From the Ipswich River Watershed Association:
The annual Winthrop Street to Riverbend paddle trip has been set for May 19th. Chris Sandulli and Susie Winthrop will be leading it, and it will end at Riverbend for the Annual Dock Opening event (with DownRiver Ice Cream). They would love to attract a good crowd for this paddle and use it to engage new Ipswich Stream Team members. This will be a good opportunity to let people know about the acquisition of the new property next door to Riverbend and the new town landing (at our canoe dock) with a parking lot and better access to the river. There is also have a new Ipswich River Paddling Map coming out this spring! Tell all your friends and come on out for a great paddle on Sunday, May 19th from noon to 2pm. Let Cynthia Ingelfinger know if you can make it to either the paddle or the Dock Opening (2 to 5pm).

The Canoe dock is in for the season!

You're Invited to the Canoe Dock Opening
Saturday May 22, 2011
Join the Ipswich Stream Team for an opiional morning paddle from Winthrop Street to Riverbend or start with ice cream at 2:00

2:00 Downriver Ice Cream
2:30 Paddle, Explore, Enjoy the river
4:00 Bring your own picnic supper

143 County Road, Ipswich
contact: cingelfinger@ipswichriver.org or 978-412-8200 ext.13

This Saturday, April 16th, we will be gathering for a work day at the Ipswich River Watershed Association (IRWA). IRWA has been instrumental in helping the chapter grow over the past year. In addition to support and guidance, they have provided the chapter with a wonderful meeting place. To show our gratitude for their generosity, we've pledged to help them with a little spring cleaning. We urge anyone who can spare some time on Saturday to pitch in and help us thank IRWA.
Some of the projects that we will tackle include:

Clearing a foot-trail to the dock
Installing some railroad tie steps in the trail
Installing chains/locks on the canoes
Cleaning the gas grill

We need shovels, a pickaxe, large loppers and grill cleaning brushes, so if you have any of these, please bring them along. If you've never been to the beautiful Riverbend property during the day, this is a great opportunity. I can't over-stress how important our relationship with IRWA is. If you can spare even an hour or two to help, I encourage you to do so. Once we're done with our work, we'll relax with a lunch cooked up by Art Howe. To help us get a headcount, if you plan to attend, please reply to this email to let me know you will be helping out.

Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks for all that you do for the chapter.
Warm regards,
Kevin Correa
President
Nor'East Chapter | Trout Unlimited 

Event Details:
What:
Ipswich River Watershed Association Work Day
When:
Saturday, April 16 at 9 a.m.
Where:
Ipswich River Watershed Association
143 County Road
Ipswich, MA
Directions Here
Cookout to follow the cleanup. 

Hi all,
Those of you who are interested in learning about local projects on the Ipswich and other local streams, then keep reading.
March 7 : 4:30pm
Riverbend, 143 County Road, Ipswich
Calling all friends of the wonderful waterways of Ipswich! Would you like to be part of a team that plans and carries out local projects to help protect the Ipswich River and our local streams? If so, please join us for a potluck dinner on Sunday, March 7 to kick off the new Ipswich Stream Team. For more info or to RSVP, please email IpswichStreamTeam@gmail.com or call 978-412-8200.
www.Ipswichriver.org