Page 18 THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 2023 GRANT | FROM Page 9 tic 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 landmark 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 fl ooding 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. The RMC provides our Town with technical support and proven community engagement processes that will aff ect lasting impact for our residents.” “The RMC is creating regional collaboration across municipalities to develop longterm resiliency solutions to climate change which knows no boundaries,” said Everett Mayor Carlo DeMaria. “Individual communities cannot do this critical work on their own. By sharing information and resources, our environmental work benefits exponentially.” “The intensifying impacts of climate change are unevenly burdening communities of color, new immigrants, and vulnerable populations in Chelsea,” stated Chelsea’s Director of Housing & Community Development, Alex Train, AICP. “The RMC has enabled us to work with long-standing community partners, like GreenRoots, by adding capacity for regional solutions to coastal fl ooding, urban heat, and air quality that will stem displacement, combat public health disparities, and allow residents to prosper in place.” “The RMC is leading regional collaboration to address the impacts of climate change across municipal boundaries and Cambridge is proud to be a part of this amazing organization,” said Cambridge Commissioner of Public Works Katherine Watkins. “A perfect example of this is the Amelia Earhart Dam, which provides critical protection from coastal fl ooding to numerous communities, but is owned and operated by the state. Through the RMC, the conversation about the dam has shifted from individual communities identifying the dam as being vulnerable to a coordinated eff ort with DCR to elevate the dam and other coastal fl ood pathways.” “We designed our facilities in Assembly Row and Charlestown with climate change in mind,” said the Senior Project Manager for Mass General Brigham, David Burson. “We knew this wouldn’t be enough, however, and understood the need for a regional strategy and coalition to address the larger climate vulnerabilities that we and the communities we serve will be facing. The Resilient Mystic Collaborative has provided an effective forum for this regional conversation, and has been an incredibly effective catalyst for the funding and implementation of this essential work.” “I have been part of quite a few partnerships,” said Lexington Town Engineer John Livsey. “The RMC really delivers. I am really proud to have been one of its founders and still involved fi ve years later.” “Winchester has been working to address increasing heat, fl ooding and water quality issues,” said Winchester’s Sustainability Director, Ken Pruitt. “Through our participation with the RMC, we have access to resources and experts that are helping our community become more resilient to climate change. The RMC is a valuable partner, and we are grateful for its support and collaboration.” “When we worked with Cambridge on fl ood mitigation planning for the Alewife neighborhood, it quickly became apparent that the city could not protect itself on its own,” said Noble, Wickersham and Heart Partner Barbara Landau. “We understood that solutions had to be regional. That is when the RMC stepped in and provided its terrifi c and eff ective framework for collaboration and the ability to secure funding for critical projects that benefi t the region.” “People say that cities and towns in Massachusetts don’t like to work together, but the RMC is a great counterexample,” said CH Consulting Principal Carri Hulet. “For fi ve years I’ve seen folks work across borders with tremendous good will and it’s paying off . The people who live and work in this region will benefi t for decades because their leaders today are doing the hard work of regional collaboration.” “Our success has been a blend of hard work, high trust, and very, very lucky timing,” said MyRWA Senior Policy Advisor Julie Wormser. “Right now, the federal government is making a generational investment in equitable, climate-resilient, nature-based projects that make our communities safer, more just, and more beautiful. Barr’s generous investment means that the RMC is ready and able to leverage this funding to bring more priority projects to fruition.” Mystic River watershed at a glance The 76-square-mile Mystic River watershed stretches from Reading through the northern shoreline of Boston Harbor to Revere. “Mystic” is an anglicized version of the Pequot word missi-tuk (“large river with windand tide-driven waves”), and the Mystic is now one of New England’s most densely populated, urbanized watersheds. The seven-mile Mystic River and its tributaries represented an early economic engine for colonial Boston. Ten shipyards built more than 500 clipper ships in the 1800s before roads and railways replaced schooners and steamships. Tide-driven mills, brickyards and tanneries along both banks of the river brought both wealth and pollution. In the 1960s, the Amelia Earhart Dam transformed much of the river into a freshwater impoundment, while construction of Interstate 93 filled in wetlands and dramatically changed the river’s course. Since then, many former industrial sites have been cleaned up and redeveloped into new commercial areas and residential communities. The Mystic is facing growing climate-related challenges: coastal and stormwater fl ooding, extreme storms, heat, drought and unpredictable seasonal weather. The watershed is relatively low-lying and extensively developed, making it prone to both freshwater and coastal fl ooding. Its 21 municipalities are home to 600,000 residents, including many who are disproportionately vulnerable to extreme weather: environmental justice communities, new Americans, residents of color, elders, low-income residents and employees, people living with disabilities, and Englishlanguage learners. 1. On June 30, 1864, President Lincoln signed the Yosemite Valley Grant Act to protect the area; what Yosemite Board of Commissioners member was a landscape architect who died in Belmont, Mass.? 2. The Los Angeles Dodgers’ name comes from the need to dodge what? 3. What vegetable has the most water? 4. In 1987 what John Philip Sousa march became the offi cial National March of the USA? 5. On July 1, 1963, the U.S. Postal Service began ZIP Code, which stands for what? 6. The Grand Banks are closest to what island? 7. What popular song is Georgia’s offi cial state song? 8. On July 3, 1996, the British Prime Minister announced that the Stone of Scone would go back to Scotland; what is the stone used for? 9. In the 1600s what beverage in Europe was so expensive that it was kept locked in wooden boxes? 10. What is the more common name for Liberty EnlightAnswers ening the World? 11. On July 3, 1878, what songwriter of “Yankee Doodle Dandy,” “Give My Regards to Broadway” and “You’re a Grand Old Flag” was born? 12. Where would you fi nd the largest tortoises? 13. What document does July 4th commemorate? 14. On July 4, 1804, what author was born in Salem, Mass.? 15. What kind of similar buildings would you fi nd in Dubai, Kuala Lumpur and Shanghai? 16. What French playwright of “The Doctor Despite Himself” and “The Would-Be Invalid” said, “One must eat to live, not live to eat”? 17. On July 5, 1971, the 26th Constitutional Amendment was certifi ed, granting voting rights to those of what age? 18. Do centipedes have 100 legs? 19. What food is known as a hand? 20. July 6 is National Fried Chicken Day; reportedly, in the 1930s the Chicken and Waffl es dish was created in what locale? CAVARETTA AND SON, LLC ~ DRAIN CLEANING SERVICES ~ Frank Cavaretta - Over 21 Years Experience * Main Lines * Kitchen Sinks “You clog it, we clean it!” 24-Hour Service * 781-526-4750 1. 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