Dear fellow Hanoverians:
Have you heard about the young Hanover resident who is
planning to navigate all 72 miles of the Wampanoag Canoe passage (which
includes our North River) this weekend? Quite an amazing feat! Here’s
a letter from him, as reprinted by request from the good folks at the North and
South Rivers Watershed Association:
The
North River has always meant a lot to me. As a kid growing up on the Third
Herring Brook, I loved swimming in the river, catching minnows and crayfish,
and going on boating expeditions either to the Spit or upriver towards the
Hanover canoe launch with my family. As I grew older, the river continued to be
a big part of my life. My grandma gave me a Poke boat, enabling solo
expeditions, and as I got even older I began to take part in NSRWA’s
annual Great River Race with a neighbor.
This
past summer I got to know a lot more about the North and South Rivers Watershed
Association (http://nsrwa.org/ ) through my
experience as a leader of River Adventures Camp, as an intern helping monitor
flows in the Third Herring Brook to see how it was affected by drinking water
withdrawals, and educating kids at local events and through the kayak camp.
I realized last summer that for my entire childhood, NSRWA had been
working to create a community of those who love the rivers, to make sure that
the rivers stay clean, and to maintain the wildness and beauty of the watershed
for those living in nearby South Shore suburbs.
Now,
having realized how important the NSRWA is, I plan on canoeing the Wampanoag
Canoe Passage, an historic route of the Wampanoag tribe that connects the North
and Taunton Rivers and Massachusetts and Narragansett Bays. I hope that my
journey will raise both awareness of our historic waterways and funds to help
preserve them.
Throughout
my experience with the river, the North and South River Watershed Association
has been there along with me, protecting what I love and teaching me how to
keep and restore it for the generations that come after me. Now I hope to
give back by undertaking this trip. If you have benefited from the North River,
now is the time for you to give back too. Donations can be made by check or online
at http://www.firstgiving. com/nicholastyack
.
Thank
you for your consideration.
Sincerely,& nbsp;
Nicholas
Tyack
For "Around Town on the Web",
Cathy H-B
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