Throughout the year, we send out news updates to our Mailchimp listserv that includes project highlights, articles, events, upcoming opportunities, and more! Click the links below to read the updates.
SNEP Network 2021:
October 2021-December 2021
SNEP Network 2022:
January 2022-March 2022
April 2022- July 2022
August 2022-November 2022
SNEP Network 2023:
January 2023-April 2023
May 2023-July 2023
In this section, we take a closer look into the projects of the SNEP Network through interviews, local perspectives, and partner collaborations. Click the links below to read the network narratives, partner articles, and announcements .
Kate McPherson, Narragansett Bay Riverkeeper for Save The Bay, explains to a homeowner the benefits of allowing the natural area next to the Maidford River to revegetate with trees, shrubs, and leaves. This effort was part of a neighborhood campaign to encourage property owners to rewild the portions of their
Map of Mansfield, with points of interest (POI) in different colors. During the workshop discussions, participants marked POI on a map to show the spatial distribution of features that are listed on each of their matrices (view report). The town of Mansfield, MA, a growing suburb between Boston and Providence,
The SNEP Network recently held two grant funding workshops to highlight key funding opportunities for water quality and climate resilience projects in Southeast Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The first of these workshops, “Funding Nature Based Community Resilience in Southeastern Massachusetts” was held on March 13 in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. The workshop featured a
The SNEP Program Year in Review: 2022 EPA’s Region 1’s Southeast New England Program is a multi-faceted program with many key partners. SNEP has published the third annual Year in Review summary document, Year in Review: 2022, which includes contributions from the SNEP Watershed Implementation Grants (SWIG) program, the SNEP
In January, the Massachusetts Chapter of the APA published an article highlighting the Bylaw Review Tool. The Bylaw Review Tool can help municipalities reduce the negative impacts of climate change by guiding municipalities in comparing what is on the books with current best practices and identify opportunities to create change. Check out the full article! (Page
Environmental Stewardship, the practice of caring for and protecting the environment, involves a diverse group of communities and organizations that help steward lands, waters, and the air. These partnerships are critical to accomplish shared goals of watershed and coastal governance. The Stewardship Mapping and Assessment Project of Southeast New England
The Southeast New England Program (SNEP) is a regional initiative, funded by Congress and managed by the US Environmental Protection Agency, working to preserve and restore coastal waters by providing grants and technical assistance to communities, local organizations and partnerships in Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts. The grants are awarded
AUTHOR : THROWE ENVIRONMENTAL This article was originally posted and developed by Throwe Environmental. View here. Image: Localized flooding at Common Fence Point during Tropical Storm Henri, September 2021. (Jeff Prater/Submitted via MyCoast) By KYLE GRAY and COURTNEY GREENE/Throwe Environmental BRISTOL, R.I. — Well aware of the climate-driven stormwater challenges that the community is already
In 2020, The Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District of Massachusetts (SRPEDD) applied for and was awarded technical assistance from the Southeast New England Program Network (SNEP Network).
In 2020, The Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District of Massachusetts (SRPEDD) applied for and was awarded technical assistance from the Southeast New England Program Network (SNEP Network).