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January 14, 2019
Myrwa River
Guest Blog: Celebrating Citizen Science

Natural beauty is not out of reach even in the most urban of spaces. Each spring hundreds of thousands of river herring swim up the Mystic River to the Mystic Lakes—participate in the spectacular migration by counting fish online or in person! Original Article on Discover Magazine

Guest Blog: Celebrating Citizen Science
October 21, 2018
Myrwa River
The final herring counts are in!

Read on for the final estimate for the 2018 herring run.

October 19, 2018
Myrwa River
Video vs. in-person counts 2018

Why are the video and in-person population estimates different?

Video vs. in-person counts 2018
July 25, 2018
Myrwa River
Online Herring Count Over: Check Out the Stats

Thanks to everyone who helped count! Read on for fun fish facts…

Online Herring Count Over: Check Out the Stats
July 3, 2018
Myrwa River
A Day in the Field: Collecting Zooplanton along ...

A day in the life of the Mystic River Watershed Association interns: collecting zooplankton in the Mystic

A Day in the Field: Collecting Zooplanton along the Mystic
Myrwa River
January 14, 2019

Guest Blog: Celebrating Citizen Science

Myrwa River
January 14, 2019
Guest Blog: Celebrating Citizen Science

Natural beauty is not out of reach even in the most urban of spaces. Each spring hundreds of thousands of river herring swim up the Mystic River to the Mystic Lakes—participate in the spectacular migration by counting fish online or in person! Original Article on Discover Magazine

Myrwa River
October 21, 2018

The final herring counts are in!

Myrwa River
October 21, 2018

Read on for the final estimate for the 2018 herring run.

Myrwa River
October 19, 2018

Video vs. in-person counts 2018

Myrwa River
October 19, 2018
Video vs. in-person counts 2018

Why are the video and in-person population estimates different?

Myrwa River
July 25, 2018

Online Herring Count Over: Check Out the Stats

Myrwa River
July 25, 2018
Online Herring Count Over: Check Out the Stats

Thanks to everyone who helped count! Read on for fun fish facts…

Myrwa River
July 3, 2018

A Day in the Field: Collecting Zooplanton along the Mystic

Myrwa River
July 3, 2018
A Day in the Field: Collecting Zooplanton along the Mystic

A day in the life of the Mystic River Watershed Association interns: collecting zooplankton in the Mystic

Myrwa River
June 18, 2018

American Eel: A Hidden Migration in the Mystic

Myrwa River
June 18, 2018
American Eel: A Hidden Migration in the Mystic

The Mystic supports a wonderful, yet hidden American Eel migration.

Myrwa River
June 15, 2018

From Chutes to Ladders: The Story of Citizens Helping Herring

Myrwa River
June 15, 2018

Before fish ladders, community members would carry fish over the Mystic Lakes Dam in buckets! Read their story here.

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June 11, 2018

Why Keep Counting?

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June 11, 2018
Why Keep Counting?

From helping us improve our statistical model to watching a clip of a unexpected critter- there are many reasons to keep counting fish!

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May 26, 2018

Herring Are Back in Horn Pond

Myrwa River
May 26, 2018
Herring Are Back in Horn Pond

The Woburn Daily Times Chronicle featured our work with river herring in an article last week. Take a peak to learn why river herring are back in Horn Pond this year-for the first time in over a century!

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