Partners

The John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor is a partnership park, and we are constantly seeking new partners to work with. To learn some of the ways you can work with the Heritage Corridor, please get in touch with us.

MA Environmental/OpenSpace/Land Use

RI Environmental/OpenSpace/Land Use

MA - Historical Groups/Sites

RI - Historical Groups/Sites

MA Municipalities

RI Municipalities

Economic Development, Tourism and Business

Recreation & Outdoor Organizations

Transportation

Educational Institutions

Housing, Youth and Social Services

Community Arts and Culture

Featured Partner

Blackstone River Watershed Association

Blackstone River Watershed Association

271 Oak Street
Uxbridge, MA
www.thebrwa.org

Record Number of Volunteers Cleanup Blackstone River

Over 200 volunteers in seven towns tended Mother Earth on Sunday, April 27th, by participating in the Blackstone River Watershed Associations’s (BRWA) EarthDay Cleanup. This enthusiastic turnout beat last year's record for the annual event.

Sites included Millbury (the Blackstone River along the Blackstone bikeway), Grafton (the Quinsigamond River, the Blackstone River, Hovey Pond, Hayes Pond and Silver Lake), Sutton (Lakey Dam), Northbridge (Meadow Pond, the Mumford River River Walk and the Blackstone River), Uxbridge (the Blackstone Canal and River in and around River Bend Park and the Mumford River), Hopedale (Hopedale Pond), and Millville (the Blackstone River).

The volunteers worked on land and in the water to remove enough litter to fill over 170 large garbage bags! They also removed two dozen tires, household items, bikes, furniture, hazardous waste, and construction debris. Removing this trash keeps waterways open for fish and wildlife, and for paddlers and anglers. The cleanup also improves the water quality of the Blackstone River by removing potential sources of contamination. This year's haul included paint cans, propane tanks, a computer monitor, three lawn mowers, and an old seed drill!