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Who We
Are
The Boston Harbor Association (TBHA)
is a non-profit, public interest organization founded in 1973 by the
League of Women Voters and the Boston Shipping Association to promote a
clean, alive and accessible Boston Harbor. TBHA brings together diverse
interests -- harbor users, environmentalists, developers, waterfront
businesses, and decision makers -- to develop balanced
solutions for maritime industrial activities, commercial development,
environmental protection, and public access around Boston Harbor.
TBHA cares about Boston Harbor as
New England's maritime port, as a recreational and tourist asset, and as
the centerpiece of the area's natural and urban environment. TBHA
advocates for greater public access and open space along Boston Harbor,
promotes the Port of Boston's economy, educates urban youths about Boston
Harbor and related career opportunities through our
Harbor Bound program, promotes affordable public water transportation
throughout the Harbor, monitors water quality improvements, and works for
the restoration of Boston Harbor Beaches.
Boston's
Working Port
The Boston Harbor
Association is committed to preserving and promoting Boston Harbor as a
Working Port. In the past decade, as Boston's waterfront has become more
inviting to the public, efforts have intensified to utilize land once
dedicated solely to maritime uses for non-water dependent uses. The Boston
Harbor Association has made the promotion and protection of the Working
Port and Designated Port Areas in Boston a top priority. Click here for more about the working
port.
HarborWalk
Network
In 1984, as a member of
the City of Boston's Harborpark Advisory Committee, The Boston Harbor
Association successfully advocated for the establishment of "HarborWalk"
guidelines to encourage the development of public walkways, parks, sitting
areas, cafes, public art, and other public amenities along Boston Harbor.
The Boston Harbor Association continues to work closely with the City of
Boston's Environmental Department, Boston Redevelopment Authority, the
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, and waterfront
property owners to ensure completion of the 47-mile HarborWalk public
access system as well as promotion of HarborWalk amenities and programs.
To learn more about activity on the HarborWalk, please visit TBHA's
website bostonharborwalk.com
website. Currently, the HarborWalk is more than 80% complete, with many
new HarborWalk segments completed within the last eighteen months. The
newest segments are among the most attractive and user-friendly,
including:
InterContinental Hotel on Fort
Point Channel
The Institute for Contemporary Art, South Boston
NStar, Reserved Channel, South Boston
West Link Park, Dorchester
Navy Fuel Pier,East Boston
Lewis Wharf, North End
Sargent’s Wharf, North End
Harborview, Charlestown
Click
here for more about the HarborWalk
Marine
Debris Cleanup Project
As part of a
public-private partnership, The Boston Harbor Association (TBHA)’s
Boston Harbor Marine Cleanup Project has completed its eighth summer of
improving Boston Harbor by eliminating marine debris, which can be
navigational hazards as well as health hazards to both swimmers and marine
life. Under the leadership of TBHA, the Boston Harbor Marine Debris
Cleanup Project is a collaboration of public and private organizations
working together to address and prevent floatable marine debris in Boston
Harbor. Special thanks to the following partners who provide financial
support for this project:
- Massachusetts Water Resources
Authority
- Massachusetts Port Authority
- City of Boston, Mayor Thomas
M. Menino
- Eastern Salt Company, Inc.
For more information on the
Marine Debris Cleanup Program, or to obtain a copy of the 2007 Marine
Debris Final Report, please contact The Boston Harbor Association at mail@tbha.org or 617-482-1722.
> Learn more about
Marine Debris Cleanup Project
Trustees and
Staff
> Click here for the Trustees and
Staff directory
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