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Download HarborWalk Audio Tours
Enjoy the Harborwalk like never before – free of
charge! Download one or both of the new MP3 audio
HarborWalk tours to your personal MP3 player. Learn
about shipwrecks and lobster rolls on the Downtown
tour which begins at Christopher Columbus Waterfront
Park, or start at the InterContinental Hotel and get
an insider’s view of the Fort Point Channel. Click
here to download each of the audio tours.
Naturally
Boston Harbor
Download Naturally
Boston Harbor for self-guided nature tours along
the Boston Harbor. Naturally Boston Harbor describes
flourishing plant and animal life and provides
historical background, suggestions for activities, and
directions to sixteen Harbor locations in Charlestown,
East Boston, Dorchester, South Boston, and on the
Harbor Islands.
Harbor Curriculum Guide
The Boston Harbor
Association's Boston
Harbor Curriculum Guide is an excellent resource
for middle school teachers, students, and parents.
Guide to Safe Shellfishing in
Boston Harbor
TBHA’s guides on the hazards of consuming
contaminated shellfish and the regulations on
shellfishing in Boston Harbor are now available in
five languages (Click on a link to download the
appropriate version: English, Chinese
(Traditional), Chinese
(Simplified), Vietnamese,
Laotian,
and Khmer).
Funding for this project was provided by the
Massachusetts Environmental Trust.
Designated Port Area study:
TBHA’s comprehensive study
about designated port areas (DPA’s) provides
detailed information about the current state of Boston’s
DPA’s and the challenges faced by the region’s
marine industry.
Chelsea Creek Activity Guide:
The Chelsea Creek Activity
Guide, available in both English and Spanish, is a fun
way to inform young people Chelsea Creek’s history,
natural environment, and importance to industry.
To obtain
copies of any of TBHA’s publications, please contact
us by email at mail@tbha.org
or by phone at 617-482-1722.
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The Boston Harbor Association (TBHA)
is the leading harbor advocacy group working to promote a
clean, alive, and accessible Boston Harbor. Founded in 1973 by
the League of Women Voters and the Boston Shipping
Association, TBHA prides itself in its creative and innovative
programs that help to educate the public and build a consensus
for a clean and alive Harbor. The Boston Harbor Association is
making a difference today and for future generations with
solutions and programs that promote maritime industrial
activities, 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, encourages affordable public water
transportation throughout the Harbor, monitors water quality
improvements, and works for the restoration of Boston Harbor
Beaches. The Boston Harbor Association is making a difference
every day on Boston Harbor!
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TBHA Launches Water Transportation Initiative
Since its
founding in 1973, The Boston Harbor Association (TBHA)
has been working to promote a clean, alive, and
accessible Boston Harbor. In recent years, as Boston
Harbor has become cleaner and the waterfront more
accessible to residents, workers, and visitors, The
Boston Harbor Association has focused increased
attention and advocacy on water transportation.
Consistent with TBHA's strategic plan and 2008
workplan, The Boston Harbor Association has launched a
multi-year Water Transportation Initiative. Charles
Norris, leading authority on water transportation in
Boston Harbor, and Alden Raine, national expert on
transportation and urban development and former
Executive Director of Massport, will co-chair TBHA's
Water Transportation Working Group.
The Working
Group will work to promote a robust water
transportation network for Boston Harbor, hosting a
series of meetings this year and subsequently
releasing working papers on topics such as technical,
market-based, economic, and mobility aspects related
to water transportation. TBHA prides itself in
providing expertise on a variety of Boston Harbor
Issues, and we anticipate that the Working Group will
enhance our discussions, continued advocacy, and
collaboration with our colleagues and other
organizations in promoting a comprehensive water
transportation system.
TBHA
Executive Director Vivien Li's 5 May 2008 Banker & Tradesman article on
TBHA's water transportation initiative can be accessed
here.
Spring Harbor Bound Season Begins
Each spring
and fall, TBHA's Harbor Bound program introduces
hundreds of students to Boston Harbor, Deer Island,
and the important environmental issues that affect all
urban residents. In addition to reinforcing classroom
teaching in science, the program encourages
environmental stewardship among the next generation of
Bostonians....read
more.
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