Save The Harbor Save The Bay Inc Boston Fish Pier

SAVE THE HARBOR/SAVE THE BAY, INC. IS A NONPROFIT PUBLIC-INTEREST HARBOR ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION MADE UP OF CITIZENS, SCIENTISTS AND CIVIC, CORPORATE, CULTURAL AND COMMUNITY LEADERS WHOSE MISSION IS TO RESTORE AND PROTECT BOSTON HARBOR, MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT AND SHARE THEM WITH THE PUBLIC FOR EVERYONE TO ENJOY.

YOUTH PROGRAMS:SAVE THE HARBOR/SAVE THE BAY RUNS THE REGION'S LARGEST FREE, HARBOR-FOCUSED YOUTH ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS, CONNECTING OVER 270,000 YOUTH, TEENS AND FAMILIES TO BOSTON HARBOR AND THE BOSTON HARBOR ISLANDS SINCE WE BEGAN THEM IN 2002. OUR FREE PROGRAMS INCLUDE 8 ALL ACCESS BOSTON HARBOR ISLANDS EXCURSIONS TO SPECTACLE AND GEORGES ISLANDS IN THE BOSTON HARBOR ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK AND 16 FREE FISHING TRIPS TO GIVE SMALLER COMMUNITY GROUPS A CHANCE TO INTERACT WITH THE SPECIES IN THE HARBOR. WE ALSO RUN OUR BOSTON HARBOR EXPLORERS' PROGRAM AT 10 PROGRAM SITES ON BOSTON HARBOR AND AT 15 FREE EVENTS ON THE REGION'S PUBLIC BEACHES. IN A TYPICAL YEAR, OUR ALL ACCESS PROGRAM RUNS 24 TIMES AND INCLUDES TRIPS TO GEORGES ISLAND, WE RUN 12 FREE PUBLIC SHARE THE HARBOR CRUISES WITH TRIPS OUT TO BOSTON LIGHT, SPECTACLE ISLAND AND MARINE MAMMAL SAFARIS, AND OUR BOSTON HARBOR EXPLORERS SITES INCREASED TO 15. OVERALL, IN A TYPICAL YEAR, WE SERVE OVER 30,000 PEOPLE IN OUR YOUTH PROGRAMS.

BETTER BEACHES:WE LEAD AND MANAGE THE METROPOLITAN BEACHES COMMISSION FOR THE MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE, WHICH ISSUES AN ANNUAL REPORT FOCUSING ATTENTION ON THE STATE OF THE REGION'S PUBLIC BEACHES FROM NAHANT TO NANTASKET. OUR BETTER BEACHES PROGRAM STRENGTHENS BOSTON'S WATERFRONT NEIGHBORHOODS AND THE REGION'S BEACHFRONT COMMUNITIES BY HOSTING AND SPONSORING HUNDREDS OF FREE EVENTS AND PROGRAMS ON THE REGION'S PUBLIC BEACHES FROM NAHANT TO NANTASKET INCLUDING CONCERTS, CAMPFIRES, CLAMBAKES AND FAMILY NIGHTS, SAND SCULPTURE COMPETITIONS AND HEALTHY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES INCLUDING SWIMMING AND KAYAKING. THE FOCUS OF THESE EVENTS IS TO IMPROVE THE ACCESSIBILITY OF THESE SPACES FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO FACE PHYSICAL, LANGUAGE, MONETARY AND OTHER BARRIERS TO ENJOY OUR REGION'S PUBLIC BEACHES. FUNDS FOR THE 2021 BETTER BEACHES PROGRAM FUNDS WERE RAISED AT SAVE THE HARBOR'S ANNUAL HARPOON SHAMROCK SPLASH AND FROM THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS' INVESTMENT.

CLEAN WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY AND PUBLIC POLICY: SAVE THE HARBOR CONVENES AND LEADS AN INDEPENDENT BEACHES SCIENCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE WHICH PRODUCES AN ANNUAL REPORT CARD ON WATER QUALITY AND BEACH FLAGGING ACCURACY ON THE METROPOLITAN REGION'S PUBLIC BEACHES THAT ARE MANAGED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION. IT ALSO ADVISES US AS WE DEVELOP SITE SPECIFIC PLANS TO IMPROVE WATER QUALITY ON THE REGION'S PUBLIC BEACHES. WE ALSO CHAIR THE OUTFALL MONITORING SCIENCE ADVISORY PANEL'S (OMSAP) PUBLIC INTEREST ADVISORY COMMITTEE (PIAC) AND SERVE ON THE BOSTON HARBOR DREDGING PROJECT TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP AND ON THE CITY OF BOSTON'S MUNICIPAL HARBOR PLAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR BOTH THE DOWNTOWN AND THE SOUTH BOSTON WATERFRONT.