Community Engagement

STEM Academy — Career Exploration & Discovery Day

We believe giving back to the community is important and sharing our experience with young people is always fun and informative! This year, a few of HW’s engineers, planners, and scientists participated in the Sandwich STEM “Exploration and Discovery Day” at Sandwich High School. This annual career day is for 7^th and 8^th graders and introduces various careers through workshops. This is our 4^th year and it just keeps getting better and better! Future engineers, planners, and scientists learned about stormwater management and the importance of water quality as well as ways to protect the Town of Sandwich from the effects of climate change through planning. Thanks STEM Academy for inviting us and we hope to see you next year!

Charles River Watershed Run of the Charles Relay Race

Our team of hearty paddlers participated in the 37th Annual Run of the Charles Canoe Relay Race this April.  While there is always room for improvement, our race time was a vast improvement from last year! We enjoyed a fun-filled day supporting the CRWA. Although our paddlers battled somewhat chilly temperatures, we all returned home safely! Please take a moment to learn more about the Charles River Watershed Association.

Bioretention Love at the Sandwich Library

We have adopted the bioretention facility at the Sandwich Library. At our second maintenance session, we weeded and added some new plants. We are running an experiment in both areas. To mulch or not to mulch? that is the question! Do you want to know if dense groundcover or mulch is better for your bio? Well, so do we. Visit our living laboratory at the Sandwich Library where we will be comparing groundcover alternatives to determine what the best bang for your stormwater treatment buck really is! Thanks to Hyannis Country Garden for the plants and mulch.

Osterville Rain Garden Workshop

We enjoyed lending a hand with the rain garden installation and presentation at the Osterville Library last June. This is a joint project with the Barnstable Clean Water Coalition, APCC and the Town of Barnstable. The workshop included engineering, plant installation (with many volunteers) and a brief presentation by HW’s Michelle West and April Wobst from APCC.  Take a drive by on Main Street Osterville to see the gardens first hand and learn more about the project here.  Let us know if you have any questions about rain gardens.

Stewardship