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! Last year, a few of HW’s engineers participated in the Sandwich STEM “Exploration and Discovery Day” at Sandwich High School. This annual career day is for 7th and 8th graders and introduces various careers through workshops. This is our 5th year and it just keeps getting better and better! Future engineers 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. Thanks, STEM Academy for inviting us and we hope to see you again soon!
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 in 2019. Although there was no race this past April, we are a race sponsor and look forward to getting out in our canoe again in the near future! Please take a moment to learn more about the Charles River Watershed Association.
Bioretention Love at the Sandwich Library
Green Infrastructure now diverts rainwater to landscaped areas and protects the parking lot and nearby wetland from flooding. We have adopted the bioretention area at the Sandwich Library. At our third maintenance session, we weeded and added some new plants. Stop by if you are local and notice the GI sign.
Osterville Rain Garden Workshop
We enjoyed lending a hand with the rain garden installation and presentation at the Osterville Library. 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. Let us know if you have any questions about rain gardens or build your own!
Stewardship
We are proud to support the following organizations through contributions and volunteerism. We believe their work to be vital in protecting our environment and support the programs that educate and encourage the public to become more involved. If you have a request, please contact us.
Our employees work hard and play hard! They also have a keen interest in volunteer work and we appreciate their efforts!
We Support…
American Society of Landscape Architects
American Council of Engineering Companies
Association to Preserve Cape Cod
Barnstable Clean Water Coalition
Barnstable Land Trust
Boston Society of Civil Engineers
Buzzards Bay Coalition
Cape Cod Climate Change Collaborative
Charles River Watershed Association
Clean Ocean Access
Congress for New Urbanism
CREW Boston
Housing Assistance Corporation
Ipswich River Watershed Association
Massachusetts Audubon Society
MA Association Conservation Commissioners
Massachusetts Corporate Wetlands Restoration Program
Merrimack River Watershed Council
Mystic River Watershed Association
Narragansett Bay Estuary Program
North & South Rivers Watershed Association
Piscataqua Regions Estuary Partnership
RI Green Infrastructure Coalition
Society for Ecological Restoration NE
The Nature Conservancy
Westport River Watershed Alliance
Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council
We volunteer…
American Planning Association
Barnstable Conservation Commission
Barnstable Community Preservation Committee
Barnstable LAPC
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Blackstone Parks Conservancy
CNU New England
Glenna Kohl Fund for Hope
Grow Smart RI
MA Association of Conservation Commissioners
Mashpee Finance Committee
Nor’East Chapter, Trout Unlimited
Sandwich Community Preservation Committee
Sandwich Historic Commission
Sandwich Planning Board
Seekonk River Revitalization Alliance
The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Engineers without Borders, Student Chapter
University of Rhode Island’s Watershed Watch
West Bay Land Trust, Cranston RI