Page 6 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, JunE 30, 2023 Resilient Mystic Collaborative receives $2.25M from Barr Foundation Three-year grant to help collaborative reach for $100M in public funding T he Mystic River Watershed Association (MyRWA) is celebrating a $2.25 million, three-year grant from the Barr Foundation for continued support of the Resilient Mystic Collaborative (RMC) and regional climate work. Convened by MyRWA and 10 Mystic River watershed communities in September 2018 and now led by senior staff from 20 cities and towns and nongovernmental partners, the RMC focuses on managing flooding and extreme heat on a regional scale and increasing the resilience of our most vulnerable residents and workers to extreme weather. Collectively, RMC communities have secured nearly $57 million for climate resilient projects in the Mystic River watershed, with the goal of securing an additional $100 million in public funding over the next three years. $2.95 GALLON We accept: MasterCard * Visa * & Discover Price Subject to Change without notice 100 Gal. Min. 24 Hr. Service 781-286-2602 Dan - 1972 “The Mystic River watershed needs to take collective and signifi cant action to prepare for a stormier, hotter, and less predictable climate future,” said MyRWA Executive Director Patrick Herron. “This funding enables our communities to achieve outsized public benefi ts and make progress on our goals of climate equity in the watershed.” “We are pleased to be able to make this investment in the work of the RMC,” said Barr Foundation Senior Program December 2022 coastal fl ooding in Rumney Marsh. 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COMPLETE! --------more people now understand what GreenRoots has been fi ghting for since its founding, to ensure that people in historically disinvested communities have the same ability to deal with challenges like climate change as people in wealthy communities,” said GreenRoots’ Waterfront and Climate Justice Initiatives Director, John Walkey. “As a co-founder of the RMC, I’m glad to see us work to effectively focus scarce public resources on the people who need them most.” “We’re proud to be a founding community of the Resilient Mystic Collaborative,” said Woburn Mayor Scott Galvin. “Being part of this group has enabled us to secure resources and funding for important community climate change projects, including design work for the 11.3 acre climate resilient Hurld Park, the Shaker Glen wetland stream/trail restoration project and the Horn Pond fi sh ladder. Over the years, this partnership has been invaluable.” “Communities along the Mystic River are already feeling the impact of climate change and it is imperative that we meet these challenges with swift, decisive action. The new Barr grant for the RMC will help us do exactly that,” said Somerville Mayor Katjana Ballantyne. “Together we can reduce risks, adapt to changing climate patterns, and foster more resilient and equitable communities. I want to thank our colleagues in the Resilient Mystic Collaborative for their hard work and unwavering dedication to fi ghting climate change.” “Several of Arlington’s landResilient Mystic Collaborative mark climate projects in recent years relied on data and partnerships – as well as funding – secured by the Resilient Mystic Collaborative,” said Town Manager Sandy Pooler. “This award from the Barr Foundation strengthens our ability to accomplish our climate planning goals collaboratively, such as preventing flooding and reducing extreme heat.” “We’ve been working to strengthen our climate resiliency and extend needed resources to our more impacted communities,” Medford Mayor Breanna Lungo-Koehn said. “The Resilient Mystic Collaborative is critical to our climate action work and will directly lead to increased protections for our residents.” “The Town of Reading is committed to addressing climate change by implementing robust solutions that center the most vulnerable members of our community,” said Town Manager Fidel Maltez. “This work takes a collaborative approach and resources beyond what our Town can provide on its own. 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