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Visit the HarborWalk
website
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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Tidelands Bill
Signing
On
November 15, 2007, Governor Deval Patrick signed the
landlocked tidelands bill into law. The bill was
filed in response to the SJC's decision earlier this
year that required the State Legislature to approve
the landlocked tidelands exemption from the Chapter
91 licensing process. Besides providing the
exemption, the bill also creates a new public
benefit review process by the Energy and
Environmental Affairs Secretary for projects on
tidelands and makes some changes to the MEPA review
process.
The Boston Harbor Association was actively
involved in the legislation, and we thank our
trustees and Harbor Use Committee members for their
insights and assistance on this legislation. Senate
President Therese Murray, House Speaker Sal DiMasi,
Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Ian
Bowles, and TBHA Executive Director Vivien Li
attended the bill signing (see photo below).
No Discharge Zone in
Boston Harbor
Thanks to the efforts of Boston Mayor Thomas M.
Menino, Massachusetts Water Resources Authority,
Boston Water and Sewer Commission, U. S.
Environmental Protection Agency, and many dedicated
organizations and individuals, Boston Harbor has
become one of the cleanest harbors in the nation.
The Boston Harbor Association supports Boston Mayor
Thomas Menino's efforts to create a “No Discharge
Zone” within Boston Harbor to ensure a continued
clean harbor...read
more.
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