@wrwa.com

 

A Zoom link will be sent to you when you register.

Beauty of Westport

The Beauty of Westport Photo Sales to benefit the Westport River Watershed Alliance.

WRWA has enjoyed the generosity of local artists for many years as they provide their beautiful images to our organization for the annual calendar and for sale at the annual Summer Gala.  Now you can order these images on canvas frame or as a mounted print and they will be delivered directly to your door.

This offering will help raise funds for WRWA during this time when we have had to cancel many of our important fundraising events, and it serves to remind us all of the beauty and power of nature.  We are fortunate to live and work in such a beautiful place!

We can offer a much larger selection of photographs, mounting and sizes by special order- call 508-636-3016 x 1003 or email outreach@wrwa.com.

Photograph offerings will be changed seasonally. 

View the latest photographs:

July Sunrise-Steve Connors

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Seasonal Photo – Canvas Print on Frame

Seasonal Photo Matted Print

 

River Center Opening

WRWA’s River Center Commemorative Booklet. This booklet is a chronicle of the construction and renovation project, transforming the old Head Garage to the new River Center, with a brief history of the building dating back to the early 18th century.

Electronics Recycling- Postponed until Spring 2021

Date: Postponed until spring 2021
Time: 9 – 11 AM
Location: Town Hall parking lot on Main Road in Westport

Items accepted: Computers, laptops, monitors, televisions, routers, PDA’s, cell phones, mice, keyboards, inkjet printers, plastic speakers, toner cartridges, CD/DVD players, radios, network equipment, wires, stereos, telephones, microwaves, small household appliances, and auto/marine batteries, and battery back-ups.

A $10 disposal fee applies to each TV, monitor, large wooden-boxed speaker ($5 for small), laser-jet printer, air conditioner, dehumidifier, and other coolant containing device.

Not accepted: Light bulbs, household batteries, fire/carbon monoxide detectors, tapes/disks, glass, broken TV tubes, Styrofoam or any hazardous waste materials.
Indie Cycle, LLC, has a zero landfill policy. We do not remarket any hard drives or data storage devices. All electronic materials are transferred to ORS a local, R2 certified recycler for processing.

For more information visit: www.indiecycle.com or email: indiecycle@gmail.com

Or contact WRWA at 508-636-3016, outreach@wrwa.com

2020 Summer Internships

Become one of our WRWA summer interns!

The Westport River Watershed Alliance is seeking two qualified candidates to fill a seasonal, summer internship position.  Preference given to current UMass Dartmouth or BCC students for this grant funded internship sponsored by Baycoast Bank.  The position is 30 hrs/week at a rate of $12.75hr, from early June until mid August.  The summer interns will work with school programs, field studies, and assist our water quality monitoring program on the Westport River.  For a full description click on the internship link here.