State of the river

Readers may be interested in this address, which will be delivered on Saturday as part of the Earth Day celebration (it's at 2 p.m., but "activities" start at 11 a.m.):

The 3rd annual “State of the Merrimack River” report will be presented to the public during the Earth Day Celebration! of the Merrimack River Watershed Council (MRWC) on Saturday, April 25, at the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, 6 Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport, MA.

Christine Tabak, executive director, and Tracie Sales, water resources manager, both of the MRWC, will discuss the water quality of the Merrimack River via data collected over the past year through its river monitoring program – MAPP (Monitoring, Analyzing, Protecting, and Promoting) Program. They will present data analysis and possible solutions and ideas going forward including information regarding the safety of the river for boating and swimming. The presentation and question and answer session will take place at 2PM in the main auditorium.

I'm planning on attending; I think it should be very interesting.