For Immediate Release: 3/12/2024 11:43 am
WORCESTER, Mass. – The City of Worcester Department of Sustainability and Resilience Lakes and Ponds Program will present “The State of the Lakes in 2023: Working Together for Blue Space Resilience” on Thursday, March 14 at the Blackstone Heritage Corridor Visitor Center.
"Worcester’s lakes and ponds are valuable recreational, aesthetic, and natural resources," said City Manager Eric D. Batista. "Worcester is lucky to have a program dedicated to proactively managing our waterways to preserve ecosystem services, in collaboration and coordination with many different partners throughout the community."
In 2023, the Lakes and Ponds Program continued partnerships with volunteers and community organizations to monitor waterways throughout the city. Using the information gathered, the Program implemented management plans and projects to reduce beach closures and improve the health of the city’s blue spaces, including the launch of a new project to improve water quality at Indian Lake.
The results of those efforts will be presented at the annual State of the Lakes, along with the latest on water quality, upcoming improvement projects, and ways residents can get involved. Attendees will hear updates and have a chance to ask questions about Lake Quinsigamond, Indian Lake, Coes Reservoir, Bell Pond, Patch Reservoir, and Cooks Pond.
The presentation will be facilitated by Lakes and Ponds Program Coordinator Katie Liming. Light refreshments will be provided. Doors will open at 5:15 p.m. to allow attendees to connect with local watershed community groups and learn about university students’ projects.
Attendees are asked to register at https://forms.office.com/g/vdWgVNV1ud. To learn more about the City’s lakes and ponds, or to volunteer, residents can visit worcesterma.gov/bluespace.
WHAT: The State of the Lakes in 2023: Working Together for Blue Space Resilience
WHO: City of Worcester Department of Sustainability and Resilience Lakes and Ponds Program
WHEN: Thursday, March 14 at 5:45 p.m. (doors 5:15 p.m.)
WHERE: Blackstone Heritage Corridor Visitor Center, 3 Paul Clancy Way
