The Miles River, a key tributary of the Ipswich River, flows through Beverly, Wenham, Hamilton, and Ipswich. It plays a vital role in our ecosystem and water supply but faces serious challenges—flooding, drought, invasive species, and aging infrastructure. Pollution, low oxygen, and altered flow threaten both wildlife and drinking water. But there’s hope. The Town […]
Phase II of the Ipswich River Coastal Resiliency and Bank Stabilization Project will begin this fall. This project began in 2016 with funding awarded by a Coastal Resiliency Grant from the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management. These initial grant funds supported a one-year pilot project to identify vulnerable areas along the Ipswich River between
Ipswich River staff led the Town of Essex’s Community Resilience Workshop to help identify areas that are vulnerable to weather-related threats and how to make the town more resilient. The vulnerabilities and strengths in the town’s infrastructure as well as societal and environmental conditions were examined as they relate to impacts from extreme storms, variable
