Harbor Watch At Earthplace Seeks Donations For New Boat

The following announcement is from Earthplace:

WESTPORT, CT — Harbor Watch (HW) at Earthplace is a non-profit working to protect the Long Island Sound estuary and the waters that feed it. After 30 years, their trusted old research boat, the “Annie” has retired, and we need to keep Harbor Watch afloat! This year, all funds raised at our annual Cocktails & Clams event will help the team acquire a new custom boat that will be used for harbor-based research and education programs throughout Fairfield County.

The HW team is led by Nikki Spiller, whose passion for the ocean started at a young age and has continued throughout her career - starting as an intern at Harbor Watch during college, and has grown within the organization to her position as the new Director of Harbor Watch. Nikki leads a team of four, full-time women research scientists, part-time staff, over 150 students annually during the HW high school and collegiate level programs, along with many community partners including Copps Island Oysters, conservation departments, and watershed groups. Read
our internal Q&A to learn more about Nikki’s background and passion for the water.

The team also produces annual monitoring reports highlighting seasonal physical, chemical, and biological trends to evaluate ecosystem health which are used by local municipalities and the CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection to address pollution issues in our waterways.

5 Reasons to Support Harbor Watch

1. Works to protect and restore our local waterways so that they will be safe and clean for generations to come
2. Assists local towns to comply with environmental regulations
3. Trains and inspires young environmental scientists and stewards
4. Partners with others to achieve large scale conservation goals
5. Helps ensure safe swimming, boating, fishing and shell fishing, by keeping pollution from reaching our waterways and beaches

How can you help? Buy tickets to the Cocktails & Clams Fundraiser on June 10, from 5-7pm, at Copps Island Oysters. Or make a tax-deductible donation to help fund a new, custom research boat. Thank you for your support!

Contact:
Nikki Spiller
Director of Harbor Watch
E: n.spiller@earthplace.org
P: 203-557-4400

About Harbor Watch: Harbor Watch works to protect the Long Island Sound estuary and the Connecticut waters that feed it. It was founded in 1986 to improve water quality and ecosystem health in Connecticut, and since then they have been monitoring local rivers and harbors, identifying pollution sources, working with municipal partners to remove pollution sources, and educating the next generation of environmental stewards.

Earthplace is a 501(c)(3) organization. Tax ID #06-0740523