SALEM SOUND 2000 INC

AS REGIONAL SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE MASSACHUSETTS BAYS NATIONAL ESTUARY PROGRAM (MBP) SALEM SOUND COASTWATCH ASSISTED MBP IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CCMP AND WORK PLANS WITH THE FOLLOWING PRIORITIES: 1. REDUCE BACTERIAL CONTAMINATION IN SALEM SOUND 2. PROTECT AND RESTORE EELGRASS HABITATS 3. ENHANCE UNDERSTANDING OF THE TRANSPORT, POPULATION DYNAMICS, AND IMPACTS OF INVASIVE SPECIES 4. PREPARE FOR AND UNDERSTAND THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND SEA LEVEL RISE ON COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS AND COMMUNTIES AND ENHANCE EDUCATION AND ADAPTATION EFFORTS 5. PROTECT AND RESTORE EMERGENT WETLAND HABITATS (IMPROVE CONDITION OF SALT MARSH WITH BUFFER HABITAT IMPROVEMENTS, TIDAL RESTRICTIONS, PROTECTION)

SALEM SOUND COASTWATCH HAS A GRANT FROM COSTAL HABITAT AND WATER QUALITY GRANT FROM MASSACHUSETTS OFFICE OF COSTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT TO COMPLETE THE "NORTH RIVER RAIN GARDENS CASE STUDY". THE NORTH RIVER RAIN GARDENS WERE BUILT AT COMMERCIAL STREET, UNDER SALEM'S NORTH RIVER LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT RETROFIT PROJECT- CPR ENV13 CZM02(DESIGN) AND CPR ENV15 CXM01 (CONSTRUCTION). SALEM SOUND COASTWATCH HAS BEEN A PARTNER IN THIS PROJECT FROM THE BEGINNING AND CONTINUES TO PROMOTE AND MAINTAIN THESE RAIN GARDENS. THE CAPACITY BUILDING PROJECT DEVELOPED THREE ONLINE PRODUCTS THAT SHOWCASE THE NORTH RIVER RAIN GARDENS' SUCCESS: AN EXECUTIVE SUMMARY, AN ERSI STORY MAP, AND 2 VIDEOS IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH AS WELL AS THE CHALLENGES AND LESSONS LEARNED. THESE PRODUCTS PROMOTE THE USE OF STORMWATER GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE IN URBAN AND COSTAL AREAS TO INCREASE EQUITY AND ACCESS TO CLEAN COSTAL WATERS AND ASSOCIATED USES ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH.